The Birthday Of Eternity: Unique Psychic Mystery Saga

Snow is here and this cozy weather demands a mysterious historical fiction that is spooky, psychic and simply chic! The Birthday of Eternity, written by A. D. Price, offers you all the features you’re looking for in your next chilly novel. So, what’s this book about and is it really worth it? Read the review to find out!

Spoiler-Free Plot:

Hoyle Cooper is a doctor who has hired investigator Henry to find his soon-to-be ex-wife, Lillian. Cooper told Henry that Lillian was grieving the loss of her grandmother when she met Madame Zarzinzky, who was famous for helping the grieving meet their dead loved ones from the other world.

Cooper claimed that Lillian met her grandmother’s spirit frequently and in the spirit world, Lillian also met her supposedly spirit lover named Tashin. Cooper claimed that for her spirit lover Tashin, Lillian has served Cooper divorce papers.

Cooper asked Henry and his company to find the physical address of Tashin and Lillian so that he would sue Tashin, alongside Lillian to avoid paying alimony.

Set in post-World War II Los Angeles, will Henry and Kit be able to find Tashin and Lillian? Is Tashin really a spirit or is this all a fake, made-up story? Read the book to find out!

My Take on The Birthday of Eternity:

This book started in an intriguing way. The prologue and epilogue were written perfectly. The gripping prologue hooked me to the story as I wanted to learn more about the character whose grandma died. It was captivating.

“Or was it? Was Gramma’s funeral occurring at the same time as a rare astronomical event a coincidence? Or had Fortuna influenced the scheduling somehow? What had I seen? What had I felt? Had I felt through that cold wind Gramma’s spirit heading for the Afterlife? Or was it the stirring of my own sorrow, blowing around me in warning? Or both?”

The post-war references and history related to the city, the atmosphere, and especially the MacArthur Park were very engaging to read. The historical facts and details laid the foundation of this novel and why all those events occurred.

The plot was well-planned and intellectual. I wasn’t able to find a single plot hole in it and the author did an amazing job in keeping the readers hooked till the end. The individual stories of all the characters and how they intertwined perfectly with the main plot was mind-blowing.

Although this book was excellent from every angle, what made this book unique from others is its ability to weave a narrative that’s relatable and relevant to what’s happening around the world for people, i.e., people willing to do everything to meet their loved ones that are dead. This also teaches us to value and cherish our loved ones because no one knows what fate has on the plate for the next day.

Kit and Henry were the main characters of this story who were clever, cunning, and courageous. Reading and viewing everything from their point of views and what train of thought they had, and how they observed everything was amazing to read.

Kit and Henry’s team was everything one wants in a team. Their members Luca and Stanley, with their fighting capabilities, made this book even more interesting.

The Birthday of Eternity was neither so fast-paced that readers would fall behind the plot nor so slow-paced that readers would become bored to death. Instead, this book was paced perfectly. The action and dialogues, with the intelligent story-building and narrative, made this book THE PERFECT read.

Overall, I recommend this book to historical mystery fiction lovers. I also recommend this to other fiction readers who want to get into a new genre as this is a pretty solid book to start this genre. 

Age Appropriation:

16+

Trigger Warnings:

Mild Language

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