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I want to start by saying I am a long time non-believer, however I do enjoy a good mystery or thriller related to Christian mythology. I thought this story was well written, well researched, and overall a pretty enjoyable read. I like when an author creates a story around what can be considered unanswered questions from the Bible. For me it's the same as any other historical fiction that takes a few known details about an event or person and fills in the story with an interesting "what-if" scenario.

Now the nuts and bolts of it and why I'm giving it 3 stars.

-It was incredibly gory. I mean just pages and pages or people being torn apart and descriptions of the violence and gore. Don't get me wrong, I'm not prudish or overly opposed to violence and gore in fiction, I just found that it detracted a bit from my interest in the story in parts. It would jump from an archaeologist basically giving an interesting "history" lesson to people being ripped apart in about 2 sentences. There was one particular part of the story that got particularly violent and it seemed like one of the characters was going to explain why but no one ever did. *The part with the boys playing the game and the woman comes in, I would really like to know how Henry or Jackson knew that it wasn't what it seemed and tried to warn John to stop.*

-I'm not a fan of books full of weak women. None of the main characters were women, which is fine, but all the peripheral female characters were weak and useless. That's not how women are in real life. If my husband went missing you can be sure I would be doing more than calling my pastor and letting him take care of everything. John's wife (the most prominent female character) was kind and faithful but also always right on the edge of hysterics. She couldn't or wouldn't do anything for herself and needed a man to step up and intercede on her behalf. She didn't turn to her family or friends when things were tough, she didn't get support anywhere except from her pastor and his wife (who was just sort of in the story to make sure Pastor Brian and Kristen were never alone together, because that wouldn't be Christian).
We never have any sort of experience with the women on the island as they are hiding in caves, weak and waiting for the men folk to save them. The few women we do encounter are essentially evil and manipulative and overly forceful. To me, the perspective the author shows of women is that they are either fragile and need to be taken care of and if not they are evil women trying to use or trap a man. I don't like that dichotomy because I don't really know any women that fit either ends of that spectrum.

-Even with these things I still thought it was a reasonably fun read and then the epilogue killed it. It was like the frantic journal writing of a hardcore conspiracy theorist and was very off putting.


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Progeny Shawn Hopkins Books Reviews

I like conspiracies and different integrations of history, religion, etc. however this book combined scriptures.from the Bible, the Book of Enoch, Freemasons, varying accounts of history, Atlantis, the Bermuda Triangle, and various historical artifacts all at once.

I was interested in the initial premise, and her protagonist John. Unfortunately the plot became so convoluted by trying to cram all of these elements in at once that I found myself skimming over several pages trying to get back into the "main plot line." I think the book could have been very interesting if the author spent more time developing the characters and focusing on just 1-2 pieces of conspiracy/conjecture. This would have opened the door for a possible serious as more and more developments are uncovered and linked together.

Several times various characters referenced that they felt like the were in a Dan Brown story. The difference is that D.B. focuses on 1-2 major conspiracies in his books and fleshes them out, while Hopkins seemed more inclined to put everything into a crock pot and let it simmer. On my opinion, this resulted in a hodgepodge of ideas that detracted from what was supposed to be the main plot line. I'm thankful I didn't pay for this book.

However, everyone has their own opinions and others may find this book compelling and enjoyable. I do think that Hopkins has a great imagination and does his research thoroughly; so I would be interested in perhaps reading another of his books once he has streamlined his plots and taken time to develop his characters. An editor would be a great asset, so that Hopkins can slowly build up his characters, plot, and other elements thus pulling the reader into the story.
"Progeny" by Shawn Hopkins is a supernatural thriller that mashes up just about every religious background, ancient tall tale, and conspiracy theory you can think of. It's chock full of information on the Nephilim, demons, different historical sites on earth, and myths about the Bermuda Triangle. The book seems surprisingly well researched and I enjoyed many of the facts and theories. The problem is that this is not supposed to be a textbook. It's supposed to be a thriller novel. The story is not thrilling. To be honest, it's not even interesting. The characters are completely cardboard and underdeveloped and the plot is not much better.

I can't recommend this one. The subject content is very interesting, but that's all for nothing because in his effort to bring the reader all of these cool facts and intriguing theories, Shawn Hopkins forgot to include a great story. I might try Hopkins again at some point because I love his imagination and I think he could be a competent writer....but this effort falls short.
I want to start by saying I am a long time non-believer, however I do enjoy a good mystery or thriller related to Christian mythology. I thought this story was well written, well researched, and overall a pretty enjoyable read. I like when an author creates a story around what can be considered unanswered questions from the Bible. For me it's the same as any other historical fiction that takes a few known details about an event or person and fills in the story with an interesting "what-if" scenario.

Now the nuts and bolts of it and why I'm giving it 3 stars.

-It was incredibly gory. I mean just pages and pages or people being torn apart and descriptions of the violence and gore. Don't get me wrong, I'm not prudish or overly opposed to violence and gore in fiction, I just found that it detracted a bit from my interest in the story in parts. It would jump from an archaeologist basically giving an interesting "history" lesson to people being ripped apart in about 2 sentences. There was one particular part of the story that got particularly violent and it seemed like one of the characters was going to explain why but no one ever did. *The part with the boys playing the game and the woman comes in, I would really like to know how Henry or Jackson knew that it wasn't what it seemed and tried to warn John to stop.*

-I'm not a fan of books full of weak women. None of the main characters were women, which is fine, but all the peripheral female characters were weak and useless. That's not how women are in real life. If my husband went missing you can be sure I would be doing more than calling my pastor and letting him take care of everything. John's wife (the most prominent female character) was kind and faithful but also always right on the edge of hysterics. She couldn't or wouldn't do anything for herself and needed a man to step up and intercede on her behalf. She didn't turn to her family or friends when things were tough, she didn't get support anywhere except from her pastor and his wife (who was just sort of in the story to make sure Pastor Brian and Kristen were never alone together, because that wouldn't be Christian).
We never have any sort of experience with the women on the island as they are hiding in caves, weak and waiting for the men folk to save them. The few women we do encounter are essentially evil and manipulative and overly forceful. To me, the perspective the author shows of women is that they are either fragile and need to be taken care of and if not they are evil women trying to use or trap a man. I don't like that dichotomy because I don't really know any women that fit either ends of that spectrum.

-Even with these things I still thought it was a reasonably fun read and then the epilogue killed it. It was like the frantic journal writing of a hardcore conspiracy theorist and was very off putting.