The Bridge of Deaths by M.C.V. Egan---Book Review

***I received this book as part of IO Book Tours in exchange for an honest review****

I like history. I don't want to marry it or anything, but I enjoy it and feel that yes, we do in fact learn from it. I like tales based on fact, too, and when I read the synopsis for The Bridge of Deaths by M.C.V. Egan, I was excited. Past life regressions, a brutal plane crash, soul mates---oh yeah, baby. This sounded great. But….well….the execution didn't come like I thought it would.

Here's the synopsis:

On August 15th 1939, at the brink of World War II, an English plane crashed and sunk in Danish waters. Five deaths were reported: two Standard Oil of New Jersey employees, a German Corporate Lawyer, an English member of Parliament, and a crew member for the airline. Here is a conceivable version of the events.

As you read the book, the author lets you know that this is a personal story for her and that she spent a great deal of time researching the events of August 15, 1939. It shows, too. The novel is full of factual information that pieces together a fictional story about Bill and Maggie. Bill is having dreams about the crash and we find out this because of past life regression. In an effort to help Bill, Maggie's job is to research history and see if they can make sense of anything.  There's a third character, Catalina, who has spent years researching the plane crash because her grandfather was killed in it.

I think this is a great idea for a book. The past life regression especially grabbed me, reminding me of the movie Dead Again. The relationship between Bill and Maggie as soul mates is strong and I liked their "chance" meeting in the book store.

For me though, this book wavered a little about what genre it wanted to be. At times, I felt like it was historical fiction with paranormal elements, and at others, it wanted to be a non-fiction written like a fictional book. While I liked the idea, the research details slowed the story line down, making it difficult for me to stay with the book.

If you are some that enjoys reading historical documents, particularly from the World War II era, then this will provide some intriguing reading.

Here is the link to the book on Amazon, as well as, the author's info!

 Amazon code The Bridge of Deaths

M.C.V.EGAN Online:

Website http://www.thebridgeofdeaths.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Bridge-of-Deaths/130675087014521

Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/M_C_V_Egan

Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5004249.M_C_V_Egan

Video interview http://vimeo.com/44036673