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Wish You Were Here: A Rock Fantasy

Adult; Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror; (Publish)

“Wish You Were Here” an amazing paranormal, fantasy novel follows the journey of former “Str8Up” rock star Tomas Alvers as he travels through various levels of heaven searching for his band member and close friend, Paul Lamb. Tomas, worrying for his family, also visits his wife on Earth. He is aided by Gabriel, a guardian angel, and other famous souls. While dealing with problems adjusting to heaven and the afterlife, Tomas encounters strange and mysterious obstacles... the Astral Plane, Purgatory, lost souls, the lake of fire, demons and dimensional shadow people that try to capture his soul preventing his ascension to higher levels. Eventually, Tomas has a better understanding of heaven and repents after speaking to God. While Tomas continues his search for Pete, he realizes the value of helping others by giving them water from a spiritual fountain. Tomas finally comes home and receives a surprised phone call from a psychic woman’s spiritual guide, Daniel. Daniel puts her on the line. Tomas through her good nature and sincerity not only is compelled to speak with her but he visits her with a gift as well learning that she doesn’t know very much about his band Str8Up which in turn throws Tomas into despair because he is soul surfing that his angel warned can corrupt a spirit. Tomas finds out from his angel the woman is very special which urges Tomas to continue to visit her because of her good nature personality. Tomas finds out from Daniel Sharon is suicidal because she loses all her files on her computer prompting Tomas to worry about what he should do to help her. What seems like endless hours, Tomas calls Daniel back. Daniel explains Sharon found all her files on another computer but tells Tomas a soul who Tomas has been looking for since 1983 called and is coming over to his house to meet him. Tomas overjoyed but in disbelief can’t wait and runs out of his house in anticipation of the meeting his long-lost friend. Tomas sees somebody who resembles Pete in the distance. He notices the half circle around Paul’s neck. They stand 30 feet away from each other. Tomas touches his half circle realizing when he comes into closely contact with Paul they would connect. Paul calls out to Tomas and Tomas acknowledges Paul with a nodded of satisfaction. Before Tomas can take another step, an angel appears and takes Paul to unknown location. Leaving Tomas in shock and unanswered questions He picks up a paper on the ground and shaken he realizes they are Paul’s address and phone number to Tomas’ house, almost bringing Tomas to his knees in anger.
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Reviewed By K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite

Reviewed By K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite

Wish You Were Here: A Rock Fantasy is a whimsical speculative novel byauthor Joyce Isaacson. Set predominantly in the afterlife, our centralcharacter is the ne'er-do-well Tomas, who has recently passed onto thePearly Gates. Tomas band, the epic Str8Up, lost one of its members too early, and Tomas was haunted by depression for years before he moved on into the afterlife. Now Tomas, genuinely surprised, finds himself in heaven with the chance to reunite with, his lost lead singer, but the journey's not as easy as it seems. Tomas must travel through the strata of the afterlife, encountering a veritable feast of rock royalty along the way, to find the solace that he couldn't when he was alive on Earth.

Although Wish You Were Here: A Rock Fantasy is titled as a fantasy genre novel, I found it far more speculative in nature, and it's certainly a heartfelt drama about self-discovery and the bonds we have with others. I enjoyed the unusual premise and the allusions to Dante's journey, and whilst the cameos from real-life rock stars of a bygone time were fun, they did sometimes make the plot a little woolly. That being said, author JoyceIsaacson writes with simplistic beauty that lifts her characters off the page, and Tomas is a really relatable hero with a great deal of soul and emotion poured in. If you're looking for are deeming, positive drama with lots of quirky fun, give Wish You Were Here a read.

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