Review: Chasing the Chong Lotus

Name -Chasing the Chong Lotus

Pages -399

Author -Robert Gaspari

Publisher -BooksGoSocial

Genre -General Fiction, Sci-fi & Fantasy

Rating -4/5

Source -NetGalley

Review no. -09

Synopsis -

Do you believe in reincarnation and past lives? What if glimpsing a past life was as easy as eating a sacred lotus petal? Would you do it? What would it reveal to you or about you?

Jon paid for that unique drug experience when he visited Nepal. To know the truth that you lived before and you will live again is a life altering revelation. Jon could not give that up and with every rewind to a past life, the more the experiences changed him. All he shared the Lotus with changed, too.

Jon chased the Chong Lotus, smuggling it out of Tibet, growing it locally and synthesizing the drug. This unleashes unforeseen consequences to an ending Jon just can't visualize.

Review -

I found this book really amazing. The story revolves around Jonathan Sterns, the 'youngest and most rebellious of the three sons of Edward Sterns', a business mogul. Jonathan comes into contact with a drug (the petals of Chong Lotus) which brings the past life memories of the person intaking it only for a short time. He realizes the worth of this lotus at his very first experience and also realizes why the Buddhists monks have kept it as a secret for all these centuries. He along with his girlfriend, Erin, explore their past lifes, which in turn, unfolds trouble.   

I loved the chemistry between Jonathan and Erin. Their relationship was very intense. This book was a mixture of adventure, thriller, romance and a pinch of spirituality and sci-fi. I am really happy that its the first book of a series as I really want more of Jerin.

Although, one thing that I did not like about his book is that I found the story to be slow-paced and that's what made me give 4/5 stars for this book. I surely recommend this book and I feel this book is really underrated as I was the first (and the only) one to review it on NetGalley.