Remix

Remix

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Ric Kealey is the charismatic lead singer of uber-successful band, The Voices in my Head - and he died three years ago. Caz Tallis restores rocking horses in her London studio. When Ric turns up, shabby and alive, on Caz's roof terrace, she is reluctantly drawn into investigating the murder that led him to fake his own death.A feel good page turner; contemporary fiction wi...more
Paperback, 278 pages
Published August 9th 2010 by Hoxton Press (first published August 2nd 2010)
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Kell
It’s not often that I get so firmly grabbed by a book right from the very beginning, but that’s exactly what happened when I picked up Remix. Of course, it helps that the lightness of style makes it absurdly easy to read and before you know it you’re half way through and refusing to put it down!

The characters are all great, especially Caz Tallis, who feels particularly real and I found myself believing in the ex-teacher who restores and makes rocking horses for a living. There’s a little bit of...more
Book Binge Blog
This is a novel that is an "import" from the UK and which has been on their best-seller list for some time. It is really a composite novel--a murder mystery as well as a romance novel. It is filled with colorful characters that give this novel a wonderful liveliness and which keep the reader interested from start to finish.

Rock band, especially the highly popular ones, have made a significant impact on contemporary culture. Their lives and activities take up whole sections of even legitimate pub...more
J.A. Clement
I don't really do 5 stars because it seems over the top, but in this case I did dither over it for some minutes before caving; my only criticisms are very minor really.

This is the story of Caz Tallis, who makes a meagre living restoring rocking horses. She finds a man and dog asleep on her sofa and, reacting with more courtesy than you'd expect in such a situation, finds herself befriended by a legendary rock star back from the dead - and that's before the action really kicks off!

The characters...more
Julie
Remix is a nice contemporary/suspense/romance that although has a touch of the improbable is still an enjoying read. For those that like romance with steamy scenes, this book is not for you. There is attraction, but the intimate details are implied. For those that like a good "who-dun-it", this book may appeal to you as the main male character, Ric, is accused of murder. The whole purpose is to find out who really killed Bryan Orr, a member of the rock band Ric use to be the lead singer for.

What...more
Judith
A very fine novel that has made its way "across the Pond" from the UK where is has been a best seller. It is beautifully written and is quite compelling--a murder mystery all wrapped up in a love story. A rock star is dead for three years when he shows up on Caz's balcony sofa, having "crashed" there with his scruffy and hungry dog. Accused of murder when he disappeared, Ric Kealy has now "returned" after his fake death in order to claim his fortune which has curiously disappeared and in the hop...more
Sonia
I paid 49p for this for Kindle on one of my cheap sprees. I’m glad I did as it was very entertaining. When you’ve paid so little for a book, you don’t really have any expectations, so it’s nice when it’s actually still enjoyable :)

Caz has a workshop (where she restores rocking-horses) and flat in trendy Hoxton in London, and one day she finds a man and his dog sleeping on her garden furniture. He’s not your average hobo, being quite charismatic and cute (which always helps in these things), but...more
Sunne
I've read a book with a female MC!!!! And it was good!!!

Okay, astonishment expressed - when I started reading it I didn't know that it was f/m, it took me about some time to realize that Caz is a woman. (Yes, I downloaded it for free, probably for my hubby, a while ago and just thought...uh, well, let's read this one).

So color me stunned when the first mentioning of "woman" was made.

On the other hand, the fact that I didn't realize it while reading made me like the book even more, Caz is not the...more
tfc Parks
The story was great, the pacing fantastic, the oh-so friendly voice- enticing, the characters- superb. I'm glad I started the book as early in the day as I did, otherwise, it would have me up reading all night.

My only hesitation going in was the prospect of reading about the main character's rocking horse restoration career. Within the first scene where Caz talks about her passion for her chosen path, I was fascinated, and felt her enthusiasm and pride for art.

I haven't read a mystery since my...more
Vulpecula Borealis
I wasn't expecting much from this book after having bought the 49 pence ebook for my kindle. Only a few page clicks in I began to realise that prices can be deceptive. The price of this book is actually a very smart marketing ploy by the author to get her work read, so people will realise she is a more than decent author and will look out for more of her books. I've already googled the author's blog, her page on good reads, and read about her other works. I guess the marketing ploy is working :-...more
Rane
Ahh, such a refreshing read! It was brezzey and a true page turner with the reader guessing whodunit, and for the asking price of .99 it was money well spent and more!

Caz Tallis runs her own shop restoring old rocking horses, her life is pretty normal, working and hanging out with her BF, until one morning she stumbles onto a man and his shaggy dog sleeping on her lounge outside. Thinking he’s just a poor soul passing through she doesn’t give him much thought, until he reappears again on her d...more
Angela

Remix by Lexi Revellianis a book which covers several genres. When I started to read, it felt almost like chick lit, but developed into a mystery with romance thrown in for good measure. The main female character, Caz, is a likeable young woman, who restores and makes rocking horses. In fairly improbable circumstances, she meets Ric Kealey, one time member of a rock band. She becomes embroiled in his attempts to clear his name of a murder that he claims he did not commit. The story moves on quic...more
Katherine L.
Despite harboring a supposedly-dead rock musician, Caz continues to refurbish rocking horses in Lexi Revellion’s Remix. The theme sets the book’s weave when Ric sells one of the rocking horses before he involves Caz in his schemes to redeem himself from a murder charge. A former art student, she impersonates a journalist, delving into the lives of the musicians surviving their band break-up and the lawyer who holds Ric’s millions.

I was caught immediately into the rhythm of this. Caz isn’t the ty...more
Betty
The initially implausible situation -- a young woman meets a man and his dog whom she finds camped out on her rooftop terrace and invites them in for breakfast -- is somehow made quite believable. The author accomplishes this magical feat by giving us a narrator/protagonist who is real, likable, interesting and layered. The pacing works and the writing never gets in its own way. While there's certainly a chick-lit quality to this -- Caz is single, young, attractive and has more than one characte...more
Jaidis Shaw
Remix by Lexi Revellian is a pleasant read filled with mystery and romance. We meet the lead female in the story, Caz, who is somewhat surprised when she finds a rock star sleeping on her property. Normally this wouldn't be something to write about, be we soon realize that the rock star happens to be wanted for murder and fakes his own death to avoid going to prison. Caz soon finds herself in the midst of several twists as she helps Ric the rock star try to discover the truth and prove his innoc...more
Jan Ruth
Loved it loved it loved it!
An alluring mix of mystery, romance, rock stars and rocking horses.
A slightly improbable start when Caz discovers a young man has spent the night on her roof terrace. A great ‘hook’ in the plot quickly follows when she discovers that the visitor is no other than Ric Kealey, a famous rock star; who died three years ago!
It transpires that Ric was implicated in a murder and faked his own death, so naturally, Caz sets out to help him find the real killer.
There is a stron...more
Denna
I think it says a lot for a writer when I pick up a novel to read and then can’t put it down again. Many times the female lead in a romance will be someone too “out of here,” and not at all a person I can relate to. I want to see real people with real lives, someone I could imagine exchanging places with for a few hours. Caz Tallis fits this bill nicely. She makes an excellent main character, smart, pretty, friendly and curious. But most important, at least for me, she’s normal, very easy for me...more
Simon Royle
There was something very refreshing about this book. It might have been the trusting nature of Cas, the female protagonist, or it could simply have been the direct friendly style of the writing, but either way it was fun. It got a good belly laugh out of me before Chapter three had ended and I literally read it without putting it down.

I liked the characters, they had depth to them, even the bit players. None were 'perfect', they were all flawed, the villains suitably more so than the good guys...more
Everett Peacock
In this day of thousands of free books, distractions beyond count and in the middle of writing another of my own books, I found myself getting drawn back to this story.

I started it knowing it would be a choppy reading experience, what with all the things I had going on. That alone could easily kill a lesser story. And, it did kill a few. But REMIX continued its initial promise of FUN, ADVENTURE and that lovable British version of English (yes, I'm American).

I've already downloaded the sample to...more
K.J. Kron
If you're looking for a fun book and to escape life for awhile, I strongly recommend this one. Cass, a person who makes rocking horses, finds herself in the middle of a murder mystery. She trusts her gut and at times prves herself to be quite strong as she stands up to Phil. The characters for the most part are round and there are a few twists to keep your interest. I loved it and found myself enjoying more than a Janet Evonovich novel - but that's probably because I've read about 13 of the Step...more
PaulineMRoss
You never quite know what you will get when you buy a cheap ebook - it could be anything from a total turd to an unexpected gem. This is definitely in the gem category. It's probably best categorised as a murder mystery romance, where the mystery is of the bumbling amateur sleuth variety, and the romance is a gentle, realistic affair rather than chiselled cheekbones and lust on page 3 and steamy sex by the end of the second chapter.

The plot burbles along nicely, without too many credulity-stretc...more
Tess Harding
Read this initially because it was cheap and I was looking for a quick read. Wasn't sure I was going to like it and a little dubious, but the more I read the more the characters grew on me, in spite of them being slightly obvious. The plot is fairly standard, but the writing is clean and concise, and the additional of rocking horses really made it stand out. I would recommend to anyone looking for a light mystery romance in a modern style. Set in London and the south east of England, and the aut...more
Coral

I started this book with absolutely no idea what it was about. I bought it on a whim and forgot about it until I noticed it sitting on my Kindle when I was looking for something to read. The first part of the book is very engaging. I could hardly put it down. Caz is a lovely character who is drawn well and eminently likable. The writing is excellent. Overall it's an easy, fun read.


This brings me to the book's one and only drawback. The plot is obvious. I didn't find the mystery at all mysterious

...more
TC
This is a book I had seen while browsing the kindle store and had bypassed as the synopsis didn't really grab me. However I started seeing some great comments in the Amazon forums so I thought I'd give it a try. And I'm so glad I did. This is a wonderful book!

Caz runs a business making and restoring rocking horses and lives above her work space. She discovers scruffy Joe and his dog sleeping on her roof terrace, once she's got over the shock and despite doubting herself lends him money and helps...more
ൠSinful
At 0.99 cents this is a MAJOR bargain. Awesome read-
One of the best mysteries I've read this year.

This is a total five star mystery that had me reminiscing about Sookie Stackhouse's early days. It was paced right with interesting characters and a believable set up. As a romance I had to give it four stars. I wish I had been asked to review it as a mystery. That's the gold in this story.

Cazz Tallis woke up to find a stranger sleeping on her chaise lounge outside. The stranger happened to be Ric K...more
Shellys♥ Journal
Is it a mystery? Is it a love story? It's the mystery that is a little bit of a love story. When Caz finds a vagrant on the roof of her flat, she has no idea what she's about to get into. The vagrant is dead rock star, Ric Healy, come back to solve the murder of one of his former band mates, and clear his name. Why does Caz get mixed up in the story? She's just an artist who restores and builds rocking horses. It's a nice little story with a few twists and turns. A little suspense. A little dram...more
Sarah
Caz helps Ric, a presumed-dead rock star, find out who really killed his best friend. I liked Caz a lot, the way she talked and thought, and I liked the general mellowness of this mystery. It reminded me of and inspired me to reread Dorothy Gilman's The Tightrope Walker, which I LOVE, because of the rocking horse/hurdy-gurdy connection and the awkward charm of the heroine. But I thought the epilogue was irritating and I'm just never really going to find it in me to cheer for a violent hero.
Ian
When you pay 86p for an ebook you might reasonably have low expectations. Remix confounds those with an engaging and very readable murder mystery revolving around rock stars and rocking horses.

There's perhaps a little too much self-indulgent description and it definitely feels as though there are a couple of chapters too many after the climax. These minor flaws aside Remix gives you a few hours entertainment in the company of interesting, rounded characters and a cute dog. Where else are you goi...more
Fairyhedgehog
I loved this book, despite having to read it sitting at a desk because it's on my computer!

It's a wonderful thriller/romance and I got totally involved with the main character Caz. I wanted her to end up with the right man - then I just wanted her to end up alive! I didn't want to close the book and go to bed.

It's very well written and has a satisfying ending. I enjoyed the way the English setting was so deftly suggested and the range of different characters. I'd recommend it.
Anne
Remix is an awesome read. A contemporary suspense romance, it kept me turning the pages to find out what was next. There weren't really any plot twists - the bad guys were pretty identifiable as the bad guys from the beginning. Even still, though, the story was compelling and exciting enough to keep me solidly entertained. Ms. Revellian is going on my Favorite Authors list and I'll definitely get any future works of hers.
Annette
Was surprisingly pleased by this book. The main character having a hobby of restoring horses meant intellectual delight at learning about her work. The second main character being a rock star, but liking him eventually, is my surprise point. Normally a book with such a character would seem entirely superficial and unappealing to me. Well done. I'd read another book by Lexi Revellian.
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Remix is my third novel; it's the story of Caz Tallis, who is startled one quiet Sunday morning to find a stranger asleep on her roof terrace...

I enjoy reading intelligent, pacey books with humour, and that's what I try to write. I believe it's a crime to bore the reader.

My day job (using my real name, Lexi Dick) is designing and making jewellery and silver; I've made pieces for Lady Thatcher,...more
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