Sob Story

by Carol Anne Davis

Going away to University can be scary. It helps to have a friend. Someone who understands you, someone you can talk to. That's why Amy is glad to have her pen-pal Jeff.
Jeff's letters make Amy feel better, safer ... less afraid. She doesn't even care that Jeff is a convicted criminal. Deep down she knows he's a gentle soul. He's learned his lesson. And anyway, he won't get out of prison for ages ...
It's true that Jeff has learned his lesson. The lesson don't get caught. Because deep down Jeff is anything but a gentle soul. When he strangled his last girlfriend he should have been more careful. Next time will be different. He can't wait to kill again. And that's not the only secret he's hiding from Amy. She's in for one more surprise ... he's getting out soon.

Genres: Mystery

254 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Dawn Gregory · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book

[Carlijn · Rating 3 out of 5]

The subject of the book caught my interest quite quickly and overall the book was an all right read. There was a concerning amount of anorexia in the book however, so it might be a nice heads up to anyone who is triggered easily when reading about this subject. Besides that, I feel like the writer didn't double check her own writing. More often than not it was incredibly confusing and hard to find out whether you were reading part of a letter, or if you were reading someone's thoughts instead. Sometimes the letters were written in cursive but often enough they weren't, so it was all rather confusing.

[Nick Davies · Rating 3 out of 5]

This elicited the same uncomfortableness and disturbed feeling in me as the reader, as the previous two books ('Shrouded' and 'Kiss It Away') I'd read by this author, which is very much to credit in the author. Alas, I felt slightly disappointed at the end, as I didn't feel it quite met the high standards of 'Kiss It Away'. Parts of the central storyline (a lonely student writing to a pen-friend in prison) felt a touch stereotyped and the narrative progressed in a slightly predictable manner. The final twists and conclusions did make for a compelling finish, and I did enjoy it.. just not as much as I anticipated.

[Shirley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Generally I liked this author I had never read before, but there was a bit too much about anorexia as if she was also trying to instill a health message as well.

[Elsie · Rating 1 out of 5]

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