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Keep Living
When Patrick Jones lost his little brother to cancer, he thought he earned a free pass from tragedy for the rest of his life. A serial killer, known as the Metroplex Murderer, had other ideas.
Years later, Patrick still tries to put together the pieces of his shattered life when Kayla Cooper moves in next door. Kayla, having her own dark past, doesn’t quite know what to make of Patrick. Can the two heal each other, or will the Metroplex Murderer’s plans pull them apart?
Years later, Patrick still tries to put together the pieces of his shattered life when Kayla Cooper moves in next door. Kayla, having her own dark past, doesn’t quite know what to make of Patrick. Can the two heal each other, or will the Metroplex Murderer’s plans pull them apart?
256 pages, Paperback
Published March 28, 2015
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March 1, 2017
I'll get the one negative point out of the way: she needed an editor.
Now in for the justification for the rating:
1) It was an easy read. The writing style was a pleasure to read.
2) There was a good balance between the building tension and the lighter passages. I don't do horror or really suspenseful stuff. Even if I liked it (which I don't), my reading schedule couldn't deal with it.
3) The story carried itself along at a comfortable pace. Having said that, there is a point I heard a long time ago that went: in a chick flick, the relationship works out; in a guy flick, the situation works out.
The last two pages of the book totally resolve the situation. The relationship took a hundred pages; the situation took two. As a dude, I'd have liked for the last two pages to be a full chapter, perhaps two. Perhaps a full epilogue.
But I'm not faulting the book for that since I wasn't the obvious demographic it was written for.
4) The story was light, even with the heaviness of some of the points. I quit reading another book last month when the writer wanted to drag us through the five stages of grief, complete with psych 101 analysis points. I don't read fiction for a cram course.
Putting a story that has some very heavy tragic moments into an otherwise fun little story is a talent. I'm glad I read this one!
Now in for the justification for the rating:
1) It was an easy read. The writing style was a pleasure to read.
2) There was a good balance between the building tension and the lighter passages. I don't do horror or really suspenseful stuff. Even if I liked it (which I don't), my reading schedule couldn't deal with it.
3) The story carried itself along at a comfortable pace. Having said that, there is a point I heard a long time ago that went: in a chick flick, the relationship works out; in a guy flick, the situation works out.
The last two pages of the book totally resolve the situation. The relationship took a hundred pages; the situation took two. As a dude, I'd have liked for the last two pages to be a full chapter, perhaps two. Perhaps a full epilogue.
But I'm not faulting the book for that since I wasn't the obvious demographic it was written for.
4) The story was light, even with the heaviness of some of the points. I quit reading another book last month when the writer wanted to drag us through the five stages of grief, complete with psych 101 analysis points. I don't read fiction for a cram course.
Putting a story that has some very heavy tragic moments into an otherwise fun little story is a talent. I'm glad I read this one!
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