Ashley Bell. The Girl Who Said No

by Dean Koontz

Paperback

Published January 1, 2015

About the author

Acknowledged as "America's most popular suspense novelist" (Rolling Stone) and as one of today's most celebrated and successful writers, Dean Ray Koontz has earned the devotion of millions of readers around the world and the praise of critics everywhere for tales of character, mystery, and adventure that strike to the core of what it means to be human.

Dean, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirit of their goldens, Trixie and Anna.

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Reviews

[Dean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes, I loved it!!!
It's about the love of books, the creative power of imagination, and how to burst, disroupting the vicious crust that we all call reality...

So, get out of your selfmade prison!!!
The light is already there, the freedom from misery and despondency!!!

For me this reading was exactly what I needed!!!
Don't believe in random or chance...

It was the right place and the right time for me for reading it!!!

Love all of you guys out there!!!


Dean;)

[Laura C · Rating 2 out of 5]

Many years ago Dean Koontz used to be my favourite author but now it’s always a gamble when reading one of his books. While he has written some amazing books like False Memory and Intensity he has also written some books I really haven’t enjoyed at all. This unfortunately is one of them.

The book started off quite well and I had high hopes for it but as I read on it became long winded and confusing. While I can understand not all stories need to be realistic what I can’t stand in a story is when problems or mysteries are being solved with characters “having a feeling” and this happened all throughout the book with many characters. By the long anticipated end (mainly because I wanted the book over and done with rather than anticipating an amazing finale) things got worse. I’m not even sure how it ended but I’m definitely glad it did.

Looking back over the entire story it seems a lot was irrelevant to the actual story and feels like it was there only to fill pages. I only finished the book as it was part of my reading challenge. At over 500 pages it was quite a long struggle.

Part of my 2024 reading challenge: a book with more than 500 pages

[Margaret · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting read, quite gripping in parts.

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book right up until the uninspiring end, which ruined it for me :(

[Tilly Goudge]

not my typical read, so no rating.

i wouldn’t normally pick this for myself and i probably would dnf, but this was a gift from my dad so i was always going to read it 🥰

very strange and weird concept but good twists throughout