I’d been following John W. Howell‘s blog for a while and been interested in reading his books, but I wasn’t sure where to start as he’s written so many! I took part in John’s recent blog tour for the third book in his ‘Eternal Road’ series: Detour on the Eternal Road. I loved the premise and knew I needed to start with this series and the first book: Eternal Road: The Final Stop. Here is the blurb:
James Wainwright picks up a hitchhiker and discovers two things 1. The woman he picks up is his childhood sweetheart, only Seventeen years older. 2. He is no longer of this world.
James began a road trip alone in his 1956 Oldsmobile. He stops for a hitchhiker only to discover she is his childhood sweetheart, Sam, who disappeared seventeen years before. James learns from Sam falling asleep miles back caused him to perish in a one-car accident. He also comes to understand that Sam was taken and murdered all those years ago, and now she has come back to help him find his eternal home.
The pair visit a number of times and places and are witness to a number of historical events. The rules dictate that they do no harm to the time continuum. Trying to be careful, they inadvertently come to the attention of Lucifer who would love to have their souls as his subjects. They also find a threat to human survival and desperately need to put in place the fix necessary to save mankind.
My Review:
I’ve never read a book quite like this. Yes, I’ve read time travel novels, but not along these lines. I couldn’t help but connect with his two main characters, James and Sam. Dying is a scary thing, but not when you’ve got a Sam by your side.
John clearly has a vivid imagination and takes the pair to all sorts of places. He clearly does his research. I was fascinated when the pair soon met up with Wyatt Earp. Where on earth were we going next and who were we going to meet? I was hooked.
I wasn’t so keen when Lucifer became involved, but only because I wanted good to win through, and John creates a truly evil character who will stop at nothing.
James and Sam don’t have an easy time and encounter all sorts of other characters and situations, but I was with them every step of the way.
It’s a fascinating read and I’ll definitely be reading the next in the series.
Esther Chilton 
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