The Far Shore
Agent of Rome 3

This was a novel I fully enjoyed reading. I was already very familiar with Paul T Scheuring's past works, so I was really itching to dive into Paul's newest creation. I was not disappointed in the slightest. We basically start off with our main character, Liliana. Typical, average lady, with a dead-e......more

A slow starter, but I eventually became absorbed in this story about a woman seeking her grandfather -- and herself.......more

At some point, we all ask ourselves the timeless questions: What is the meaning of life? Is there a God? If there is one, why is there so much suffering in the world? With all its destruction and bloodletting, why does war persist? In his stunningly ambitious debut novel, The Far Shore, Paul Scheuri......more

This book took me about two chapters to get hooked - and once it grabbed me, I couldn't put it down, staying up late to keep reading. Lily is a flawed protagonist and totally relatable. You are rooting for her all along. But the heart of the story is her grandfather, Gray. As she uncovers his story,......more

I really loved the plot of the book, but the writing was so so at best. I found it difficult to like any character or relate to them, and the writing of dialogue was confusing and hard to follow. What I found possibly even worse was the letters and stories of Gray, Bradley, Kesuke, among others. It......more