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A review by keeperofpages
Dead over Heels by Theresa Braun
4.0
This paranormal thriller is the perfect blend of crime fiction, paranormal thriller and chick lit. I don’t want to elaborate on the description above as with short stories, you always run the risk of saying too much and spoiling the read. But I will say, in my experience, when reading a book, you anticipate an exciting plot twist, however, when reading short stories, I believe it’s harder to ‘wow’ the reader as you have such a short space of time to build the anticipation. Here, Braun delivered and exciting plot twist, that I did not see coming, one that totally altered the ending I anticipated this story having, not only making Dead over Heels memorable but also showing Braun’s talent in creating such a twist that surprised and shocked me.
If you tend to avoid short stories due to fear that the plot will not be fully developed, you needn’t fear with this one. The plot flowed smoothly and the tempo sped up to create the excitement and tension most look for in a thriller; and slowed down in the moments that read like chick lit. Combined this made a quick and enjoyable read.
I enjoyed the way Braun wrote in the paranormal elements as they fit perfectly to the story, they weren’t thrown in randomly, for example, no shadow appears for no reason, everything of this world and the paranormal were related, allowing Braun to deliver a short story with the perfect amount of crime and chick lit to make this a paranormal thriller worth reading!
*My thanks to the author (Theresa Braun) for providing me with a digital copy of this book*
If you tend to avoid short stories due to fear that the plot will not be fully developed, you needn’t fear with this one. The plot flowed smoothly and the tempo sped up to create the excitement and tension most look for in a thriller; and slowed down in the moments that read like chick lit. Combined this made a quick and enjoyable read.
I enjoyed the way Braun wrote in the paranormal elements as they fit perfectly to the story, they weren’t thrown in randomly, for example, no shadow appears for no reason, everything of this world and the paranormal were related, allowing Braun to deliver a short story with the perfect amount of crime and chick lit to make this a paranormal thriller worth reading!
*My thanks to the author (Theresa Braun) for providing me with a digital copy of this book*