Official Review: "GalveStorm 1900: A Story of Twin F...

[Prisallen]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of ""GalveStorm 1900: A Story of Twin Flames"" by Ervin Mendlovitz.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Uri and Peter were devoted brothers who grew up in Russia. At a young age, Peter saved Uri’s life when he fell through some ice while playing on it. The brothers moved to Galveston, Texas, in 1890, to make a better life for themselves than their parents had in Russia. They established a printing business and became a success. However, Uri always felt like something was missing.

A few years after moving to Galveston, he encountered a beautiful young lady named Genevieve, and they instantly fell in love. However, the path to happiness wouldn’t be easy. Prejudice was commonplace in those days toward minorities and immigrants. In fact, Genevieve’s mother told her she would kill Uri before allowing her to be with him. In addition, a huge impending catastrophe could wreak havoc on all of their lives. Would the young lovers ever be together?

GalveStorm 1900: A Story of Twin Flames by Ervin Mendlovitz is listed in the romance genre, but it could have been in the historical fiction area just as easily. The author wonderfully relays the history of Galveston during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It is written from the first-person perspective, from Uri’s point of view, with occasional pages from Genevieve’s diary. The eloquent and descriptive prose generates emotions in the readers. We are delighted when Uri is happy and grieve when he is sad.

The story of the hurricane of 1900, told from Uri’s viewpoint as he was experiencing it, was tense and riveting. I felt I was there, witnessing the monstrous waves and running from the dangers. This was my favorite aspect of the book. However, the storm was later told and retold from articles Uri read and people that he met. This caused the story to bog down as similar things seem to be repeated. Some of these seemed to be actual newspaper articles and could have been put in an epilogue or an appendix at the end of the book. That way, it wouldn’t affect the flow of the story. There were a few other times that the tale dragged as well. The intermittent lagging represented my least favorite aspect of the book.

The love story between Uri and Genevieve is touching and poignant. Uri tells Genevieve that in Russia, “There are anecdotes about the soul that say before we are born, our soul is whole and in unison with the Creator.” “At birth, half of our soul is separated. When we find our twin flame, our soul becomes whole again, restored to the perfection that it once had.” Their attraction to each other is almost palpable.

Quite a bit of the history of Galveston is interwoven in the story. History buffs would likely enjoy this, while others might get bored with it.

The Table of Contents would be more accessible and useful for readers if it was placed at the beginning of the book instead of at the end (where it currently is).

After describing how Uri fell through the ice and was saved by his brother in the prologue, the author commenced the story with Uri in his present-day life, in the 1940s, reminiscing about the past. Because of the way it was written, the readers have a general idea of how it will end. To make it more suspenseful, the story could be composed in a linear fashion; what is presented at the beginning of the book now could be moved to the end. Of course, this is just my personal preference.

There were too many punctuation and grammatical errors in the book. It could use the help of a professional editor.

Although there were things I wished were different in the story, the major part was interesting and immersed me in the tale. I felt it was worth more than a rating of two. Therefore, it achieves a rating of three out of four stars. There were rare minor profanities/vulgarities seen. Readers who enjoy reading books about romance and historical fiction would appreciate this story the most.

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"GalveStorm 1900: A Story of Twin Flames"
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[Nerea]

Sounds like a forbidden love. I would love to know whether the two young lovers found their way to be together. sorry about the errors. I might consider the book. Thank you for the review.

[Erin Painter Baker]

I think it's great when authors are able to really explore the history of a place while maintaining their overall plot in the story. But I agree, I would get bored with reading too many different descriptions of the same event, unless each one presented a unique version of the event.

[Prisallen]

Sounds like a forbidden love. I would love to know whether the two young lovers found their way to be together. sorry about the errors. I might consider the book. Thank you for the review.

Thank you for stopping by and commenting!

[Prisallen]

I think it's great when authors are able to really explore the history of a place while maintaining their overall plot in the story. But I agree, I would get bored with reading too many different descriptions of the same event, unless each one presented a unique version of the event.

I like learning about different places as well. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

[Maria Esposito]

The mix of romance and historical fiction is one of my favorites. It's a shame that there were elements in the narrative that bogged down the story, but this still sounds like a well-written book overall. Thank you for writing an insightful and honest review!

[Prisallen]

The mix of romance and historical fiction is one of my favorites. It's a shame that there were elements in the narrative that bogged down the story, but this still sounds like a well-written book overall. Thank you for writing an insightful and honest review!

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!

[Julius_]

The storyline sounds amazing. However, several errors might put me off. I'll pass it, thanks for the review.

[Juliet+1]

Well, I don't like romance novels, but I often enjoy historical fiction, so I don't know what to think about this book.

[Prisallen]

The storyline sounds amazing. However, several errors might put me off. I'll pass it, thanks for the review.

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!

[Prisallen]

Well, I don't like romance novels, but I often enjoy historical fiction, so I don't know what to think about this book.

It definitely is a romance novel, but it is just as much historical fiction, I think. I hope you get a chance to read it. Thanks for reading my review!

[Ellylion]

Really sorry that such a promising love story with a solid historical background has so many mistakes and issues.. Hopefully the author fixes them. Thank you very much for a great review!

[Erin Dydek]

While there’s a lot of great things in this book, I’ll probably pass because of the repetitive sections. Your reviews are so good I still wanted to read the book! The romance and historical elements sound well written. Maybe a bit of editing/reformatting would really set this book apart.

[Sanju Lali]

This book seems to dwell into the prejudice was commonplace in those days toward minorities and immigrants and tries to put some light on the core issues. Thanks for your honest review.

[Charlyt]

I am generally not a fan of romance novels but the book seems interesting especially with a bit of history interwoven into it. Thanks for a great review!