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The Thunderbolt Effect
Frustrated with her job, Susan Grant is desperate to change her life. Curious about what her future may hold, she visits her aunt Dorothy Brown, a tarot master, for a reading.
As Susan and her husband Charles return from the trip to Dover, they are involved in a car accident, during which a thunderbolt hits Susan leading to shocking consequences.
Nothing will be the same after Susan's personality changes.
As Susan and her husband Charles return from the trip to Dover, they are involved in a car accident, during which a thunderbolt hits Susan leading to shocking consequences.
Nothing will be the same after Susan's personality changes.
104 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 28, 2025
About the author
Kristina Gallo
33 books134 followersI am a Croatian multi genre indie author.
Adrenaline stories, mysteries and thrillers are my favorite.
If you are a fan of series, I recommend my mystery drama book The Seller of Sins.
Since 2024 I am collaborating with Red Cape Publishing.
My horor thriller " A dream about White Rabbit" got an audio version.
Adrenaline stories, mysteries and thrillers are my favorite.
If you are a fan of series, I recommend my mystery drama book The Seller of Sins.
Since 2024 I am collaborating with Red Cape Publishing.
My horor thriller " A dream about White Rabbit" got an audio version.
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February 3, 2026
If you haven’t met Kristina Gallo and read one of her suspenseful books yet, The Thunderbolt Effect is a good story to begin with. This mysterious and dark fantasy, spiced with a murder and intriguing investigation, will appeal especially to fans of the paranormal and personality change. I liked a lot the strong accentuation of the bullying at work, which is happening so much everywhere that we are accepting it as something normal and expected. Except, it is NOT normal. Far from it.
I have received an ARC from the author at no cost and with no obligations toward the author. This is my honest review.
I have received an ARC from the author at no cost and with no obligations toward the author. This is my honest review.
January 18, 2026
Dorothy is a 60 year old childless widow. She lives with her cat Calico in Dover. In the village where she lives she is an outcast and feared as an “evil witch”. But Dorothy is in fact a gifted tarot reader and is able to predict the future with 100% accuracy. When her niece comes to visit her and asks for a reading lightening strikes! A spooky short story to give you the shivers.
December 6, 2025
An Intricate Web of Suspense
‘The Thunderbolt Effect,’ Author Kristina Gallo’s dark fantasy horror, is an intricate web tightly woven by interrelated characters affected by the brief affair and subsequent traffic fatality of Alice Smith, Susan Grant’s mother.
These interrelated characters, along with those passing through the novel, have unlikable traits. This in itself is refreshing. The protagonist, Susan Grant, is no exception. Yet, she had me rooting for her when the “thunderbolt effect” manifested: forty-five years old; at a stalemate in her career, working for a much younger boss who disrespects her.
Puzzle, the tarot master’s cat, has nothing on the author’s prowess for connecting the puzzle pieces of this story from beginning to end via character background and disturbing plot developments.
A must-read!
‘The Thunderbolt Effect,’ Author Kristina Gallo’s dark fantasy horror, is an intricate web tightly woven by interrelated characters affected by the brief affair and subsequent traffic fatality of Alice Smith, Susan Grant’s mother.
These interrelated characters, along with those passing through the novel, have unlikable traits. This in itself is refreshing. The protagonist, Susan Grant, is no exception. Yet, she had me rooting for her when the “thunderbolt effect” manifested: forty-five years old; at a stalemate in her career, working for a much younger boss who disrespects her.
Puzzle, the tarot master’s cat, has nothing on the author’s prowess for connecting the puzzle pieces of this story from beginning to end via character background and disturbing plot developments.
A must-read!
January 16, 2026
Some turn to tarot cards for guidance—but what happens when the reading refuses to be ignored? Dorothy Brown possesses a rare gift, one that people trust with their most intimate questions about fate and the future. Yet in this haunting tale of the Tarot, one reading sets off a chain of events far beyond anyone’s control. After a woman is struck by lightning, her life spirals into a series of strange and unsettling occurrences, blurring the line between destiny and danger. Rich with suspense and supernatural intrigue, this story is impossible to put down. Ms. Gallow masterfully keeps readers captivated, turning each page with mounting tension and mystery.
December 31, 2025
great short read
This isn’t the first book by Kristina Gallo that I have read, and this feels a little different. Yet, it's a great short read well well-written and flows. Her unique storytelling has woven a great story, dark at times but mixed with tarot and Susan’s amazing sense of self with an ending which follows the story. Well done.
This isn’t the first book by Kristina Gallo that I have read, and this feels a little different. Yet, it's a great short read well well-written and flows. Her unique storytelling has woven a great story, dark at times but mixed with tarot and Susan’s amazing sense of self with an ending which follows the story. Well done.
December 8, 2025
Sparks fly for Susan after a visit to her aunt for a tarot reading, as she hoped for more out of her job and life. She gets more than she expected following a lightning strike. The thunderbolt effect changed everything! This was a fun fast paced read!
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