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
Spotlight by Charles Besondy follows a Christian rock band whose comeback places it in the path of a global political takeover. After a financial collapse, United Nations leader Lucky Zebul uses the new world currency to pressure nations into surrendering control to him, with America facing a final vote that could put its presidency under his authority. DelivRus becomes a threat because its music is turning public attention back toward faith before that vote. Charley Austin, a disgraced musician trying to lead again, must rebuild the band with Mia Johansen, whose new songs place her in the public eye. As their partnership begins to fracture, a hidden servant of Zebul uses pride, fame, and a manipulated teenage gamer to stop their Washington, D.C. concert before the music reaches the nation.
Charles Besondy’s Spotlight is a brilliant, fast-paced thriller loaded with suspense, turning a Christian rock concert in Washington into a matter beyond entertainment. DelivRus is not merely performing songs; its music is reaching people before a national vote that a global ruler needs to win. Besondy’s finest character work is Mia, whose music helps revive DelivRus while fame tests her heart. The author makes sure we see that her faith must answer both. Lucky Zebul is absolutely diabolical, giving him a worldly face and a supernatural purpose. The Christian identity is central, with prayer, baptisms, and spiritual attacks, and with DelivRus’s music treated as worship that can turn public hearts toward Jesus. Readers who enjoy American Christian supernatural thrillers about music, faith, temptation, and political power will love this. Very highly recommended.
