Book Review : Europa by Hywel Richard Pinto

Blurb 

The year is 2250 and we are witness to a historical trial of one of the Silver Fleet’s youngest and most promising Captain, Richard Sparks who has been accused of murdering a fellow crew member during the Silver Star’s lengthy trip to Jupiter’s moon – Europa. But the crew are divided as to whether the Captain is to blame for the fiasco or there was a bigger conspiracy on board. The Silver Star was on a search and rescues mission for one of her sister ships – The Silver Wind and if they locate the missing ship or finding any surviving crew the mission wouldthen move onto becoming a research mission. Is this the reason there is a murderer on board the Silver Star? The key suspect / conspirator of the murder is 1st Officer Mario Grant, who is thought to be dead by the end of the mission. However, his version of the story shows just how he was cheated and was coerced into smuggling resources off the Silver Star. Is he truly as innocent as he shows others he is?

Review 

I'm a big fan of Sci-fi stories and thus naturally the book seemed very interesting to me. The title is very simple. The cover is beautiful and relevant, though I can't comment its unique.

This is a story of Captain Richard Sparks and his crew members on their adventurous journey to Europa, a moon of Jupiter. It's indeed appreciable that the author has chosen to work on a difficult plot and has put forth a wonderful story. The story is set in future and thus naturally there's mention of supernatural elements and incidents. The suspense element kept me glued to the story till the end. Indeed this story is thrilling. 

The language is simple and nice. The plot is difficult but well executed through the story. The theme is very nice. The storyline is strong but a more furnished narration could have given it a better shape, as the story seemed a bit dragged at places. Characterisation has been praiseworthy. 

Storyline - 4/5
Title - 4/5
Cover - 4/5
Language - 4/5
Narration - 3.5/5
Theme - 4/5
Plot - 4/5
Characterisation - 4/5

Overall this has been a nice read.
Looking forward to read more from the author.