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Southern Gothic
Aspiring author Meredith Harper owns the hottest bookstore in Savannah.
Michael Black is her favorite writer—long thought dead—until he mysteriously approaches Meredith with a new manuscript, and a most unusual offer. Meredith can keep the manuscript to herself, or publish it under her own name.
Her decision results in a bestseller, but the novel contains a coded secret; one that will put her on trial for murder and in hiding from "the blood stalker," proving too late that making a deal with the devil comes at a heavy price.
Michael Black is her favorite writer—long thought dead—until he mysteriously approaches Meredith with a new manuscript, and a most unusual offer. Meredith can keep the manuscript to herself, or publish it under her own name.
Her decision results in a bestseller, but the novel contains a coded secret; one that will put her on trial for murder and in hiding from "the blood stalker," proving too late that making a deal with the devil comes at a heavy price.
300 pages, Hardcover
Published January 24, 2017
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Dale Wiley
14 books38 followersDale Wiley is a Missouri attorney who has had a character named after him on CSI, owned a record label, been interviewed by Bob Edwards on NPR's Morning Edition and made motorcycles for Merle Haggard and John Paul DeJoria. He has three awesome kids and spends his days working as a lawyer fighting the big banks.
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October 17, 2016
This is on me. I should have known that a novel which uses in its description the word hottest to describe a bookstore would be a cheesy romance crapfest. But the rest of the description sounded ok, the author was male, so I thought maybe it would somehow have more to offer than a standard chicklit...alas no. This is very much the sort of schlocky trash I was afraid it'd be, only wrapped up in a pretense of a proper novel. You know how they say you should never meet your heroes? Well, Meredith, the owner of the aforementioned hottest bookstore in Savannah, is about to and he will change her life. Meredith is ever the cliché, those who can write, those who can't sell works of others, but she is an aspiring writer with some serious hero worship of an author named (ludicrously, although apparently the credit goes to kids) Michael Black. Mr. Black is an utter scum, whose sordid personal life put him on a lam, now he decides to make a sort of come back vicariously through Meredith, he'll be the master, she'll be the pupil. Mind you, these are proper adults in their 40s and 50s, not amateurs and star struck kids, they should know different, but...alas no. Anyway, Black rewrites Meredith's book, for which she takes credit, gets much wished for fame and an utterly unwelcome degree of notoriety plus her dream man turns out to be a psycho stalker in a plot turn easily seen from a mile away. So there is also a book within a book here. Had any of them been good or even decent, it would be considered a bonus, here it's more like two turds for the price of one. At best, at times this aspiring bodice ripper is laughable with priceless lines like He was her hero, now he would become her lover. Most of the time, it's roll your eyes kind of inanity. Lack of likeable characters and lack of writing skills give the readers nothing to like. And there really has to be something, likeable characters aren't necessary, if the narrative shines. See Caroline Kepnes' terrific You as an example of what good stalker thriller ought to be like. In the afterword the author mentions his preteens contributing to the plot, which can easily be believed, but can't possibly be used as an excuse. The most entertaining part is that the afterword starts by the author actually referring to this drivel as a great novel (oh the temerity). That would be funnier if the book wasn't actually being properly published, but apparently there must be a market for this schlocky kitsch. That isn't actually all that surprising, the most surprising thing is that the author is male, when the writing positively shrieks middle age southern matron. So there it is. Seems to be exclusively targeted for fans of cheesy romance/gothic(ish) romance, kudzu covered chicklit. A reader of any ambition would find their intelligence insulted and the book takes itself too seriously (great as it is according to the author) for cheap fun. Not romantic enough for a love story, not exciting enough for a thriller, not enough suspense for a mystery. Free from Netgalley and a relatively quick read, but an utter waste of time.
December 28, 2016
3.5 stars. Meredith Harper owns a bookstore in Savannah. Her favourite author is Michael Black whom everyone thinks has died until he approaches Meredith with a new manuscript and an unusual offer - to keep the manuscript for herself or have it published in her own name.
Just what are the motives for this generous offer? Is it just a simple gift or or something more sinister........
I found this novel a bit creepy at times but that's what kept me turning the pages.
I would like to thank NetGalley, Vesuvian Books and the author Dale Wiley for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Just what are the motives for this generous offer? Is it just a simple gift or or something more sinister........
I found this novel a bit creepy at times but that's what kept me turning the pages.
I would like to thank NetGalley, Vesuvian Books and the author Dale Wiley for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
February 9, 2017
As beguiling as the quirky and Southern Meredith Harper, this story is filled with quite a few unexpected turns. With elegant prose, and witty dialogue the sizzle between the two lead characters is dazzling, but it is the intrigue of the story that keeps you turning the pages. Hold on, you are in for a great ride with this soulful tale.
December 18, 2016
This scary story is a novel within a novel. Meredith Harper has always wanted to be a writer like her hero Michael Black. She is divorced and has started a successful book store in Savannah. She has written a manuscript and sent it around to publishers but has had no offers to publish it.
Michael disappeared five years earlier under suspicion that he had killed his much younger girlfriend Quinn. Harassed by Quinn's father, he chooses to disappear. Meredith has started an online bulletin board to defend Michael.
One day she receives and email and some rather frightening phone calls that turn out to be from her home phone number. She brings her shop assistant home with her to check the place out. No one is there but a red ribbon - reminiscent of the book she wrote but could never find a publisher for - is hanging on a knob.
Soon Michael appears with her re-written novel which is told in alternate chapters in the first part of this story. Because he is in hiding, he offers to let her publish the book under her name. She accepts even though she knows it is wrong and begins an intense physical relationship with Michael.
The book becomes an instant best seller and Michael's behavior gets more and more strange. Personally, I think it was strange from the beginning. He stalked her, spied on her, make himself at home in her house when she wasn't there. When Meredith tries to break off with him, he threatens to expose her deception about the book.
Worse yet, the beginning of the newly rewritten book has clues that lead to Quinn's buried body. Meredith is accused of first degree murder but still refuses to tell what she knows about Michael for fear of being outed as a plagiarist and losing her new-found fame.
Things spiral deeper and deeper into the strange before the stunning conclusion. I thought this novel was intensely creepy. I thought Meredith made bad choice after bad choice in the story. Fans of scary stories will enjoy this one.
Michael disappeared five years earlier under suspicion that he had killed his much younger girlfriend Quinn. Harassed by Quinn's father, he chooses to disappear. Meredith has started an online bulletin board to defend Michael.
One day she receives and email and some rather frightening phone calls that turn out to be from her home phone number. She brings her shop assistant home with her to check the place out. No one is there but a red ribbon - reminiscent of the book she wrote but could never find a publisher for - is hanging on a knob.
Soon Michael appears with her re-written novel which is told in alternate chapters in the first part of this story. Because he is in hiding, he offers to let her publish the book under her name. She accepts even though she knows it is wrong and begins an intense physical relationship with Michael.
The book becomes an instant best seller and Michael's behavior gets more and more strange. Personally, I think it was strange from the beginning. He stalked her, spied on her, make himself at home in her house when she wasn't there. When Meredith tries to break off with him, he threatens to expose her deception about the book.
Worse yet, the beginning of the newly rewritten book has clues that lead to Quinn's buried body. Meredith is accused of first degree murder but still refuses to tell what she knows about Michael for fear of being outed as a plagiarist and losing her new-found fame.
Things spiral deeper and deeper into the strange before the stunning conclusion. I thought this novel was intensely creepy. I thought Meredith made bad choice after bad choice in the story. Fans of scary stories will enjoy this one.
February 6, 2017
Dale Wiley has done it again with this gritty, creepy, dark twisted stalker mystery thriller set in the Deep South. His writing is going from strength to strength and i absolutely loved how intriguing the characters were within this novel.
Southern Gothic is a novel within a novel now some may think that won't work well but with Dale's talent of writing it works and works well with captivating and gripping results. It flowed seamlessly between both stories that kept me turning page after page needing to know what would happen next.
Meredith Harper is a bookshop owner / aspiring writer she has tried unsuccessfully to get her book The Red Ribbon published wanting to follow in the footsteps of her favourite author Michael Black. Michael Black has been in hiding for few years now following the disappearance of his partner.
What happens next turns into a creepy story of twists and turns with Michael turning up with an opportunity for Meredith and her book thats to good to be true!!
Any fan of Dale Wiley will love this dark and twisted story, if you're looking at his work for the first time i can highly recommend this book if your looking for something a little different.
October 18, 2016
My favorite read of the year thus far is SOUTHERN GOTHIC, by best selling author Dale Wiley. I could not put it down and stayed up until the wee hours to finish it. The premise is something I haven't seen before, so it was refreshing that it wasn't a "formula" book. The characters are complex and compelling and the author's use of descriptors while exploring the minds of the male and female lead characters is intriguing and satisfying. Since "the greed gland is the last to go", we can see how the female lead succumbs to her desire for success and notariety as an author is fulfilled by an iconic author whom she nearly worships. But her fulfilled desires come at a very steep price. I don't want to spoil what happens next, so I'll just say there is far more than her reputation at risk. SOUTHERN GOTHIC is a true page turner and Wiley may just replace Grishom as my favorite writer. I can't wait to read THE INTERN next and look forward to more of the melodic writing style of Dale Wiley. This is a novel to enjoy and immerse oneself in. It's a great read, moves quickly and I love his use of "a book within a book" and how he winds his way fluidly between both story lines.
October 19, 2016
This novel was so eloquently written. I loved the fact that there was a book within a book and how the stories smoothly flowed back-and-forth throughout. I was so eager to find out what was going to happen next I could hardly put it down. Such a wonderful read, I cannot wait to read more of Dale Wiley's books! If his other books are anything like this one I may have a new favorite writer. I highly recommend Southern Gothic, just be prepared of being incapable of setting this one down.
October 29, 2016
Expected publication: January 24th 2017 by Vesuvian Books
Southern Gothic by Dale Wiley is a smart, masterfully orchestrated, complicated thriller. At first glance, the premise of a book-within-a-book might seem distracting. It is not. Both story lines keep the reader engaged page after page and compelled to stay up much later than planned, as this book is nearly impossible to put down--truly one of my favorite books this year.
Wiley’s character, Michael Black, is a talented but deranged best-selling author. Wiley doesn’t merely tell us that with the response Black gets from his fans and sales, Wiley shows us by having us read Black’s writing. This is a very gutsy move on Dale Wiley’s part— to ‘imitate’ the writing of a fictional acclaimed author and do it in such a way that the reader, too, is awed by the writing—a feat not many could carry off. But this is only one of the ways in which Wiley shows his brilliance.
Black’s writing is also essential to understanding clues to the complex, erotic, and ultimately sadistic relationship Black develops with women, including Meredith Harper, a younger aspiring author in the main narrative. Meredith’s plight is one that is all too familiar and in that way it is most frightening to the empathic reader. In an instant, surrounded by her closest friends and overwhelmed by a golden opportunity, she fails to come clean about a deception. This momentary lapse in judgement leads her into the spiral of Wiley’s well-crafted cat and mouse game, and readers will find themselves fully engrossed to the very end.
This was my first Dale Wiley novel and I have now added his others to my Goodreads' “Want to Read” list...I can hardly wait.
I received this novel via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review. Many thanks to the author and the publisher, Vesuvian Books, for the opportunity to read and review this novel.
Southern Gothic by Dale Wiley is a smart, masterfully orchestrated, complicated thriller. At first glance, the premise of a book-within-a-book might seem distracting. It is not. Both story lines keep the reader engaged page after page and compelled to stay up much later than planned, as this book is nearly impossible to put down--truly one of my favorite books this year.
Wiley’s character, Michael Black, is a talented but deranged best-selling author. Wiley doesn’t merely tell us that with the response Black gets from his fans and sales, Wiley shows us by having us read Black’s writing. This is a very gutsy move on Dale Wiley’s part— to ‘imitate’ the writing of a fictional acclaimed author and do it in such a way that the reader, too, is awed by the writing—a feat not many could carry off. But this is only one of the ways in which Wiley shows his brilliance.
Black’s writing is also essential to understanding clues to the complex, erotic, and ultimately sadistic relationship Black develops with women, including Meredith Harper, a younger aspiring author in the main narrative. Meredith’s plight is one that is all too familiar and in that way it is most frightening to the empathic reader. In an instant, surrounded by her closest friends and overwhelmed by a golden opportunity, she fails to come clean about a deception. This momentary lapse in judgement leads her into the spiral of Wiley’s well-crafted cat and mouse game, and readers will find themselves fully engrossed to the very end.
This was my first Dale Wiley novel and I have now added his others to my Goodreads' “Want to Read” list...I can hardly wait.
I received this novel via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review. Many thanks to the author and the publisher, Vesuvian Books, for the opportunity to read and review this novel.
December 1, 2016
Dale Wiley has done it again...He has written a book that is hard to put down. Meredith is fascinated with a favorite author, whose manuscript magically appears in her lap. With every twist, turn, phone call, knot in the stomach, fragment of hope, revelations of life and death and each day that passes, more information comes to light in this enticing novel that features a story within a story.
If the road to hell is indeed paved with good intentions, where does that leave famous author Michael Black? Where does that leave our leading lady Meredith? Where does it leave you as the reader? Only time will tell and you can decide your own ultimate options--when you turn that last page to 305.
If the road to hell is indeed paved with good intentions, where does that leave famous author Michael Black? Where does that leave our leading lady Meredith? Where does it leave you as the reader? Only time will tell and you can decide your own ultimate options--when you turn that last page to 305.
August 15, 2021
Meredith Harper, who owns a bookstore in Savannah, Georgia, is an aspiring author without much hope of ever being good enough to be published. She is a great character with an interesting dilemma--and the decision she makes goes badly wrong. The saying, "If it's too good to be true, it usually is," has never been more true than with Meredith. An intriguing and atmospheric read, Southern Gothic weaves elements of past and present together in a cat-and-mouse mystery that turns deadly and leaves you racing to the final pages for a climatic end.
May 25, 2017
This was hard to get through at times. I think the description should be more of a "romantic thriller" than anything else. Not really what I expected but the idea of the premise is a good one.
January 1, 2017
Savannah bookshop owner Meredith has long wanted to be an author, but with little success. Then one day her favorite author Michael Black—widely believed to be dead—approaches her with an offer she simply can’t refuse: he’s rewritten her manuscript and Meredith can publish it under her own name. The novel is an instant bestseller, but Meredith’s life takes a dark, drastic turn as the result of her decision.
For me, Southern Gothic started off sort of too slow for my liking, alternating back and forth between Meredith’s sudden, unexpected whirlwind “romance” with Michael and her novel (which is actually Michael’s complete rewrite of her manuscript) “Red Ribbon”. It wasn’t until the second half when the pace picks up. Meredith’s decision to pass the novel off as her own lands her accused of murder, and Michael’s fascination with her is not as it seems. As Southern Gothic reaches its conclusion the tension and danger could really be felt.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
For me, Southern Gothic started off sort of too slow for my liking, alternating back and forth between Meredith’s sudden, unexpected whirlwind “romance” with Michael and her novel (which is actually Michael’s complete rewrite of her manuscript) “Red Ribbon”. It wasn’t until the second half when the pace picks up. Meredith’s decision to pass the novel off as her own lands her accused of murder, and Michael’s fascination with her is not as it seems. As Southern Gothic reaches its conclusion the tension and danger could really be felt.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
September 16, 2018
Diane
Southern Gothic is a very different kind of Suspense novel I have ever read.
The protagonist was the kind of character that
Was a toss between vulnerable and as off centered as the characters she created. The writing created an eerie atmospheric story.
The ending, however, was a little
Disappointing, but we'll worth reading anyway.
Southern Gothic is a very different kind of Suspense novel I have ever read.
The protagonist was the kind of character that
Was a toss between vulnerable and as off centered as the characters she created. The writing created an eerie atmospheric story.
The ending, however, was a little
Disappointing, but we'll worth reading anyway.
October 9, 2018
Holy this should be a screenplay Batman. Really good thriller that borders on romance story. This is the story of a bookstore owner, author want a be and her favorite author. He is twisted and cunning and manipulates the female lead to walk straight down the path of self destruction. Five bright stars for Southern Gothic.
August 30, 2018
Gothic
I could not relate to the woman in this book. She made one bad decision after another and then constantly whined about the outcome of her decisions.. As a person, I found her hard to like.
I could not relate to the woman in this book. She made one bad decision after another and then constantly whined about the outcome of her decisions.. As a person, I found her hard to like.
September 22, 2018
Awful is way too good for this one.
Started out great. A novel within a novel. Good until the last section. And then a third grader could have done better. Horrible, horrible ending. Just skip this one. Yikes, horrible!
Started out great. A novel within a novel. Good until the last section. And then a third grader could have done better. Horrible, horrible ending. Just skip this one. Yikes, horrible!
March 27, 2024
I don’t like books with fantasy, time travel, using sex too loosely so this was a terrible read. I only read it because bookclub recommended it. Have no desire to read any other books by him. Actually have no desire to read anything else associated with the southern Gothic genre
September 7, 2018
Really keeps you interested
A clever novel combining the old South with the craft of writing. I learned a few things about shaping a novel.
A clever novel combining the old South with the craft of writing. I learned a few things about shaping a novel.
October 2, 2018
Uncertain
This read mostly like a Gothic romance. Not really my thing . It does have some good twists, but overall a bit ordinary. Even the novel within the novel wasn't up to much
This read mostly like a Gothic romance. Not really my thing . It does have some good twists, but overall a bit ordinary. Even the novel within the novel wasn't up to much
May 15, 2017
Man, I wanted to like this. But it was a flat and supremely irritating affair for me for so many reasons. The book was messy. It starts off okay, if not a little bland. But next thing you know, it rushes into this woman having a stalker, and before you can blink your eyes and wonder when the tension is going to kick in, she knows immediately it is a famous author she is a big fan of. Uhm... yes. The next time I hear something go bump in the night, I am going to hope some hot celebrity I am into is there.
The pacing was so off. It was ridiculous, and I couldn't stand it. Don't get me wrong, the book reads super quickly, but meh. I really didn't like it. There are absolutely no likable characters. This is not necessarily a deal breaker, provided that there is a solid story to tell. Which there wasn't. Not even remotely. Also, there is the way this author flips between the actual book that I am reading (Southern Gothic), and then the book within the book (Red Ribbon). Both stories sucked, and it was jarring to read like that because there was seriously no voice to differentiate between the varying chapters. They both sound exactly the same, and that is something I cannot forgive. The dialogue is all over the show, too, and I found the plot to be glaringly obvious.
There is also just way too much sex in this book. I am not talking the super explicit kind like Nora Roberts, but enough to annoy me. It served no purpose, either. And when Michael and Meredith weren't banging each other, she was constantly thinking about it. Uhm, nope. No thanks. Also, Meredith falls in love with Michael just like that? She doesn't know him. She loves his literary work, and ignores the fact that there is something distinctly off about him? Puh-lease. Idiot. It isn't like Michael was doing an awfully good job of hiding his weirdness.
I wanted to like this more, I did, and it could have been more. But Wiley brings no heart to the book. While it is a fast read, it is a hollow, forgettable one that frustrated me while reading, and not one that I can recommend. I see that it has pretty good ratings, but it didn't work for me on any level.
The pacing was so off. It was ridiculous, and I couldn't stand it. Don't get me wrong, the book reads super quickly, but meh. I really didn't like it. There are absolutely no likable characters. This is not necessarily a deal breaker, provided that there is a solid story to tell. Which there wasn't. Not even remotely. Also, there is the way this author flips between the actual book that I am reading (Southern Gothic), and then the book within the book (Red Ribbon). Both stories sucked, and it was jarring to read like that because there was seriously no voice to differentiate between the varying chapters. They both sound exactly the same, and that is something I cannot forgive. The dialogue is all over the show, too, and I found the plot to be glaringly obvious.
There is also just way too much sex in this book. I am not talking the super explicit kind like Nora Roberts, but enough to annoy me. It served no purpose, either. And when Michael and Meredith weren't banging each other, she was constantly thinking about it. Uhm, nope. No thanks. Also, Meredith falls in love with Michael just like that? She doesn't know him. She loves his literary work, and ignores the fact that there is something distinctly off about him? Puh-lease. Idiot. It isn't like Michael was doing an awfully good job of hiding his weirdness.
I wanted to like this more, I did, and it could have been more. But Wiley brings no heart to the book. While it is a fast read, it is a hollow, forgettable one that frustrated me while reading, and not one that I can recommend. I see that it has pretty good ratings, but it didn't work for me on any level.
December 31, 2016
Southern Gothic is a riveting thriller about successful bookshop owner Meredith Harper and her relationship with dubious writer Michael Black. Meredith is startled by the unexpected arrival of her favorite writer, Michael Black, who has dropped off the radar for several years following the disappearance of his young lover. Michael has a proposal for Meredith; he has retooled her novel The Red Ribbon into a literary gem and has offered it to her to publish under her own name. Meredith can't resist the opportunity, and soon realizes that her bargain was indeed a dark one. The characters jump off the page, the setting of Savannah dripping with mystery and charm. The novel within the novel a good tale all its own. I was hooked from the early pages and read avidly as Meredith begins her downward spiral. Five stars for Dale Wiley, whose writing is detailed, character-driven, and entertaining to the last.
June 11, 2017
This book has a lot of promise. I really wanted to love it. It just didn't engage me as well as I would have liked.
Southern gothic books are romantic suspense books with a plantation house and a woman in peril. There is a plantation house with all the sinister atmosphere required, but it exist in a book within a book. Our heroine and the house only meet once and that only after the book within a book tells its tale. She is imperiled by a shady man who wrote about the plantation house. She owns a bookstore called Southern Gothic because she sells mysteries and other styled books. The shady man is her most favorite author, which makes it easier for him to infiltrate her life.
The way sections of the trope were divorced from each other was interesting. The suspenseful elements hit at all the right times. I wanted to be fully engaged with the story. For some reason that didn't happen. I found it all to easy to put the book down.
I received my copy of this book from a BookTrib contest.
Southern gothic books are romantic suspense books with a plantation house and a woman in peril. There is a plantation house with all the sinister atmosphere required, but it exist in a book within a book. Our heroine and the house only meet once and that only after the book within a book tells its tale. She is imperiled by a shady man who wrote about the plantation house. She owns a bookstore called Southern Gothic because she sells mysteries and other styled books. The shady man is her most favorite author, which makes it easier for him to infiltrate her life.
The way sections of the trope were divorced from each other was interesting. The suspenseful elements hit at all the right times. I wanted to be fully engaged with the story. For some reason that didn't happen. I found it all to easy to put the book down.
I received my copy of this book from a BookTrib contest.
January 8, 2017
3.5 stars for Southern Gothic!!
Meredith is living in Savannah and has always wanted to be a writer, but with no luck just yet. That is- until Michael Black walks into her life and offers her a chance she can't refuse! He's willing to publish a bestselling manuscript for her under her name. Just be careful what you wish for. Now that Meredith has taken Michael up on his offer, things take a turn for the worse and now Merecith is suspected for murder.
**I received a copy via netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
Meredith is living in Savannah and has always wanted to be a writer, but with no luck just yet. That is- until Michael Black walks into her life and offers her a chance she can't refuse! He's willing to publish a bestselling manuscript for her under her name. Just be careful what you wish for. Now that Meredith has taken Michael up on his offer, things take a turn for the worse and now Merecith is suspected for murder.
**I received a copy via netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
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September 18, 2018Aspiring author Meredith Harper owns the hottest bookstore in Savannah.
Michael Black is her favorite writer—long thought dead—until he mysteriously approaches Meredith with a new manuscript, and a most unusual offer. Meredith can keep the manuscript to herself, or publish it under her own name.
Her decision results in a bestseller, but the novel contains a coded secret; one that will put her on trial for murder and in hiding from "the blood stalker," proving too late that making a deal with the devil comes at a heavy price.
Didn't finish. Book within a book; not my favorite.
Michael Black is her favorite writer—long thought dead—until he mysteriously approaches Meredith with a new manuscript, and a most unusual offer. Meredith can keep the manuscript to herself, or publish it under her own name.
Her decision results in a bestseller, but the novel contains a coded secret; one that will put her on trial for murder and in hiding from "the blood stalker," proving too late that making a deal with the devil comes at a heavy price.
Didn't finish. Book within a book; not my favorite.
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December 10, 2016
This book was not for me. Or maybe I was the wrong person to read it. Unfortunately it annoyed me a lot. The subject of the story is interesting but the style is so bad and unrealistic. It reminds me of the Holloywood movies the sort of chicklist types. It is definitely not a page turner, I closed the book after the first 40 pages.
February 3, 2017
My friend I have to tell you I loved Southern Gothic. I am not a big mystery/thriller fan. That being said I caught myself speaking out loud to the characters in your story. The twists are fantastic. Well done my friend, truly well done.
August 23, 2018
I love the book within a book! Great story. But now I want to read the other 2 books Michael wrote lol I feel as if I am missing part of the story. Get a glimpse but then it's gone. It was a great story that I couldn't put down.
May 20, 2017
If I could give 0 stars, I would!
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