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hannas_heas47's review
4.0
Thanks Netgalley and Librarything for a free book to read and review.
After Ophelia.... Liriums mentor is kidnapped by the mob... Lirium contacts the sex workers to find a way to get her back. Interesting segment introduces us to more characters and shows Lirium that not everything is what it seems. Exciting story and overall entertainment is four stars.
After Ophelia.... Liriums mentor is kidnapped by the mob... Lirium contacts the sex workers to find a way to get her back. Interesting segment introduces us to more characters and shows Lirium that not everything is what it seems. Exciting story and overall entertainment is four stars.
lolasreviews's review
4.0
Ecstasy is the best book of the Debt Collector series so far. It was amazing and I can't wait to the next episode! Ecstasy surprised me with all the twists and turns.
The story is fast paced and it surprised me more than a few times, we learn some new things I hadn't expected. And then some of the events later on in this book really make me look forward to the next episode. There are quite some twists and turns I didn't see coming.
The characters really grow in this book. With every episode I feel like we get to know more about Lirium. I really like his characters even though he rushes into some situation unprepared he really is a good person, even though he doens't think so himself. We also meet a few new characters, who are all hiding their own secrets. And I want to know more about them all.
It's so difficult to write reviews for every episode, but let me tell you this serial is so worth reading. I love the dark and gritty world and how Lirium is a good person, but with a bad job. And every episode is short enough that I can read it one sitting and then I am sad because the next episode isn't releashed yet. And it's great reading a series in episodes because every episode is short enough for a quick read and still managed to be a completed whole. Even though I really want the next episode, the ending is done really well.
To conclude: this serial is awesome. This is the best episode so far and I can't wait to read what happens next. I really like the episode system and how each episode really is a completed whole, but still makes you want to read the next episode.
The story is fast paced and it surprised me more than a few times, we learn some new things I hadn't expected. And then some of the events later on in this book really make me look forward to the next episode. There are quite some twists and turns I didn't see coming.
The characters really grow in this book. With every episode I feel like we get to know more about Lirium. I really like his characters even though he rushes into some situation unprepared he really is a good person, even though he doens't think so himself. We also meet a few new characters, who are all hiding their own secrets. And I want to know more about them all.
It's so difficult to write reviews for every episode, but let me tell you this serial is so worth reading. I love the dark and gritty world and how Lirium is a good person, but with a bad job. And every episode is short enough that I can read it one sitting and then I am sad because the next episode isn't releashed yet. And it's great reading a series in episodes because every episode is short enough for a quick read and still managed to be a completed whole. Even though I really want the next episode, the ending is done really well.
To conclude: this serial is awesome. This is the best episode so far and I can't wait to read what happens next. I really like the episode system and how each episode really is a completed whole, but still makes you want to read the next episode.
the_cover_contessa's review
5.0
A cliffhanger! ACK!!! Well, there's no way I'm not jumping at the next episode of this when it's released.
Blurb from Goodreads:
Ecstasy- EPISODE 3 of the Debt Collector serial. Contains mature content and themes. For young-adult-appropriate thrills, see Susan's bestselling Mindjack series.
What's your life worth on the open market?
A debt collector can tell you precisely.
Lirium's attempts to find Ophelia take him to the last place he wants to be.
Ecstasy is approximately 15,000 words or 60 pages, and is the third of nine episodes in the first season of The Debt Collector serial. This dark and gritty future-noir is about a world where your life-worth is tabulated on the open market and going into debt risks a lot more than your credit rating.
Yup, once again we're following Lirium. And he's taking us on a dangerous ride. In his search for Ophelia, he finds himself in a few precarious situations: meeting up with a "mad scientist", visiting a "brothel", and dedicating his service to people he knows he should not be involved with. It's another fast and rocky ride from Susan Quinn. It's hard to put down. Her writing continues to amaze me!
I think this might be my favorite episode so far. We are introduced to a few more characters, none that it seems Lirium can trust! And this episode is a little more gritty, and delves just a bit more into the adult content that has been mentioned in all the blurbs!
I was definitely on the edge of my seat for most of this episode, pushing ahead so I could find out what happens! If Sue didn't have me hook, line and sinker before, well, she just put the nail in my coffin! COME ON April 17th!!!
5/5 stars
Blurb from Goodreads:
Ecstasy- EPISODE 3 of the Debt Collector serial. Contains mature content and themes. For young-adult-appropriate thrills, see Susan's bestselling Mindjack series.
What's your life worth on the open market?
A debt collector can tell you precisely.
Lirium's attempts to find Ophelia take him to the last place he wants to be.
Ecstasy is approximately 15,000 words or 60 pages, and is the third of nine episodes in the first season of The Debt Collector serial. This dark and gritty future-noir is about a world where your life-worth is tabulated on the open market and going into debt risks a lot more than your credit rating.
Yup, once again we're following Lirium. And he's taking us on a dangerous ride. In his search for Ophelia, he finds himself in a few precarious situations: meeting up with a "mad scientist", visiting a "brothel", and dedicating his service to people he knows he should not be involved with. It's another fast and rocky ride from Susan Quinn. It's hard to put down. Her writing continues to amaze me!
I think this might be my favorite episode so far. We are introduced to a few more characters, none that it seems Lirium can trust! And this episode is a little more gritty, and delves just a bit more into the adult content that has been mentioned in all the blurbs!
I was definitely on the edge of my seat for most of this episode, pushing ahead so I could find out what happens! If Sue didn't have me hook, line and sinker before, well, she just put the nail in my coffin! COME ON April 17th!!!
5/5 stars
elephant's review
4.0
In this third installment/chapter, Lirium searches for Ophelia, finds himself involved with an underground children's hospital and becomes involved with the mob. Like the others, it is fabulously written and ends with a cliffhanger. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.
amysofta's review
4.0
Same review for Pt 2 & 3
Like I said in my review for part 1 this is a different type of story. Not just in the story being told, but also in the way it is being told. The first ‘season’ of this serial is complete, but there is expected to be several more according to the authors site. I think I might be in this for the long haul too. The story is compelling and quite frankly cheap. I just bought the next three parts in a combined down load and it was only $2.99. They are perfect reads for in between larger reads, or when you need something to break up a slog of genre reading. Also if you have a long wait at a doctor’s office and need something you can read in an hour or so, this could easily fill the bill.
The story has a futuristic/dystopian/sci-fi feel to it, but doesn’t bog down on technical info, so I think it could appeal to readers wanting to stick their toes into the sci-fi genre. The pace moves quickly and each serial ends with a cliffhanger that compels you to download the next installment right away. This is an interesting world Ms. Quinn has created and I hope you give this a shot.
Agony starts off two weeks after the first one left off and we get to learn more about the business of being a collector and see how things can go wrong. We also meet some new collectors in this story and see more examples of how dangerous and even deadly a job this can be.
Ecstacy picks up right where Agony leaves off and we get to see and learn about the sick children that Lirium is introduced to in books one. We also meet Madam A as we get to the bottom of what happen to Ophelia. Also got an introduction to the seedier side of collecting.
Like I said in my review for part 1 this is a different type of story. Not just in the story being told, but also in the way it is being told. The first ‘season’ of this serial is complete, but there is expected to be several more according to the authors site. I think I might be in this for the long haul too. The story is compelling and quite frankly cheap. I just bought the next three parts in a combined down load and it was only $2.99. They are perfect reads for in between larger reads, or when you need something to break up a slog of genre reading. Also if you have a long wait at a doctor’s office and need something you can read in an hour or so, this could easily fill the bill.
The story has a futuristic/dystopian/sci-fi feel to it, but doesn’t bog down on technical info, so I think it could appeal to readers wanting to stick their toes into the sci-fi genre. The pace moves quickly and each serial ends with a cliffhanger that compels you to download the next installment right away. This is an interesting world Ms. Quinn has created and I hope you give this a shot.
Agony starts off two weeks after the first one left off and we get to learn more about the business of being a collector and see how things can go wrong. We also meet some new collectors in this story and see more examples of how dangerous and even deadly a job this can be.
Ecstacy picks up right where Agony leaves off and we get to see and learn about the sick children that Lirium is introduced to in books one. We also meet Madam A as we get to the bottom of what happen to Ophelia. Also got an introduction to the seedier side of collecting.
ltg584's review
4.0
Hmmm... things have taken an interesting turn... How will Lirium get himself out of this one?
This serial continues to be outstanding! High tension, distinct characters. I wish I had a more clear picture of the world overall at this point, but that is the only possible complaint. Digging straight into the next one! :D
This serial continues to be outstanding! High tension, distinct characters. I wish I had a more clear picture of the world overall at this point, but that is the only possible complaint. Digging straight into the next one! :D
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