Trouble and Treasure

Trouble and Treasure #1

by Odette C. Bell

Amanda has spent the last several months cleaning out her great-uncle's dusty, old, country manor. At first she found nothing but spiders, cobwebs, and junk. Then, somehow, she found a treasure map - an actual treasure map. Not long after, Trouble arrived.

Genres: Adventure

237 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 16, 2012

About the author

Odette C. Bell has authored over 50 books, in genres ranging from sci-fi adventure to urban fantasy.
Odette started off on FictionPress many moons ago. Her original name was Muscularkevin. Her first work was Gladys the Guard. She later became Scrabblecat before finally publishing in 2011/2012.

previous pen names include J.C. Luck, Monica Shepherd, Sarah Good, and Jilly McQueen

Reviews

[Avid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Odette Bell is a new author for me and this honestly very captivating. I look forward to seeing what else she has written and love how she draws you into the story and keeps you hooked like being in a movie theater on the edge of your seat worrying when & where the killer will pop out. The playing of the readers emotions like a rollercoaster using her characters is on point.

NEGATIVE:
I almost gave it a 3 star rating because of the narration. The narrator was fine but with only 1 narrator and several characters needing voice, it didn't work. I HIGHLY suggest if this book is offered in any format other than audiobook,... DO IT! With only one narrator reading the part for everyone it became EXTREMELY CONFUSING! In the book each character is talking in the first person so when listening to a chapter that has 4 characters all speaking or thinking (3 of these are men), yet the same woman's voice is used for each one,...! 😳 It was a bit bizarre to try and follow. I did finally catch on once I knew the characters & story well but it did hinder the story itself.

[Mauzi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun read - the characters were entertaining, and I have a soft spot for treasure hunting books. I'm always a little iffy about first-person POV, but I felt that it worked in this. Amanda and Sebastian were great narrators, the side characters were nuanced, and I love that Bell didn't make it a romance. It may end there by the end of the series, but for a first book, I like that the characters didn't immediately fall in love with each other. The book spans a 24 hour period, for the most part, and it's very action packed with little breathing room for both the characters and the reader. It was a good read, and I'm definitely going to continue the series.

[Jage · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to say that this wasn't one of my favourite books from Odette. The characters seemed to react in two extremes and I didn't find them very likable for half of the book as they were thinking vitrol about one another for no apparent reason.

That said, the concept was interesting and certain scenes were really fun and well written. I think, however, that I prefer her fantasy books to her more suspense driven ones.

3 stars.

[Christa Lawniczak · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the first book I read by this author. I believe she is a British author and she writes with enough details and character musings to take the story a bit deeper, but also manages to not turn it monotonously slow with too much inner thinking and descriptions. I was really in the mood to read a treasure hunting story and this one definitely started out with a Bang! and ended with an even bigger BANG!

[Lili · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. It's a fresh plot which I haven't seen elsewhere. I enjoyed the action and romantic tension between the two main characters. I can't wait to see how the rest of the series go.

[Ross · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 damn near five! Really good. Protagonists do not fall in love, actually annoy each other most of the time. Rollicking good pace :)

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun read, although it probably would be a lot better with a little more depth