Spoiler alert!
Unlimited is an interesting battle set in Mexico and partially based on a true story. By battle I mean that it is a human drama about good vs. evil, but much more about finding a personal sense of meaning and responsibility in this life.
Simon Orwell is a man who has made a complete mess of his life: taking wrong turns at every opportunity. He is a brilliant scientist, although still a student, whose latest wrong turn has gotten him and his favorite professor booted out of MIT. Simon feels so ashamed and remorseful for betraying his professor that he wants to somehow make things right. The two had been working on a project together to create a device that would garner the unused (“wasted”) energy and create unlimited free energy from it. The professor dreams of bringing free energy to Mexico, his home, since the current power company there is very expensive and oppressive. The professor has sent Simon an email saying he has made a breakthrough in their design and needs Simon’s help to finally make their device work.
Simon takes everything he has including his version of the device in his car and goes to Mexico with the intention to apologize for betraying the professor and to do everything he can to help him complete his device. The minute Simon crosses the border everything goes wrong. Simon is run off the road and forced to flee with his device from a man with a gun. Simon hides the machine in a drainage ditch and manages to make it into town to meet the professor at the town council meeting to present their device in hopes of receiving funding. When he arrives he is greeted with the news that the professor is dead and the council claims they never offered funding, but would like to buy his device for 1000 bucks. Devastated, not only that his friend is dead, that there is no funding and the lo-ball price the town offered for years of his research, Simon leaves only to find that someone is still trying to kill him. Simon is rescued by the assistant to the mayor and taken to the orphanage for refuge. There Simon meets Harold Finch, who helps Simon set out to find out who killed the professor and why. He also helps Simon believe in himself (and the love of the heavenly father) and to rebuild the machine and to make it work. But they must fight against a powerful drug cartel which has other more sinister plans for the device.
It is a wonderful story of redemption and hope! There is even some romance involved. Mostly the reader is exposed to the hardships and terror that living in Mexico can be today. The powerful drug cartels are ruthless and dangerous and make just surviving difficult in an already treacherous environment.
Davis Bunn has created a wonderful novelization of his screenplay for the film “Unlimited” which is also coming to theaters soon. Writing a book based on a movie is difficult because all the dialog and stage directions together have already produced the story; there is no room for embellishment or change. There were a couple of instances in reading the book that the conversations seemed a bit stilted but I’m sure the same conversations flowed in the movie and were necessary to the plot. I am looking forward to the movie! ( )

Simon Orwell and his old professor are working on a project and have been exchanging emails. Simon has completed his part and heads to Mexico to deliver it when he is attacked by drug cartel. He barely escapes with his life and he still has the powerful device. Upon arrival he discovers the professor is dead and is determined to find out who has been sending the emails?

This is a fascinating read, Simon knows his life is in danger and so are those of many children in an orphanage, Bunn makes this an intriguing story with the plot and his writing style. He makes you feel like you are right there in the midst of it all and I really like that!

I received a copy of this book free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ( )

I must confess upfront... I am a total Davis Bunn fan. I'm positive even before I pick up any book written by him, that it will be a amazing read. So, you know I'm going to be a bit biased here.

"Unlimited" takes the main character, Simon, on an innocent trip to Mexico to meet up with an old friend and scientist to discuss a project they had both been working on. This meeting soon turns into something surprisingly dangerous and in a country where Simon doesn't know anyone, it turns even more scary. Can he trust those he meets and what about those that said they were close to his friend?

Get ready for an "on the edge of your seat" page-turning mystery that will have you guessing who can really be trusted. Woven throughout the story, is a great message about God's love and forgiveness and how God's plan works even when you aren't aware of it.

This is a fantastic and satisfying read that comes highly recommended. In fact, don't just stop at this one, but get more of Davis Bunn's books - they are all worth reading!! ( )

Title: Unlimited
Author: Davis Bunn
Pages: 320
Year: 2013
Publisher: B & H
This novel is captivating and has heart-racing adventure with every twist and turn in the plot! As the author mentions, usually a movie is made from a published novel; here the opposite is true. Davis Bunn writes a heart thumping suspense-filled thriller where the action takes place in Mexico, but that is not where the story begins as you will see when you read Unlimited. There is a movie coming out by this title. The preview can be seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ilb6D6EDU74 and more information can be found at the website http://unlimitedthemovie.com/
I recently began reading the novel and was so engrossed that I lost all sense of time. Then, I had to rest before continue the fast-paced action almost immediately. In the plot of Unlimited, we learn of redemption, choices, regret, and sacrifice. As I read, I began to think of one question that kept crossing my mind, “Would I continue to believe in someone even after the choice they made ruined my life?” Is this question directly from the book? No. However, it points to the One who keeps reaching out to us and calling us to Himself even knowing what sinful thoughts, choices and words we have spoken.
Simon is a main character who leaves the United States to head south to Mexico apparently with only one objective in mind. When he gets there, his life is nearly ended and he continues to be chased, threatened and more the closer Simon comes to discovering answers. Answers to what questions? Well, that depends on what question Simon is asking or in search of finding the courage to ask. Sofia came from an orphanage that happens to be the same orphanage that needs major help just outside a Mexican city.
Where the characters are concerned, no one is certain who to trust or who the enemy truly is because the enemy has learned to cover their true identity. The orphanage is running out of funds, and the electricity is costly so it has been shut off many times. Harold has given all he has to maintain the needs of the children, but now there is nowhere to turn for help. Yet, Harold profusely lives out the biblical life of faith and teaches the same to the children.
Now you might read this review and see more cloaked information than you would like, but I don’t want to ruin the absolute joy of discovery in reading the novel by revealing all. As a Davis Bunn fan, I am honestly sharing with you that this has been one of his best books to date! Knowing that a movie is coming out soon with the story, characters, plot and even the same title, I cannot wait! Whether it comes to a theatre near me or not, I will buy the DVD regardless. Suspense, surprises and inspiration await you in Unlimited!
My raring is 5 stars!
Note: I received a complimentary copy for an honest review of this book. The opinions shared in this review are solely my responsibility. Other reviews can be read at http://seekingwithallyurheart.blogspot.com/ . Also follow me on Twitter @lcjohnson1988, FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/lisa.johnson.75457 ( )

Davis Bunn's 'Unlimited' is an action-packed book based on actual events.

This is a fast paced story of a young man who was compelled to go to Mexico to assist an ex-professor, Dr. Vasquez, with a high-tech experiment they had worked on. The professor needed Simon's genius to complete the invention they had worked so hard developing well over a year before... Simon owed it to him.

Shortly after crossing the border into Mexico, Simon was hijacked by the drug cartel. His car was wrecked and he was forced to flee for his life with no time to collect important items he crucially needed. He only hoped he would find the professor and get the needed help from him. This was just the beginning of many thrilling experiences and incidents that evolved. Amidst it all, there were several dramatic, intense feelings of betrayal, friendship, trust, forgiveness, redemption, loyalty, love and attachments.

I am certain the movie will be every bit as good as the book, or even better, if possible. Be watching for it! ( )