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Just Kill Me
Freya is a typical Soccer Mom whose picture perfect life is envied by all who know her. She has a successful, loving husband, three healthy boys, a quirky but devoted best friend, and a naturally fit body most 40-year-old women only dream of. But after her youngest son, Rowan, nearly dies in the middle of her kitchen, her outlook on life changes drastically. Deciding to fulfill her long-forgotten dream of becoming an FBI agent, will she unwittingly force a choice between the two men in her life? Which one truly loves her and which one will she choose?
384 pages, Paperback
First published August 26, 2013
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Wendy Herman
5 books3 followersA small town girl from Minnesota, this voluptuous brown-eyed gal wrote her first story at age seven, typing it up on her grandma's old manual Remington typewriter with a red ink ribbon. The story of the three talking horses who run away from an abusive owner has since been lost forever, but there are plenty more stories rattling around in her vast brain, and she plans to write them all down...eventually.
She's a wife, a mother of four boys raging in ages from 18 to 3, a classically trained singer, a lifelong writer, a voracious reader, an avid movie buff, closet Trekkie (she named two of her sons Ryker and McKoy...so maybe not so much in the closet), and is not afraid to admit she still wants to be Val Kilmer's huckleberry. She sacrificed her dream of being an opera singer to marry an Air Force pilot and travel the world. Twenty-two years later, she's just beginning to realize her own potential, and can't wait to see what adventures the next twenty years holds.
She's a wife, a mother of four boys raging in ages from 18 to 3, a classically trained singer, a lifelong writer, a voracious reader, an avid movie buff, closet Trekkie (she named two of her sons Ryker and McKoy...so maybe not so much in the closet), and is not afraid to admit she still wants to be Val Kilmer's huckleberry. She sacrificed her dream of being an opera singer to marry an Air Force pilot and travel the world. Twenty-two years later, she's just beginning to realize her own potential, and can't wait to see what adventures the next twenty years holds.
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July 29, 2013
I'm personally more of a fantasy or straight up sci-fi fan, but this humorous urban thriller was so much fun, it sucked me in as easily as any of my normal genres. Freya is just so darn likable as wife and mother, but when she steps up to take her dreams by the reigns and prove she can do anything she sets her mind to, even become a kickass secret agent, my love of femme fatales kicks in and I just have to root for her. Fans of intricate love triangles and government cover up spy stories will love this too - it really has something for everyone. And for every dramatic or action-packed moment, there's a dose of familiar, witty humor too - especially for those of us who understand and love a good 80s reference. I honestly believe anyone could enjoy this story for everything it has to offer, and absolutely adored it.
August 4, 2014
It starts slowly, with a domestic scene which describes a near-death situation because of choking on a quarter. Things only get more interesting from there.
Just Kill Me is not perfect. The pacing is slow in the beginning (yes, the one with the quarter), and the style isn't very polished. But it's a page-turner which keeps twisting and turning until all you're sure of is that there'll be a surprise somewhere in the next ten pages. And it loves playing with FBI cliches - I don't think there's too many it missed, but the combination is crazy enough to make you giggle. Come on, you know there will be KGB, secret groups, honest criminals, long-lost relatives, and an entirely unrealistic, but very stereotypical computer genius in there!
Just Kill Me is not perfect. The pacing is slow in the beginning (yes, the one with the quarter), and the style isn't very polished. But it's a page-turner which keeps twisting and turning until all you're sure of is that there'll be a surprise somewhere in the next ten pages. And it loves playing with FBI cliches - I don't think there's too many it missed, but the combination is crazy enough to make you giggle. Come on, you know there will be KGB, secret groups, honest criminals, long-lost relatives, and an entirely unrealistic, but very stereotypical computer genius in there!
January 13, 2014
Over the top wonderful
Don't try to explain the plot in great detail to anyone, because they'll probably laugh, but it doesn't make this book any less enjoyable. Gripping read, bright characters, and a race-to-the-finish feel no good spy story can do without; definitely a book I could read again...after waiting a while to forget some of the twists, of course, because I loved being surprised at every turn!
Don't try to explain the plot in great detail to anyone, because they'll probably laugh, but it doesn't make this book any less enjoyable. Gripping read, bright characters, and a race-to-the-finish feel no good spy story can do without; definitely a book I could read again...after waiting a while to forget some of the twists, of course, because I loved being surprised at every turn!
August 25, 2013
Great first novel from an excellent writer!! Can't wait to see what she does next.
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