Signatures: A Novel

First and foremost I would like to thank Mr. Alves for sending me an ARC of his novel.
This is my voluntary, unbiased, and honest review.

This is a story about a writer who falls on hard times and how he got the chance to get back on the straight and narrow.

This book touches on a lot of subjects I feel us as humans can relate to. It talks about the one thing that almost every single person in this world fears; failure. We have all wondered what would happen if we started on a new journey or perhaps continued on one we had already started and at some point fell flat on our face. In fact, that exact thing has happened to many of us and we fall into a rut wondering when/if we will ever get out of it. It takes a look at what hitting rock bottom looks like and what we are capable of doing to survive and push forward. It also plays on the fear of wondering what if were just never that good at what we were doing and if it is even worth trying again.

This story also had me thinking about the people we meet in our lives, even for just a moment and how they were put there for a reason. It looks at how even a person we met in passing can end up changing our lives forever and for the better. It showed a world where a person who owed someone absolutely nothing reached out a helping hand with kindness and made me with that the world was always like that. We never know how even the smallest act of good could change the course of someone's day or life. That's always something that we should keep in mind and the tale of down on his luck author Landon Cassidy reinforced that.

Another fear this story played on was that of not belonging and having someone confirm that. We all yearn to belong somewhere in this world. We all want to believe that we have a purpose. Sometimes we land somewhere and wonder where are place is in that situation and sometimes people use harsh words to explain that we were never supposed to be there in the first place. If even for only a second, this story touches on that.

This is a tale of finding kindness, friendships, and love in the most unlikely of places. It is also a tale of losing that love permanently and friendships slowly becoming something of the past. The characters are lovely with both serious and more light hearted sides. The story is very thought-provoking and emotional. The writing is fluid and the journey flows together nicely from start to finish.

There is also a dog in it and hello, who doesn't love an adorable dog?


I do recommend that you check out this book and take part in this world. Where you will find that in the end things always fall into place.

It also takes place in my home state of Maryland very close to my hometown and that's a plus in my book. :)

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This book was a really enjoyable read. I really liked it. Some moments I may have even loved. There may have been a few things that I felt could be improved upon. Or there may be nothing wrong with the book, it just didn't blow me away. I would recommend this book to most people and think most people would really enjoy this book. Go read this book!