Desert Blood 10PM/9c

November 7, 2008

To whom it may concern,

Desert Blood 10PM/9c portrayed a great novel that captured the reader. Denied the ability to see the true, Gus peruses his life as a regular teenage boy. Nicholas Hernandez, Gus's adopted father, loves and cares for Gus as he would his own child. Misunderstood by the public, this relationship posses questions to Gus himself. Why would a famous actor adopt a young boy? Who keeps threatening Gus and Nick with horrifying notes? These questions and more create a well written fictional book that keep the reader intrigued. Desert Blood 10PM/9c by Ronald Cree has a well developed plot, realistic characters , and believable dialogue that keep the reader interested in finding out the truth about the mysteries that control Gus's life.

In the beginning the author remains distant and mysterious in portraying the story. Throughout the book, the reader develops questions about the unrevealing plot which sparks interest in the story. By the time the reader has read the first half they cannot put the book down. Becky Sanders, Nick's personal assistant and publicist, does not display any respect for Gus. She puts no effort in hiding her true feelings about Nick's decision to adopt Gus. She feels that his presents in Nick's life brings too much conflict that could destroy Nick's career. The tabloid prints ads accusing Nick for his so called romantic feelings towards Gus. Becky always reminds Nick that Gus only gives the public reason to criticize and question Nick. At one point in the story, Becky says that a guilty conscience should not cause one to adapt a child. When Gus hears this statement, questions arise in the readers mind about what has caused guilt in Nick. The reader continues reading hoping to find that answer to such a mysterious question. This answer is not given until the book's conclusion. Jack, the man who sent all the threatening letters, reveals the true in the last few chapters. Nicks guilty conscience resulted from the accident that took Gus's mothers life. While Gus believes that a man named John Brooks killed his mother, the truth lies in Nicks guilty conscience. Nick caused the death but fled from the crime and escaped punishment. The unresolved story pieces itself together and creates a perfect plot that no one would expect.

Before Cree started writing this book, he studied the characters that would control the story. Cree used a real person to create Gus as well as Nick. Gus’s character was based on a young orphaned child. He also adapted a young Mexican boy that inspired Gus’s character. With such a close look as how teenage boys act, Cree was able to portray a realistic character for his audience. They boy’s speech and personality matched what a real high school boy would sound like. Nicholas Hernandez was inspired by the famous actor, Nicholas Gonzalez. After speaking to Gonzalez and asking permission to use his character in the story, Cree managed to capture the true life of a celebrity. Through the process, Cree and Gonzalez became friends that could talk through situations in the book and portray what would happen in a realistic way. While many authors would fake this character, Cree got the inside view and spit it back out for the audience to see. This intense research allowed the story to contain realistic characters that the reader could comprehend.

Alone with a well developed plot and detailed characters, Cree also managed to create a believable dialogue. When two characters carried on a conversation, the reader could picture that conversation taking place right before their eyes. With such well developed characters, the dialogue flowed in a smooth manner that made it believable and easy to follow. In the last chapter, Nick and Gus talk with each other after Gus finds out that Nick killed his mother. The reader knows so much about each character that they are able to imagine the conversation taking place. “Sara is very worried about you. You promised to call her, remember? I hope you haven’t lost her number. Girls don’t like it when that happens.” Nick reminds Gus about his crush after covering all the important questions the Gus had in mind. By this point, the reader already knows that Nick understands women. This statement fits perfectly with Nicks overall personality. Gus then reminds Nick about his downfalls. “Don’t get excited. You still have a lot of things to learn about being a parent.” The reader understand Gus’s teenage attitude that always tries to defend itself making this statement flow with Gus‘s personality. The well written dialogue influences the reader to visualize the conversations.

Ronald Cree took his work to heart and created a masterpiece. He managed to create a well developed plot that captured the reader, realistic characters that portrayed the story, and a believable dialogue that created visual conversations. The plot that pieced itself together throughout the story involved the audience causing them to take interest in the events that took place. The well developed characters made the story believable as the reader understood and examined each personality. The believable dialogue made the story flow well through the unsolved mystery. Desert Blood 10PM/9c captivates the audience and forces them to continue reading until they reach the conclusion. Not until they reach the end and resolve the issues does the reader satisfy their thirst for the story.