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Double Hue
Blurb: When there’s red, close your eyes and try again.
“Maybe he’s right. Maybe I am the cause of this. Maybe you were normal before meeting me.”
When something tragic happens, you want nothing more than to close your eyes and make all of the pain go away. For Gable Peterson it’s a little more complicated than that. When detective Maurice Ashford shows up at his door with news that his boyfriend, Avery Blair, has been found dead, Gable is left devastated. Seeking some sort of comfort, Gable closes his eyes and imagines a world where none of this happened.
Only, when Gable wakes up, he’s surprised to see that Avery is still alive.
“Maybe he’s right. Maybe I am the cause of this. Maybe you were normal before meeting me.”
When something tragic happens, you want nothing more than to close your eyes and make all of the pain go away. For Gable Peterson it’s a little more complicated than that. When detective Maurice Ashford shows up at his door with news that his boyfriend, Avery Blair, has been found dead, Gable is left devastated. Seeking some sort of comfort, Gable closes his eyes and imagines a world where none of this happened.
Only, when Gable wakes up, he’s surprised to see that Avery is still alive.
249 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2013
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Briana Lawrence
20 books71 followersAt the age of nine, like most kids, Briana Lawrence had a dream. She wanted to be the best “WRITTER” in the whole wide world. Her fourth grade class laughed and wondered how one hoped to become a “writer” if they couldn’t even spell the word. Back then her stories were created with crayons and construction paper. As she grew older they progressed into notebooks and colored ink pens of pink, blue, and purple. When she lost her older brother, Glenn Berry, in a car accident, she stopped writing.
Dreams, however, have a funny way of coming back.
Before she realized it she was grabbing her notebook and pens again. She would write stories that ranged from high school romance to her imagination running wild with the likes of Goku, Vegeta, and the other characters of Dragonball Z. This continued throughout college where she would always end up writing about the space exploits of the pilots of Gundam Wing and other works of fan fiction. Soon she realized that she wanted to do more than that. Her head was full of ideas, full of original characters and worlds that she wanted to share with others.
Thus, she stepped into an English Major with some Women’s Studies on the side.
She graduated Iowa State University in 2006 and moved to Minneapolis with her partner. Here, she tried to get into graduate school, but things didn’t pan out the way she wanted. She ended up working retail, her dream becoming buried by Black Fridays and other busy times of year. Once again, however, that dream returned. She went from immersing herself in geeky fan fiction to actually writing about the geeky things she loved for several anime and video game review sites. However, it was her discovery of National Novel Writing Month that made her go back to creating her own characters and plots.
Now, here she is, an author in the writing world.
Dreams, however, have a funny way of coming back.
Before she realized it she was grabbing her notebook and pens again. She would write stories that ranged from high school romance to her imagination running wild with the likes of Goku, Vegeta, and the other characters of Dragonball Z. This continued throughout college where she would always end up writing about the space exploits of the pilots of Gundam Wing and other works of fan fiction. Soon she realized that she wanted to do more than that. Her head was full of ideas, full of original characters and worlds that she wanted to share with others.
Thus, she stepped into an English Major with some Women’s Studies on the side.
She graduated Iowa State University in 2006 and moved to Minneapolis with her partner. Here, she tried to get into graduate school, but things didn’t pan out the way she wanted. She ended up working retail, her dream becoming buried by Black Fridays and other busy times of year. Once again, however, that dream returned. She went from immersing herself in geeky fan fiction to actually writing about the geeky things she loved for several anime and video game review sites. However, it was her discovery of National Novel Writing Month that made her go back to creating her own characters and plots.
Now, here she is, an author in the writing world.
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March 22, 2014
Disclaimer: The author furnished a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
If I were to rate this book solely on the author’s creativity, a sixth star would be required. However, there are “technical difficulties” that preclude my awarding more than four. I’ll get my complaints out of the way first in order to concentrate on the much deserved praise.
This book is sorely in need of the services of a good editor. Clumsy syntax in dialogue is one thing, assuming it is the author’s intent to have a character speak in a particular or peculiar way. However, outside the quotation marks, this novel abounds with sentences that want to be tweaked for clarity and concision. This deficit shows most glaringly in the descriptions of intimate situations between Gable and Avery. There is an unfortunate tendency toward what I call “pronoun soup.” E.g., “It works, he thinks, because Avery has his head resting against his shoulder.” Excuse me? Who is thinking? And, is Avery’s head resting against Gable’s shoulder, or is Avery’s head resting against Avery’s own shoulder? In addition to a better editor, a competent proofreader would also have helped. While the text is largely free of typos, I finished the provocative and engaging Prologue and turned the page to find that in the first line of Chapter One, the central character’s name is misspelled. They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Fortunately, the premise of the Prologue had intrigued me sufficiently that I was more than willing to offer this author and this book at least a second chance and probably more if need be. ‘Nuff said – on to what I love about this novel.
Others have noted the “time loop” convention this work has in common with Groundhog Day. I am very happy that the use of this device is where that similarity ends. Instead of waking up each morning to Sonny & Cher and then engaging in some romantic trivial pursuit, Gable Peterson finds himself caught in a loop of eight days duration that culminates in the (inevitable?) death of his boyfriend. This extended time period, coupled with the high stakes of the situation, gives the author a large window through which to explore the depths of Gable’s character. Ms. Lawrence makes the most of this opportunity! The bookshop/café of Gable’s subconscious, with its variations in hue and intensity of color, the clarity vs. ‘static’ of people and objects, and the telling absence (or presence) of sounds and aromas, provides a fascinating laboratory for this exploration. We come to know Gable’s desires and fears far more intimately than we could by other means.
The author’s use of color in general, and specifically the ubiquitous box of crayons (with their tendency to melt, break, crumble, or fade to shades of grey in various situations), gives insight into the workings of Gable’s heart and mind as he struggles to paint an understandable picture on the canvas of the dismaying and shocking circumstances in which he finds himself. Speaking of painting pictures, the delicacy and craft with which Ms. Lawrence shows us the desperation spawned by Gable’s attempt to pharmaceutically avoid his grief makes a heart-wrenching plea to each of us to genuinely suffer the ultimately unavoidable pain that is part and parcel of every human life. This section of the book is also where I noticed I had become mildly irritated by not knowing whether the situations Gable was encountering were real, or a dream – current, or past, or future. Then, it struck me that Gable and I were in the same boat – he didn’t know either – and the mild annoyance gave way to the feeling that I was drawn more closely into the action by my uncertainty!
The phrase “page turner” fails to capture the degree to which I was riveted by this tale. I simply could not put it down and read cover-to-cover in just over 18 hair-raising, gut-wrenching hours. Though apparently not her first novel, this works clearly comes early in what I hope will be an extensive volume of work by Ms. Lawrence. I am confident that with experience and with diligent efforts on the part of her editor, I will be delighted to give her next book the five stars it will richly deserve and I hope to follow her increasingly successful career for many years to come.
If I were to rate this book solely on the author’s creativity, a sixth star would be required. However, there are “technical difficulties” that preclude my awarding more than four. I’ll get my complaints out of the way first in order to concentrate on the much deserved praise.
This book is sorely in need of the services of a good editor. Clumsy syntax in dialogue is one thing, assuming it is the author’s intent to have a character speak in a particular or peculiar way. However, outside the quotation marks, this novel abounds with sentences that want to be tweaked for clarity and concision. This deficit shows most glaringly in the descriptions of intimate situations between Gable and Avery. There is an unfortunate tendency toward what I call “pronoun soup.” E.g., “It works, he thinks, because Avery has his head resting against his shoulder.” Excuse me? Who is thinking? And, is Avery’s head resting against Gable’s shoulder, or is Avery’s head resting against Avery’s own shoulder? In addition to a better editor, a competent proofreader would also have helped. While the text is largely free of typos, I finished the provocative and engaging Prologue and turned the page to find that in the first line of Chapter One, the central character’s name is misspelled. They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Fortunately, the premise of the Prologue had intrigued me sufficiently that I was more than willing to offer this author and this book at least a second chance and probably more if need be. ‘Nuff said – on to what I love about this novel.
Others have noted the “time loop” convention this work has in common with Groundhog Day. I am very happy that the use of this device is where that similarity ends. Instead of waking up each morning to Sonny & Cher and then engaging in some romantic trivial pursuit, Gable Peterson finds himself caught in a loop of eight days duration that culminates in the (inevitable?) death of his boyfriend. This extended time period, coupled with the high stakes of the situation, gives the author a large window through which to explore the depths of Gable’s character. Ms. Lawrence makes the most of this opportunity! The bookshop/café of Gable’s subconscious, with its variations in hue and intensity of color, the clarity vs. ‘static’ of people and objects, and the telling absence (or presence) of sounds and aromas, provides a fascinating laboratory for this exploration. We come to know Gable’s desires and fears far more intimately than we could by other means.
The author’s use of color in general, and specifically the ubiquitous box of crayons (with their tendency to melt, break, crumble, or fade to shades of grey in various situations), gives insight into the workings of Gable’s heart and mind as he struggles to paint an understandable picture on the canvas of the dismaying and shocking circumstances in which he finds himself. Speaking of painting pictures, the delicacy and craft with which Ms. Lawrence shows us the desperation spawned by Gable’s attempt to pharmaceutically avoid his grief makes a heart-wrenching plea to each of us to genuinely suffer the ultimately unavoidable pain that is part and parcel of every human life. This section of the book is also where I noticed I had become mildly irritated by not knowing whether the situations Gable was encountering were real, or a dream – current, or past, or future. Then, it struck me that Gable and I were in the same boat – he didn’t know either – and the mild annoyance gave way to the feeling that I was drawn more closely into the action by my uncertainty!
The phrase “page turner” fails to capture the degree to which I was riveted by this tale. I simply could not put it down and read cover-to-cover in just over 18 hair-raising, gut-wrenching hours. Though apparently not her first novel, this works clearly comes early in what I hope will be an extensive volume of work by Ms. Lawrence. I am confident that with experience and with diligent efforts on the part of her editor, I will be delighted to give her next book the five stars it will richly deserve and I hope to follow her increasingly successful career for many years to come.
March 22, 2014
If I'd had to rate this at page 45, I'd have given it a 1 star DNF. In the prologue, Gable is informed by the police of the death of his boyfriend Avery. Gable thinks through what he did the 8 days from when he last saw Avery to that moment. The next day Gable wakes up and finds himself in the past at the last day he saw Avery. Avery goes missing and now instead of just telling us what he did, the author shows us which was so boring and frustrating since I'd already read about it in the prologue.
This is not Gable's first brush with the paranormal. His grandfather came to visit him once, after his grandfather died. But when this kind of time movement is new.
The pace does pick up but the book is a little more than half over before I really get invested. Gable wakes up in the past at different times and each waking brings him new information on how Avery died which helps Gable in his quest. Unfortunately the process is slow and he lives through Avery's death several times which is obviously hard on his mental state.
As characters, I liked both Gable and Avery. They are good together, two opposites that understand each other well despite their age. The author also doesn't change them to make them more than they should be or dumb them down. Besides Gable's time traveling, he has no other special powers to solve the case. Only by reliving events does he find out what happened and takes logical steps to solve the mystery.
The second half of the book moved like crazy. Gable has all the pieces to the puzzle, knows what happened, wants to stop it, but how? In the process he changes the timeline and for the first time doesn't know how it will turn out, if he'll be able to save Avery and himself.
I give extra kudos for an original idea so unlike anything I've read before. The second half of the book was exceptional and the main and secondary characters well written.
The first half though was tough to slog through. Other niggles include the fact there is a serial killer on the lose yet only one police detective working on it. And the crayon thing, I never got it and it pulled me out of the story several times.
It's tough to rate a book like this but the idea so different I'm intrigued by what else this author has written.
I received a copy of this story at no charge from the author in exchange for an honest review.
This is not Gable's first brush with the paranormal. His grandfather came to visit him once, after his grandfather died. But when this kind of time movement is new.
The pace does pick up but the book is a little more than half over before I really get invested. Gable wakes up in the past at different times and each waking brings him new information on how Avery died which helps Gable in his quest. Unfortunately the process is slow and he lives through Avery's death several times which is obviously hard on his mental state.
As characters, I liked both Gable and Avery. They are good together, two opposites that understand each other well despite their age. The author also doesn't change them to make them more than they should be or dumb them down. Besides Gable's time traveling, he has no other special powers to solve the case. Only by reliving events does he find out what happened and takes logical steps to solve the mystery.
The second half of the book moved like crazy. Gable has all the pieces to the puzzle, knows what happened, wants to stop it, but how? In the process he changes the timeline and for the first time doesn't know how it will turn out, if he'll be able to save Avery and himself.
I give extra kudos for an original idea so unlike anything I've read before. The second half of the book was exceptional and the main and secondary characters well written.
The first half though was tough to slog through. Other niggles include the fact there is a serial killer on the lose yet only one police detective working on it. And the crayon thing, I never got it and it pulled me out of the story several times.
It's tough to rate a book like this but the idea so different I'm intrigued by what else this author has written.
I received a copy of this story at no charge from the author in exchange for an honest review.
April 3, 2014
I received a copy of this book via Goodreads' Don't Buy My Love program in exchange for an honest review.
Gable Peterson is a college senior at Univ. of Minnesota. He is an economics and marketing major, and a burly young gay man. He is in a committed relationship--going on four years--with Theater major, Avery. Avery is considered a "pretty boy" such that his homosexuality isn't unexpected, perhaps, while "manly" Gable passes for straight. Gable is still in the closet--with his parents at least. Avery's parents disowned him a few months back for coming out.
They plan to travel to NYC together after graduation and set up house together. That is, until Avery is kidnapped and murdered by the serial killer the media is dubbing the Horrific Homophobe for killing gay boys and writing slurs all over their bodies. Strangely, the bodies are also marked with compliments, indicating the killer is conflicted about his own feelings about homosexuality.
Gable turns to the homicide deceptive running the case, but there are no forthcoming answers. In sorrow, Gable passes out.
When he wakes up, he's eight days in the past. Knowing the future, Gable struggles to keep Avery safe. Is it possible that he can evade the fate he's already lived once?
Um, no. It's the most gruesome GROUNDHOG DAY ever. Actually, as the time period of Avery's disappearance is 8 days, Gable has to re-live a torturous WEEK only to learn that he failed.
Still, as the repeats occur, we are pulled farther along down the rabbit hole, learning that Gable's folks fully support his gay lifestyle, and even aid in the search for Avery. At times we think Gable will succeed, that he will save Avery, but alas, not so much.
The stakes are incredible--he uses the new knowledge to save his love, and yet Gable falls short time and again. At least until, as in Groundhog Day, he spills all his secrets to Avery. Does this work? Well, the bad guy does succeed at kidnapping Avery. But...
I'm not a huge thriller fan, mostly because they creep me out too much to sleep, but this book rocked. I just could not stop reading, praying that this time Gable got there in time to save the Avery-day.
I had a bit of trouble with the tense in the book--we shift from past to present often. And the close, third person, omniscient POV was a bit of a struggle due to head-hopping, but I didn't suffer much vertigo.
I'd like to add this: I'm so GLAD I got to the end before nightfall!
Gable Peterson is a college senior at Univ. of Minnesota. He is an economics and marketing major, and a burly young gay man. He is in a committed relationship--going on four years--with Theater major, Avery. Avery is considered a "pretty boy" such that his homosexuality isn't unexpected, perhaps, while "manly" Gable passes for straight. Gable is still in the closet--with his parents at least. Avery's parents disowned him a few months back for coming out.
They plan to travel to NYC together after graduation and set up house together. That is, until Avery is kidnapped and murdered by the serial killer the media is dubbing the Horrific Homophobe for killing gay boys and writing slurs all over their bodies. Strangely, the bodies are also marked with compliments, indicating the killer is conflicted about his own feelings about homosexuality.
Gable turns to the homicide deceptive running the case, but there are no forthcoming answers. In sorrow, Gable passes out.
When he wakes up, he's eight days in the past. Knowing the future, Gable struggles to keep Avery safe. Is it possible that he can evade the fate he's already lived once?
Um, no. It's the most gruesome GROUNDHOG DAY ever. Actually, as the time period of Avery's disappearance is 8 days, Gable has to re-live a torturous WEEK only to learn that he failed.
Still, as the repeats occur, we are pulled farther along down the rabbit hole, learning that Gable's folks fully support his gay lifestyle, and even aid in the search for Avery. At times we think Gable will succeed, that he will save Avery, but alas, not so much.
The stakes are incredible--he uses the new knowledge to save his love, and yet Gable falls short time and again. At least until, as in Groundhog Day, he spills all his secrets to Avery. Does this work? Well, the bad guy does succeed at kidnapping Avery. But...
I'm not a huge thriller fan, mostly because they creep me out too much to sleep, but this book rocked. I just could not stop reading, praying that this time Gable got there in time to save the Avery-day.
I had a bit of trouble with the tense in the book--we shift from past to present often. And the close, third person, omniscient POV was a bit of a struggle due to head-hopping, but I didn't suffer much vertigo.
I'd like to add this: I'm so GLAD I got to the end before nightfall!
June 13, 2015
rating: 4.5/5
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
And holy damn am I glad for it! The premise is simple... Gable and Avery are dating. One day Avery disappears without a trace and a week later the police find his dead body. Gable gets informed his boyfriend is dead and falls asleep while grieving. And then the fun/horror begins...
Gable wakes up and Avery is alive. Soon he realizes he's stuck in some sort of time loop (although I was disappointed it was never explained) while trying to save Avery's life. He manages to solve a little bit of the mystery at each pass but will he be able to save Avery in the end? Or lose his own life in the process? Will he go insane from the time rewinds? Or be trapped forever watching his boyfriend die again and again and again?
And the mystery is awesome! I can't say anything about it because that would spoil the fun/horror. It kept me on the edge of my seat biting my nails in anticipation.
The characters are well developed, the two main characters, the boys, are likable but not perfect. There were times I was screaming at Gabe that he's an idiot, but the character is meant to be a college boy and they're all idiots so I figured that characteristic was planned into the plot (or at least I assumed so because Gable does act like a complete idiot more often than not). The supporting characters are great too, even the annoying roommate. And the, uh, yes, another great character with great development that I'll just keep a secret (*shhhh*).
It was a great novel but if you are looking for romance, there's not much there (not a complaint). The two college boys are in a long-term, stable, loving relationship. There are no over-the-top melodramatics or gushy love scenes. The relationship is realistic and not the focus of this novel, not at all (which is why I didn't tag it as a romance). The plot, Avery's mysteries death, and characters take center stage here and that beats out romance any day.
The only criticism I can think of is a few (very few) weird POV shifts so I recommend this novel to anyone not just interested in m/m romance but also to those that like dark mysteries with a little bit of time tampering and a psychological thriller component.
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
And holy damn am I glad for it! The premise is simple... Gable and Avery are dating. One day Avery disappears without a trace and a week later the police find his dead body. Gable gets informed his boyfriend is dead and falls asleep while grieving. And then the fun/horror begins...
Gable wakes up and Avery is alive. Soon he realizes he's stuck in some sort of time loop (although I was disappointed it was never explained) while trying to save Avery's life. He manages to solve a little bit of the mystery at each pass but will he be able to save Avery in the end? Or lose his own life in the process? Will he go insane from the time rewinds? Or be trapped forever watching his boyfriend die again and again and again?
And the mystery is awesome! I can't say anything about it because that would spoil the fun/horror. It kept me on the edge of my seat biting my nails in anticipation.
The characters are well developed, the two main characters, the boys, are likable but not perfect. There were times I was screaming at Gabe that he's an idiot, but the character is meant to be a college boy and they're all idiots so I figured that characteristic was planned into the plot (or at least I assumed so because Gable does act like a complete idiot more often than not). The supporting characters are great too, even the annoying roommate. And the, uh, yes, another great character with great development that I'll just keep a secret (*shhhh*).
It was a great novel but if you are looking for romance, there's not much there (not a complaint). The two college boys are in a long-term, stable, loving relationship. There are no over-the-top melodramatics or gushy love scenes. The relationship is realistic and not the focus of this novel, not at all (which is why I didn't tag it as a romance). The plot, Avery's mysteries death, and characters take center stage here and that beats out romance any day.
The only criticism I can think of is a few (very few) weird POV shifts so I recommend this novel to anyone not just interested in m/m romance but also to those that like dark mysteries with a little bit of time tampering and a psychological thriller component.
August 4, 2016
I was given a free copy of this book by the author for an honest review.
I really enjoyed Double Hue, for me it was a new and different twist on suspense. This was also my first time reading any of Ms. Lawrence's work and I think I might have to check-out more of it.
It's a little hard to describe this story without giving to much away but I will try my best. The MCs Avery and Gable are college students who have been together since their freshman year. They are in the middle of their senior year when tragedy strikes them. Avery is murdered and Gable has to relive the week leading up to his death over and over again. During the reliving of the events Gable does all he can to try to save Avery and in doing so he discovers who the murder is.
The identity of the murder was a big twist for me. But by saving Avery Gable becomes the victim. The story is a race against time with the difficulty of knowing whom to trust. I mean really how do you tell the police you know who's murdering young gay men when the only proof you have is that you travel back in time and see it happen?
This is a love story, a coming out story, and a suspense with a little sci-fi thrown in. The character building was well done and the flow of the story, for the most part, was really good as well. In the reliving of the events it sorta dragged on for me a little because I was ready to find out what really happened and solve the murders. But overall it was a good story. I even enjoyed the sided characters; Gable's parents and Avery's roommate. As mentioned earlier I will definitely be reading more of this authors work.
I really enjoyed Double Hue, for me it was a new and different twist on suspense. This was also my first time reading any of Ms. Lawrence's work and I think I might have to check-out more of it.
It's a little hard to describe this story without giving to much away but I will try my best. The MCs Avery and Gable are college students who have been together since their freshman year. They are in the middle of their senior year when tragedy strikes them. Avery is murdered and Gable has to relive the week leading up to his death over and over again. During the reliving of the events Gable does all he can to try to save Avery and in doing so he discovers who the murder is.
The identity of the murder was a big twist for me. But by saving Avery Gable becomes the victim. The story is a race against time with the difficulty of knowing whom to trust. I mean really how do you tell the police you know who's murdering young gay men when the only proof you have is that you travel back in time and see it happen?
This is a love story, a coming out story, and a suspense with a little sci-fi thrown in. The character building was well done and the flow of the story, for the most part, was really good as well. In the reliving of the events it sorta dragged on for me a little because I was ready to find out what really happened and solve the murders. But overall it was a good story. I even enjoyed the sided characters; Gable's parents and Avery's roommate. As mentioned earlier I will definitely be reading more of this authors work.
January 28, 2014
Gable Peterson's life is turned upside down when he answers the door of his dorm room to find detective Maurice Ashford standing there. The detective informs him that his boyfriend Avery is dead. And this is where the story gets really interesting. Gable begins to start each day over knowing more than he did the day before about Avery's disappearance. (It reminded me a bit of the movie Ground Hog's day in this one way). I'll be honest. I struggled with the first few chapters of the book due to it being written in first person point of view. Normally I'm ok with that but because of the storyline it was confusing for me at the begining. Once I got on board with that I couldn't put it down. The characters were intriguing and I couldn't read fast enough to see what was going to happen. It was a creative and unique story that doesn't clearly fit in to any one genre or catagory. I love to see author's bring completely new stuff to the table. Especially in the m/m genre where there are a lot of the same themes in books. I'm glad I had the chance to review this book and will definately be on the lookout for more from this author.
It should be noted that I was given this book in exchange for a honest review as part of the PaCR NaUBA r2r goodreads group.
It should be noted that I was given this book in exchange for a honest review as part of the PaCR NaUBA r2r goodreads group.
March 27, 2014
I got this book for free in exchange for an honest review throught the DBML program of the M/M Romance group at goodreads.com.
This book is a readable version of the movie Groundhog's Day. While the premise is intriging, it wasn't executed as well as I hoped. I felt like I was slogging through the same events with only a few changes a very strong sense of here we go again. And who doesn't lose a loved one and go back to change what happenned. . The story was written adequately, there were no glaring errors other than the pronoun soup and other then the seeming to drag through each change and losing where you were in the story the flow of words were OK.
It is a solid book that just didn't live up to the expectation engendered by the blurb.
This book is a readable version of the movie Groundhog's Day. While the premise is intriging, it wasn't executed as well as I hoped. I felt like I was slogging through the same events with only a few changes a very strong sense of here we go again. And who doesn't lose a loved one and go back to change what happenned. . The story was written adequately, there were no glaring errors other than the pronoun soup and other then the seeming to drag through each change and losing where you were in the story the flow of words were OK.
It is a solid book that just didn't live up to the expectation engendered by the blurb.
August 5, 2016
I really wanted this to read to be a clear 5 star winner. It fell just a little bit short. I ended up wavering between a 3 and a 4 star rating and ultimately gave it 4 for a creative premise and overall a well-developed plot.
I received this book free for review from the author through the DBML (Don't Buy My Love) program in the M/M Romance Group on Goodreads.
The premise of the story: Gable is reliving the days leading up to his boyfriend's murder, trying to stop it before it happens. It really had potential. Unfortunately, it didn't quite deliver. The story is written in present tense, which took some getting used to. By the time I acclimated, the story was half over. Because I struggled with the tense, it made following the confusion of what day it was, how many times the days were relived a little bit more difficult.
There were some really great moments in this. I loved the crayon imagery and the use of color to show how close or far Gable was to getting it right this time. I liked the use of his dream self to guide him to the "right" finish.
Overall, it just seemed like the story needed more. More detail, more fleshing of the characters, more details to help the villain seem more believable. It is a really great start with an original and creative premise. I just wish there had been more.
I received this book free for review from the author through the DBML (Don't Buy My Love) program in the M/M Romance Group on Goodreads.
The premise of the story: Gable is reliving the days leading up to his boyfriend's murder, trying to stop it before it happens. It really had potential. Unfortunately, it didn't quite deliver. The story is written in present tense, which took some getting used to. By the time I acclimated, the story was half over. Because I struggled with the tense, it made following the confusion of what day it was, how many times the days were relived a little bit more difficult.
There were some really great moments in this. I loved the crayon imagery and the use of color to show how close or far Gable was to getting it right this time. I liked the use of his dream self to guide him to the "right" finish.
Overall, it just seemed like the story needed more. More detail, more fleshing of the characters, more details to help the villain seem more believable. It is a really great start with an original and creative premise. I just wish there had been more.
March 29, 2014
I received this book free for review from the author through the DBML (Don't Buy My Love) program in the M/M Romance Group on Goodreads.
This story has the Gable going back in time to save his boyfriend, Avery. It took a few times before Gable was able to actually save Avery and ended up getting himself in to trouble along the way.
I enjoyed the story, however it took a little bit to get into it. The first part of the book was quite confusing to me, until I was able to catch on to what was going on. Most of the story was in Gable's point of view, but a few times that author changed to others, but there was no break which made it a little hard to follow.
This story has the Gable going back in time to save his boyfriend, Avery. It took a few times before Gable was able to actually save Avery and ended up getting himself in to trouble along the way.
I enjoyed the story, however it took a little bit to get into it. The first part of the book was quite confusing to me, until I was able to catch on to what was going on. Most of the story was in Gable's point of view, but a few times that author changed to others, but there was no break which made it a little hard to follow.
March 19, 2014
*Fist-pump* this story was just phenomenal!. Had a great run with these characters; just couldn't get enough of'em. Hot and sweet, and badly twisted. This story was a mix of being accepted, rejected, a bit drunk (okay, hungover), and very messed up in the head...BUT! Have no fear, the star will be in the right place.
April 21, 2014
Really had a hard time with this book up to 50% it almost hit the DNF shelf. But for the plateau of 50% this book raced to the finish. Kudos to the author for such a brillant concept of the "Groundhog Day" experience, but the story was just ok for me.
December 17, 2013
When Gable's boyfriend Avery goes missing, it sparks a chain of events that lead to Detective Maurice Ashford showing up at his door to tell him that Avery has been murdered. But Gable has a power granted to him by a box of mysterious crayons: he can turn back the clock and relive the worst days of his life all over again. Determined to find the killer and stop him before he can end Avery's life, Gable turns the clock back over and over again. Can he stop the Double H Killer or is Avery's fate already set in stone?
The first thing that struck me about this novel is that it is written in present tense. This may deter some people, but I actually thought it fit this particular story well. It conveyed the urgency of Gable's situation as he continually relived the events of the worst few days of his life and tried to stop the inevitable from happening.
I found Double Hue to be quite the page-turner with an excellent villain. The "Horrific Homophobe" could have easily been a stereotypical caricature of a villain but instead he's sick and twisted in all the right ways as he evades capture and plays mind games with Gable. I loved to hate him, even as I pitied him just a little bit. Then I remembered he was a killer and deserved no such compassion. Lawrence pulled off playing with my emotions and obscuring things that might have been obvious with skill, pulling all the right strings to keep my interest.
Many novels which jump in time aren't always easy to follow, but I had no such problems with Double Hue. It was so well written that I had no trouble comprehending Gable's jumps back to the start. I felt his growing emotional fatigue and hopelessness as he had to face living the worst week of his life once more.
Double Hue had a very satisfying ending. It's often hard to see how books like this end happily when you're in the middle of them, but this one ended with a solid HEA that put a smile on my face. Don't be afraid to pick this one up because of its dark themes; it's not a tragedy.
There were a couple of typos, including the snort-inducing "Horrific Homophone" at one point. But I have a very picky eye for these things and a couple of mistyped words does not ruin the book at all.
I recommend this book to you if you're looking for a little more excitement from your reads and prefer more plot to your novels than romance. There's definitely love here and even a sex scene or two, but the thriller element is strongest. I was happy to read something with more plot instead of picking up a book to find it's mostly porn, but your tastes may differ.
I received a free review copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
This review was cross-posted to Infinite Love.
The first thing that struck me about this novel is that it is written in present tense. This may deter some people, but I actually thought it fit this particular story well. It conveyed the urgency of Gable's situation as he continually relived the events of the worst few days of his life and tried to stop the inevitable from happening.
I found Double Hue to be quite the page-turner with an excellent villain. The "Horrific Homophobe" could have easily been a stereotypical caricature of a villain but instead he's sick and twisted in all the right ways as he evades capture and plays mind games with Gable. I loved to hate him, even as I pitied him just a little bit. Then I remembered he was a killer and deserved no such compassion. Lawrence pulled off playing with my emotions and obscuring things that might have been obvious with skill, pulling all the right strings to keep my interest.
Many novels which jump in time aren't always easy to follow, but I had no such problems with Double Hue. It was so well written that I had no trouble comprehending Gable's jumps back to the start. I felt his growing emotional fatigue and hopelessness as he had to face living the worst week of his life once more.
Double Hue had a very satisfying ending. It's often hard to see how books like this end happily when you're in the middle of them, but this one ended with a solid HEA that put a smile on my face. Don't be afraid to pick this one up because of its dark themes; it's not a tragedy.
There were a couple of typos, including the snort-inducing "Horrific Homophone" at one point. But I have a very picky eye for these things and a couple of mistyped words does not ruin the book at all.
I recommend this book to you if you're looking for a little more excitement from your reads and prefer more plot to your novels than romance. There's definitely love here and even a sex scene or two, but the thriller element is strongest. I was happy to read something with more plot instead of picking up a book to find it's mostly porn, but your tastes may differ.
I received a free review copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
This review was cross-posted to Infinite Love.
January 3, 2014
Gable (Gabriel) Peterson hasn’t come out of his dorm room for 4 days. Gable had filed a filing a missing person’s report. Detective Maurice Ashford comes to see him asking about Avery Blair (22). The 2 seniors attend the University of Minnesota & were lovers. Avery is dead. Gables parents Frank & Esther Peterson were coming to visit him & he did not want Avery there because he had not told them that he was gay.
Chad is Avery’s roommate. He calls no Avery.
Is there a homophobic serial killer (The Horrific Homophobe, The Double H Murderer) out there whose focus is on gays? Avery is the 4th victim. The TV news media showed pictures of the victims with the writing on their bodies: Faggot, Queer, Homo.
Later Gable tells his parents he is gay. They are both OK with it.
Gable seems to keep reminiscing, or premonition (dead message) or is he just dreaming (déjà vu) about Avery? Will the homophobic serial killer be caught & brought to justice. Could Detective Maurice Ashford be the killer? Is Avery really dead/alive? Will Gable gets his degree from the University of Minnesota?
As a former crisis/school social worker hearing it time/time I know what most GLBT? Go through & have to endure on a daily basis. 1st & foremost God Bless you/all those for coming out & what they have to endure. I got to meet Matthew Wayne Shepard’s mom; Judy in my undergrad days. & of course the person I really despise Fred Phelps (never around) his bunch of idiots was across the street protesting. I was real upset with the Supreme Court letting his intelligent sister win her 2nd amendment case.
Elmer Robinson (ISU basketball, BS psychology, 1985-1989) (http://www.encyclonepedia.com/?p=2661) (http://cjonline.com/sports/golf/2009-...) & Dale Daugaard (ISU band, BS engineering, 1985-1989) (https://www.isualum.org/en/groups__cl...) my 2 BMF.
Cool book cover, font & writing style. A great exciting police crime, suspense filled, mysterious well written book. Easy to read/follow, from start/finish. Never a dull moment. Lots of surprising twists/turns. No grammar errors, or out of sequence sentences. Quite the unique set of characters. I’m not used to real long chapters, not so blah, blah, blah (boring) but the story line things appeared to be repetitive. I also call this filler for books. This could be the makings a great action packed police crime movie. That said it was still very easy for me to give this book 5 stars.
Thank you for the free book
Tony Parsons MSW (Wasburn)
Chad is Avery’s roommate. He calls no Avery.
Is there a homophobic serial killer (The Horrific Homophobe, The Double H Murderer) out there whose focus is on gays? Avery is the 4th victim. The TV news media showed pictures of the victims with the writing on their bodies: Faggot, Queer, Homo.
Later Gable tells his parents he is gay. They are both OK with it.
Gable seems to keep reminiscing, or premonition (dead message) or is he just dreaming (déjà vu) about Avery? Will the homophobic serial killer be caught & brought to justice. Could Detective Maurice Ashford be the killer? Is Avery really dead/alive? Will Gable gets his degree from the University of Minnesota?
As a former crisis/school social worker hearing it time/time I know what most GLBT? Go through & have to endure on a daily basis. 1st & foremost God Bless you/all those for coming out & what they have to endure. I got to meet Matthew Wayne Shepard’s mom; Judy in my undergrad days. & of course the person I really despise Fred Phelps (never around) his bunch of idiots was across the street protesting. I was real upset with the Supreme Court letting his intelligent sister win her 2nd amendment case.
Elmer Robinson (ISU basketball, BS psychology, 1985-1989) (http://www.encyclonepedia.com/?p=2661) (http://cjonline.com/sports/golf/2009-...) & Dale Daugaard (ISU band, BS engineering, 1985-1989) (https://www.isualum.org/en/groups__cl...) my 2 BMF.
Cool book cover, font & writing style. A great exciting police crime, suspense filled, mysterious well written book. Easy to read/follow, from start/finish. Never a dull moment. Lots of surprising twists/turns. No grammar errors, or out of sequence sentences. Quite the unique set of characters. I’m not used to real long chapters, not so blah, blah, blah (boring) but the story line things appeared to be repetitive. I also call this filler for books. This could be the makings a great action packed police crime movie. That said it was still very easy for me to give this book 5 stars.
Thank you for the free book
Tony Parsons MSW (Wasburn)
February 18, 2014
What an interesting version of Groundhogs Day, the movie. I don’t think I’m giving anything away to say that Gable is living a very bad week over and over again, learning as he goes, hoping to save Avery, his boyfriend. That’s the basic set up of this book. It sounds like it could be cheesy, like the movie, but it really isn’t at all. It’s a wonderful, complex book, fantastical, yet modern.
Gable is a solid character, going for a business degree, stable, and calm. Mostly. Avery is the actor, the performer, fun and charismatic. In the first half of the book we only have glimpses of them together, as Gable is fighting to work through this very odd week in his life. The additional characters all add to the story as well, the cop, the roommate, the parents, and the annoying woman at the police station. Sometimes extra characters are fluff, not the case here at all.
I don’t understand the technical side of writing, or in this case reading, the whole narrative perspective thing. This writing style of this book seemed odd to me, at first, I don’t know exactly why. For example “Gable looks up from his computer, when he hears the loud cry.” I didn’t like it initially, but the farther I got in to the book, the more it worked. I found myself reading faster, I almost felt like I was observing this story, watching a TV show or movie. As poor Gable starts the next cycle, I started hearing blah, blah, police station, blah blah, 48 hours, blah, blah, he’s dead. Wanting to hurry up and get through the parts we’ve seen before and get to the solution. But each time through something new comes up. It’s reminds me of watching my daughter play a video game over and over, her character dying, getting another life, and trying again.
It’s a fascinating story, bizarre and wonderful! Strong characters, great plot, creepy bad guy, violence, some sex (although not a lot), love, and wonderful writing. It was disturbing at times, and made me uncomfortable. Which is good actually. Then there is the payoff, the excellent ending. This is another new to me author, I have to admit I wasn’t sure about the book at first, but wow… What a great book! Not a traditional romance novel by any means, this is a creepy story, about a very bad man. And two boys, Avery and Gable, that get caught up in a very Twilight Zone nightmare. Well worth reading, I’d give it five stars easily!
A copy of this book was provided for reviewing. The original review can be seen at http://sidlove.com/2014/02/18/book-re....
Gable is a solid character, going for a business degree, stable, and calm. Mostly. Avery is the actor, the performer, fun and charismatic. In the first half of the book we only have glimpses of them together, as Gable is fighting to work through this very odd week in his life. The additional characters all add to the story as well, the cop, the roommate, the parents, and the annoying woman at the police station. Sometimes extra characters are fluff, not the case here at all.
I don’t understand the technical side of writing, or in this case reading, the whole narrative perspective thing. This writing style of this book seemed odd to me, at first, I don’t know exactly why. For example “Gable looks up from his computer, when he hears the loud cry.” I didn’t like it initially, but the farther I got in to the book, the more it worked. I found myself reading faster, I almost felt like I was observing this story, watching a TV show or movie. As poor Gable starts the next cycle, I started hearing blah, blah, police station, blah blah, 48 hours, blah, blah, he’s dead. Wanting to hurry up and get through the parts we’ve seen before and get to the solution. But each time through something new comes up. It’s reminds me of watching my daughter play a video game over and over, her character dying, getting another life, and trying again.
It’s a fascinating story, bizarre and wonderful! Strong characters, great plot, creepy bad guy, violence, some sex (although not a lot), love, and wonderful writing. It was disturbing at times, and made me uncomfortable. Which is good actually. Then there is the payoff, the excellent ending. This is another new to me author, I have to admit I wasn’t sure about the book at first, but wow… What a great book! Not a traditional romance novel by any means, this is a creepy story, about a very bad man. And two boys, Avery and Gable, that get caught up in a very Twilight Zone nightmare. Well worth reading, I’d give it five stars easily!
A copy of this book was provided for reviewing. The original review can be seen at http://sidlove.com/2014/02/18/book-re....
January 3, 2014
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Wow! This was one heck of a wild ride. This story reminded me a little of the movie groundhog day but a mystery/ thriller. Let’s see where shall I begin?
Gable and Avery have been lovers for four years. They are in their last year of college. They love each other very much and have such a fabulous relationship. One day Gable wakes up to a knock on his door and a detective tells him his Avery is dead. As we read on this begins to repeat. No. I am not saying this story is repetitive since each time we read it something changes, at first just a little, then a lot, then when you think you have it all figured But…BAM the entire scene changes, view changes and things get even crazier.
There are so many twists and turns in this story it’s like an amusement park ride you go slow and sweet (the love between the characters) then faster (the announcement Avery is dead) then round and round the twists then as it slows down and you think it’s over …whoosh—another big twist, change of direction (character point of view) and we go twisting and turning again right up to the end. My fingers are sore where I chewed my nails to the quick.
I loved Gable. He is the perfect boyfriend and you could just feel his pain and panic throughout this story. I also adored Avery. He is fun and also brilliant. As the story unravels you can just about picture his beauty and wit. The bad guy? Now he is just scary…one of those people you trust, then find out they are just sick. At times I did feel a bit sorry for him, just a little.
This is a unique , brilliant story and if you like time-travel, sweet loving relationships, a mystery with lots of twists and turns, a psychological thriller and nail-biting suspense this is for you.
Wow! This was one heck of a wild ride. This story reminded me a little of the movie groundhog day but a mystery/ thriller. Let’s see where shall I begin?
Gable and Avery have been lovers for four years. They are in their last year of college. They love each other very much and have such a fabulous relationship. One day Gable wakes up to a knock on his door and a detective tells him his Avery is dead. As we read on this begins to repeat. No. I am not saying this story is repetitive since each time we read it something changes, at first just a little, then a lot, then when you think you have it all figured But…BAM the entire scene changes, view changes and things get even crazier.
There are so many twists and turns in this story it’s like an amusement park ride you go slow and sweet (the love between the characters) then faster (the announcement Avery is dead) then round and round the twists then as it slows down and you think it’s over …whoosh—another big twist, change of direction (character point of view) and we go twisting and turning again right up to the end. My fingers are sore where I chewed my nails to the quick.
I loved Gable. He is the perfect boyfriend and you could just feel his pain and panic throughout this story. I also adored Avery. He is fun and also brilliant. As the story unravels you can just about picture his beauty and wit. The bad guy? Now he is just scary…one of those people you trust, then find out they are just sick. At times I did feel a bit sorry for him, just a little.
This is a unique , brilliant story and if you like time-travel, sweet loving relationships, a mystery with lots of twists and turns, a psychological thriller and nail-biting suspense this is for you.
January 14, 2014
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. First, I have to admit that there isn't a lot I can really say about it. I generally got so caught up in the story that I forgot to take notes! And on top of that, it's going to be tough to discuss without spoilers, but I will give it a try.
Double Hue is an action packed, emotional roller coaster. You can tell from the blurb that it's going to be a bit on the supernatural side, but I had no idea where it was going at first. It takes a while for you to realize what's happening. I admit that I wondered if I was going to like it at first. Once I figured out the story line, it was all over. The characters were so easy to identify with and the love story wonderful even though this is definitely not a romance novel. I'm not even sure how to classify it. Gay thriller? Supernatural mystery that just happens to include some really hot sex? I'm not sure, but it's a wonderful mash-up!
Briana Lawrence took a story that could have easily become convoluted or repetitive and turned it in to something exciting, heart felt and witty. The twists were great and without giving too much away, I'll just say that I loved how Avery ended up being the smart one. The only thing I'm not sure about is whether or not I would have added the epilogue. The book ends beautifully without it and I'm not sure I care enough about the character it's written about to give them the thought and time.
Double Hue is an action packed, emotional roller coaster. You can tell from the blurb that it's going to be a bit on the supernatural side, but I had no idea where it was going at first. It takes a while for you to realize what's happening. I admit that I wondered if I was going to like it at first. Once I figured out the story line, it was all over. The characters were so easy to identify with and the love story wonderful even though this is definitely not a romance novel. I'm not even sure how to classify it. Gay thriller? Supernatural mystery that just happens to include some really hot sex? I'm not sure, but it's a wonderful mash-up!
Briana Lawrence took a story that could have easily become convoluted or repetitive and turned it in to something exciting, heart felt and witty. The twists were great and without giving too much away, I'll just say that I loved how Avery ended up being the smart one. The only thing I'm not sure about is whether or not I would have added the epilogue. The book ends beautifully without it and I'm not sure I care enough about the character it's written about to give them the thought and time.
January 7, 2014
Double Hue was the first real page-turner I've read in a long time. I could barely read the words fast enough to satiate my lust for more of the story. I believe that the author more or less accomplished the desired effect on the reader with every sentence she wrote, and I must admit that it's beautifully written in the present tense (that's surprisingly rare).
One of the things I ran into trouble with halfway through was the plot. I'm not going to go into plausibility or implausibility here, because it's a fiction novel and the novel never tried to ground itself too much to reality in the first place. I will say that my first impression of the Gable's recollections and do-overs and the last half of the novel was that they were somewhat disconnected. One half was sci-fi ish and the next was a pure thriller.
I think that this novel would've lost out if the author had chosen to make it ONLY a thriller or make it ONLY a sci-fi type deal exploring the implications of time-travel. I just think there could've been a better job done of making them more solidly connected from the very beginning.
One of the things I ran into trouble with halfway through was the plot. I'm not going to go into plausibility or implausibility here, because it's a fiction novel and the novel never tried to ground itself too much to reality in the first place. I will say that my first impression of the Gable's recollections and do-overs and the last half of the novel was that they were somewhat disconnected. One half was sci-fi ish and the next was a pure thriller.
I think that this novel would've lost out if the author had chosen to make it ONLY a thriller or make it ONLY a sci-fi type deal exploring the implications of time-travel. I just think there could've been a better job done of making them more solidly connected from the very beginning.
December 1, 2013
Briana Lawrence weaves a tale of mystery and suspense into a gripping page turner.
When Gable Peterson wakes up one morning to a knock at his door, the last person he expects to see is Detective Maurice Ashford telling him his boyfriend Avery has been killed.
Gable just wants to pretend it didn't happen, that Avery is still alive and everything is back to normal. So he closes his eyes and recalls on those memories, what he doesn't expect when he awakes is the ability to change the past. The question Lawrence continues to ask the reader is, does he have the ability to keep Avery alive this time?
I found myself intrigued and asking the same thing. Briana Lawrence tells an intricate story where the reader needs to pay full attention to detail. A couple of times throughout the novel I found myself a bit turned around but I was able to quickly find my way back.
I was pleasantly surprised at some of the twists and turns Double Hue had in store. Briana Lawrence was able to take me on a gripping story full of danger and desire, suspense and love.
When Gable Peterson wakes up one morning to a knock at his door, the last person he expects to see is Detective Maurice Ashford telling him his boyfriend Avery has been killed.
Gable just wants to pretend it didn't happen, that Avery is still alive and everything is back to normal. So he closes his eyes and recalls on those memories, what he doesn't expect when he awakes is the ability to change the past. The question Lawrence continues to ask the reader is, does he have the ability to keep Avery alive this time?
I found myself intrigued and asking the same thing. Briana Lawrence tells an intricate story where the reader needs to pay full attention to detail. A couple of times throughout the novel I found myself a bit turned around but I was able to quickly find my way back.
I was pleasantly surprised at some of the twists and turns Double Hue had in store. Briana Lawrence was able to take me on a gripping story full of danger and desire, suspense and love.
February 5, 2014
What would you do if you dreamed of your lover's death over and over again? This is what happens to Gable (Gabe) Peterson with his boyfriend Avery Blair. To Gable, the days seem endless without Avery in his life no matter what he does. He believes that he's going mad yet the truth is screaming at him blaring color. Gable is holding a secret from his parents that he's gay and very afraid to tell them after Avery's experience with his own parents. Gable listens to the news about three other dead gay men but Avery ignores this. Will Gable tell his parents? What do Gable's dreams mean? Who is killing gay men? Your answers await you in Double Hue.
This book is off the beaten track for me genre wise yet completely interesting to me. Reading about the struggles that come with being gay was enlightening experience for me. Both Avery and Gable have different approaches and completely unique. I thought dream element was truly interesting arc through out the book. I thought the author did a wonderful job of writing this story. I look forward to the next work by this author.
This book is off the beaten track for me genre wise yet completely interesting to me. Reading about the struggles that come with being gay was enlightening experience for me. Both Avery and Gable have different approaches and completely unique. I thought dream element was truly interesting arc through out the book. I thought the author did a wonderful job of writing this story. I look forward to the next work by this author.
December 29, 2013
This is an intensely emotional and very thought provoking tale. The foreshadowing and flashbacks really let you get a full picture of what is going on. Also, the fact that the novel is set up like a play gives an extra dramatic feel to the entire story. All in all it adds up to a very trippy read.
The character development in this tale was very well done. By the end of the story I felt like the main character was an old college chum. I knew him intimately yet without irrelevant details. The rest of the cast was also well developed. Each individual was developed to a degree that suited their character and lot in the story perfectly.
As a whole this story is creatively unique. It hits you hard yet leaves you with a feeling of contentment. It was well worth the read.
Please note that I received this novel free of charge from the author in exchange for an honest review.
The character development in this tale was very well done. By the end of the story I felt like the main character was an old college chum. I knew him intimately yet without irrelevant details. The rest of the cast was also well developed. Each individual was developed to a degree that suited their character and lot in the story perfectly.
As a whole this story is creatively unique. It hits you hard yet leaves you with a feeling of contentment. It was well worth the read.
Please note that I received this novel free of charge from the author in exchange for an honest review.
March 21, 2014
(This book was provided free in return for an honest review.)
Double Hue was an extremely interesting read. Gable and Avery are college sweethearts that get tangled up with a serial killer. The long first chapter sets the stage of Avery’s kidnapping and subsequent death. However it’s the rest of the book that truly draws the reader in. The author did a fantastic job of “keeping the time-line” consistent while simultaneously bringing Gable back in time repeatedly. The plot twist after Avery had fallen victim several times was intense. The ending for Gable and Avery was beautifully written. I could have done without the Epilogue…the author created a perfectly wicked killer and I hesitated to go back into his demented mind once again.
Double Hue was an extremely interesting read. Gable and Avery are college sweethearts that get tangled up with a serial killer. The long first chapter sets the stage of Avery’s kidnapping and subsequent death. However it’s the rest of the book that truly draws the reader in. The author did a fantastic job of “keeping the time-line” consistent while simultaneously bringing Gable back in time repeatedly. The plot twist after Avery had fallen victim several times was intense. The ending for Gable and Avery was beautifully written. I could have done without the Epilogue…the author created a perfectly wicked killer and I hesitated to go back into his demented mind once again.
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