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FALLOUT

Another day … another blog appearance … yep, me and that darn book are on the web again, lol, this time at Mary L Schmidt’s place …

Hi, everyone. Harmony here. Many thanks to Mary for hosting me today. I have a new book on pre-order called FALLOUT, which is a post-apocalyptic dystopia. This novel started out life by playing a l…

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The aliens are coming!

Staci Troilo’s awesome Sci-Fi, The Gate, is getting some love over on Judi Lynn’s blog today …

I’ve mentioned Staci Troilo before in my blogs.  She has a great webpage and offers generous writing advice and links on it once a week.  She’s also a great writer.  And, under the pen …

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When Are You at Your Most Creative? #writing #creativethinking

When’s your best time to write? … Check out Mae Clair’s post over on Story Empire today …

Hello, SEers. It’s Mae Day on Story Empire, and I’d like to lead off with a question: When are you at your most creative? Are you a morning lark or a night owl? Our internal clock works off the lig…

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Fallout, by Harmony Kent

My latest book is getting some love over on Craig Boyack’s blog today …

Hey everyone. One of my great pleasures is to help my fellow authors with their promotions. Harmony Kent is an old friend and she’s touring her newest book around right now. Please make her f…

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#BookReview: Rewind

by Catherine Ryan Howard

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Book Blurb:

Psycho meets Fatal Attraction in this explosive story about a twisted voyeur and a terrible crime from the bestselling author of Distress Signals and The Liar’s Girl

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PLAY Andrew, the manager of Shanamore Holiday Cottages, watches his only guest via a hidden camera in her room. One night the unthinkable happens: a shadowy figure emerges onscreen, kills her and destroys the camera. But who is the murderer? How did they know about the camera? And how will Andrew live with himself? 

PAUSE Natalie wishes she’d stayed at home as soon as she arrives in the wintry isolation of Shanamore. There’s something creepy about the manager. She wants to leave, but she can’t – not until she’s found what she’s looking for… 

REWIND Psycho meets Fatal Attraction in this explosive story about a murder caught on camera. You’ve already missed the start. To get the full picture you must rewind the tape and play it through to the end, no matter how shocking… 

My Review:

Thank you to NetGalley and Atlantic books for an ARC of this book.

First up, having an ARC that not only hasn’t been formatted, but also hasn’t been proofed, proved extremely frustrating for me. And it’s impossible to give feedback that will reflect upon the final book.

Now on to the story itself. It’s tagged as Psycho meets Fatal Attraction, but frankly, it wasn’t that much of a thriller. Neither was it a mystery. It was obvious who’d done what right from the off. As soon as the key players appeared in the narrative, they gave the plot away.

Instead of chapters, the layout is in Play, Pause, and Rewind, and the individual ‘times’ on the ‘tape’ didn’t seem to have any correlation to story location whatsoever, making this a confusing read with a jumpy timeline.

I didn’t invest in the characters at all, and they felt more like props or gimmicks than real people. I finished the read but it really wasn’t my cup of tea. It gets two stars from me.

NOTE ON RATINGS: I CONSIDER A 3-STAR RATING A POSITIVE REVIEW. PICKY ABOUT WHICH BOOKS I GIVE 5 STARS TO, I RESERVE THIS HIGHEST RATING FOR THE STORIES I FIND STUNNING AND WHICH MOVED ME.

5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! — HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — GO READ THIS BOOK.

3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD! — AN OKAY READ. DIDN’T LOVE IT. DIDN’T HATE IT.

2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —LACKING IN SOME AREAS: WRITING, CHARACTERISATION, AND/OR PROBLEMATIC PLOT LINES.

1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —LOTS OF ISSUES WITH THIS BOOK.

#FirstLineFriday – New #GiveawayContest – #BookTrivia

 

A fun Friday competition over at Marcia Meara’s blog today …

Earlier this week, I mentioned that I would be starting a little giveaway contest today, and here I am, doing just that. If you’re like me, you probably have a head stuffed full of trivia, mu…

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Avoiding First Chapter Blunders

Check out this great post on how to write your first chapter by Ryan Lanz …

  by Ryan Lanz   You’ve got your idea. Your characters are fleshed out. The setting is crystallized in your mind. You power up the laptop, and you place your fingers on the keys. Chapter …

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Friday Book Share – The Body Keeper by Anne Frasier

Friday book share today over on Story Empire … P H Solomon talks about The Body Keeper by Anne Frasier …

 

Hello and happy Friday to all the Story Empire readers. We’ve been deviating from our regular Friday schedule for some time and today, I do so again with a Book Share post. Anne Frasier’…

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Author Inspiration and This Week’s Writing Links

Some great links and author resources today over at Staci Troilo’s place …

Ciao, amici! How’s it going? I’ve seen some wonderful vacation pics from a few of you. I hope you’re all enjoying your summer. I was not on vacation this week. (Or at all this sum…

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Yvette M. Calleiro’s Author Blog: Author Spotlight – Harmony Kent!

 

My new book is getting some love over at Yvette M. Calleiro’s place today …

 

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