Blacke

by Reagan Rothe

"Rothe gives us a wonderfully descriptive ride through the character's mindset as he copes with each impending event." - Suspense Magazine Why does he deliberately publish novel after novel? Why... when he knows someone or something dear to him will suffer? Or does he know? Does he truly understand the demons that stir inside him? When Mr. Blacke speaks... people listen. He is one of the greatest authors of our time, spinning webs of witty words and fascinating tales. But with a dire consequence. And when he finally elects to hermit himself from the outer world, a case of the writer's block strikes. This forces Mr. Blacke to return to civilization, seeking the inspiration needed to finish his latest masterpiece, All Roads Lead to Damascus . But what he finds is more than he bargains for-a beautiful muse worthy of loving. If history is said to repeat itself, what lies ahead...

244 pages, Paperback

First published October 9, 2010

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 2 out of 5]

It made me want to read it...but the ending was not what I was expecting. I don't know what I actually expected. But it wasn't very good. What the last scene had to do with the entire book, I don't know.

[Bagman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked everything except the final two chapters. That is to say that I thought the ending was rather weak. I could gather no clear conclusion as to the "why" of this story, or even the "what happened." It's like one of those movies where after two hours of an involved plot, the protagonist stares into the horizon as the picture fades to black, leaving you to wonder. I want a friggin ending! You're the author, not me.

[Dominic Gabriel · Rating 1 out of 5]

"I wanna like this. The story is good, but poor writing takes away the enjoyment of the piece. It's just not well written. I can't get through the narrative with it at its current state. I would recommend that the author reaching out to a professional editor or fellow author. "

[Samantha · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really enjoyed most of this book. It’s wonderfully suspenseful; the kind of story that promises an epic ending. Except “blacke” failed to deliver. Nothing was explained, despite Blacke’s direct statement to Leslie that he’ll explain everything when he came back inside. It really felt like the author didn’t know how to end the story so it just sort of randomly stops. It certainly isn’t a cliffhanger.

[Marbea Logan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novel was like a mystical suspense articulately written and ominous! Mr. Blacke truly indeed may have been cursed, or just a great damn writer. I do believe for all his accomplishments he deserved peace and love after so many tragedies following his writing career.

[Gi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing waste of time

The book was a great buildup to nothing. It definitely ended with a whimper, almost as if the author got tired of writing it and gave up. It could have used some editing and the ending was a complete copout.

[Liz Lawson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I tried really hard to get into this book but even when I got to the end “I didn’t get it”. Too deep for me.

[Barbara Schudel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a great book.

[Terri Friedlander]

This book is such a cool mystery about a world famous writer who experiences evil karma every time some success comes his way. Wonderful details and a real page turner. Leaves you guessing and wanting to learn more about the unpredictable Mr. Blacke. I highly recommend this engaging story and hope there will be a sequel coming.