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3.14 AVERAGE
3.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great read
Very good book was lovely to read. Keep me in my toes cosy mystery. I give it 4 stars will read more from the author
Very good book was lovely to read. Keep me in my toes cosy mystery. I give it 4 stars will read more from the author
So badly written. Annoying characters.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Book Swap
⭐️⭐️.5
Genre: Mystery
Format: Kindle eBook
Date Published: 8/26/22
Author: J.E. Rowney
Publisher: Little Fox Publishing
Pages: 188
Goodreads Rating: 3.36
I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley and Little Fox Publishing and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.
Synopsis: Newly-separated Laura is back home living with her mum. She spends her days reading and escaping from the realities of her new life alone - until that life suddenly becomes more complicated than she could ever have imagined. When a novel received from an online book swap contains a chilling note, Laura has to overcome her own fears to help a stranger. First, she must uncover just exactly who is it that needs to be saved, and from what.
My Thoughts: The premise of the plot was what attracted me to this book, other than the beautiful book cover. This was super short and I read in one sitting. I felt it needed something a little more. Since I read the author’s previous book, I had high expectations for this book, while not a bad book, I was just hoping for more. The story is narrated it the third person perspective. The author’s writing style was creative, plot was intriguing, and kept me engaged from cover to cover. While I did like the premise, I kept asking myself why would she go looking for the author of a random note with no other threats. The ending was wrapped up good.
⭐️⭐️.5
Genre: Mystery
Format: Kindle eBook
Date Published: 8/26/22
Author: J.E. Rowney
Publisher: Little Fox Publishing
Pages: 188
Goodreads Rating: 3.36
I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley and Little Fox Publishing and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.
Synopsis: Newly-separated Laura is back home living with her mum. She spends her days reading and escaping from the realities of her new life alone - until that life suddenly becomes more complicated than she could ever have imagined. When a novel received from an online book swap contains a chilling note, Laura has to overcome her own fears to help a stranger. First, she must uncover just exactly who is it that needs to be saved, and from what.
My Thoughts: The premise of the plot was what attracted me to this book, other than the beautiful book cover. This was super short and I read in one sitting. I felt it needed something a little more. Since I read the author’s previous book, I had high expectations for this book, while not a bad book, I was just hoping for more. The story is narrated it the third person perspective. The author’s writing style was creative, plot was intriguing, and kept me engaged from cover to cover. While I did like the premise, I kept asking myself why would she go looking for the author of a random note with no other threats. The ending was wrapped up good.
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
3.5⭐
Publication date ~ August 26, 2022
Page Count ~ 315
Audio length ~ 4 hours 55 minutes
Narrator ~ Tessa Wood
POV ~ single 3rd
What a totally implausible and outrageous plot that was executed well enough.
Laura is in the process of a divorce and living with her mom, Catharine. The only thing keeping her from falling into a deep depression is the book swap she belongs to. She excited to dive into the thriller that has just arrived in the mail. When a note slips out of the pages that says "help me" she just knows she has to find out who wrote it. Why? ~ I'm not really sure as most probably wouldn't even think twice about it. But it does get Laura off the couch and back on track to living a more confident life.
Laura and Carley (the stranger that sent her the book) set off to track down who wrote the note. The police are not taking them seriously, which totally makes sense because she doesn't have much to go on.
A super fast paced, under 200 page, read that has a couple suspenseful moments, but is otherwise a very unlikely story. The ending was nice and now I want a lemon muffin.
This is my 2nd book by this author. I did enjoy [b:Other People's Lives|60670270|Other People's Lives|J.E. Rowney|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1647922397l/60670270._SY75_.jpg|93611095] more than this one, but I do look forward to her next book.
*Thanks to BooksGoSocial, [a:J.E. Rowney|6433362|J.E. Rowney|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1341275179p2/6433362.jpg] and NetGalley for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Publication date ~ August 26, 2022
Page Count ~ 315
Audio length ~ 4 hours 55 minutes
Narrator ~ Tessa Wood
POV ~ single 3rd
What a totally implausible and outrageous plot that was executed well enough.
Laura is in the process of a divorce and living with her mom, Catharine. The only thing keeping her from falling into a deep depression is the book swap she belongs to. She excited to dive into the thriller that has just arrived in the mail. When a note slips out of the pages that says "help me" she just knows she has to find out who wrote it. Why? ~ I'm not really sure as most probably wouldn't even think twice about it. But it does get Laura off the couch and back on track to living a more confident life.
Laura and Carley (the stranger that sent her the book) set off to track down who wrote the note. The police are not taking them seriously, which totally makes sense because she doesn't have much to go on.
A super fast paced, under 200 page, read that has a couple suspenseful moments, but is otherwise a very unlikely story. The ending was nice and now I want a lemon muffin.
This is my 2nd book by this author. I did enjoy [b:Other People's Lives|60670270|Other People's Lives|J.E. Rowney|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1647922397l/60670270._SY75_.jpg|93611095] more than this one, but I do look forward to her next book.
*Thanks to BooksGoSocial, [a:J.E. Rowney|6433362|J.E. Rowney|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1341275179p2/6433362.jpg] and NetGalley for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book.
When Laura receives a book from a book swap group on Facebook she discovers a note that says “HELP ME”. She initially contacts the person who sent the book and this starts a string on events that helps her overcome her fears and help a stranger. But first she must uncover who the note is from.
Brilliant read.
When Laura receives a book from a book swap group on Facebook she discovers a note that says “HELP ME”. She initially contacts the person who sent the book and this starts a string on events that helps her overcome her fears and help a stranger. But first she must uncover who the note is from.
Brilliant read.
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No