Jupiter's Fire by William Osborne Review

Jupiter’s Fire

by William Osborne

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Synopsis:
When Franco, a teenager living in the monastery at Monte Cassino in 1944 uncovers a long-lost Roman Eagle, the fabled Aquila for the Jupiter Legion, he sets in motion a desperate struggle to prevent the Nazis from using it to win the war. In a do-or-die mission, Franco and Dulcie, a teenage mountain girl, must steal the Eagle back and escape before its deadly power is unleashed. Pursued by the implacable forces of the SS they will discover not just the secrets of the Eagle but also themselves.

Review:

Thank you to Rachel's Random Resources and the author for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.

In this interesting work of Historical Fiction we follow along with Franco as he carries out the most important mission of his life. Along the way Franco realizes how dangerous this mission actually is; not just for him, for everyone who tries to help him. With the help of a new friend and others who are sworn to help and protect him and his mission, Franco may be able to pull this off before it's too late.

Franco is an ordinary boy thrown into an extraordinary situation. Throughout the book we watch him deal with his entire world being turned upside down. He is a well written character who is easy to like and root for. His new friend in the novel is easy to enjoy as well. She is spunky, serious and a great compliment to Franco. There was a lot of action which kept the story interesting. The story was well written and had a great flow. 

What I enjoyed most about this book was seeing the priests and church elders and their involvement with the mission. I haven't read a book where the religious leaders were involved in a secret mission like this in awhile and Jupiter's Fire reminded me why I enjoyed them so much. 

I thought it was a pretty good story overall. There is action, adventure, secrets and a whole lot of danger. It's also a short read at just 224 pages. If all that sounds good to you than you would probably enjoy Jupiter's Fire.

Author Bio:
William Osborne - Born 1960 - educated at Greshams School, Holt, Norfolk and Robert Louis Stevenson, Pebble Beach, California, studied law at Cambridge,(MA), barrister at law, Member of the Middle Temple. Screenwriter and member of Writers Guild of America (West) - Author (published works, 1994, 1998, Hitler’s Angel, Winter’s Bullet, Jupiter’s Fire). Lives in Norfolk, enjoys life, film, dog walking, cold water swimming, lego, collecting odd stuff, driving his beach buggy.