This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite
Impetus by S.J. Leone ignites a firestorm, set off by repeated shootings, as Ariel organizes public events for affected families, Jimmy targets people tied to past offenders, and attorney Elijah Barratt designs an expansive national program that takes shape during his ascent to the highest office. Ariel’s speaking circuit grows and draws federal attention as patrol units and investigators respond to armed groups. Jimmy flip-flops between planned retaliation and withdrawal, while a bond forms with Ariel. Elijah leverages support in advancing his program toward nationwide enforcement against gun-toting counterrevolutionaries attacking civic sites and attempting to seize equipment. These clashes widen the conflict between federal authority and private groups as Ariel, Jimmy, and Elijah move toward an increasingly volatile public arena.
Impetus by S. J. Leone is a brilliant and eerily astute picture of a nation buckling under strain in a timely read that moves forward at a clip. Leone builds each development through grounded scenes, whether it is Ariel stepping into broader public visibility, Patty managing unwanted attention, Barratt weighing national decisions, or armed groups pressing their own aims. The book excels through its steady accumulation of choices placed before people who must act in real time as institutions shift around them. Leone handles the crossing of these paths with a firm command, bringing political maneuvering, field operations, and private meetings into a single sustained arc. Well written and totally absorbing, Leone has gifted readers with a work that holds their attention through its close look at individuals pushed into an all-out revolution and the ripple effects that follow as their decisions take hold.
