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Blindsight: An Introduction To Maxi Brown
The only witness to a murder is blind.
Maxi Brown is a hard-core FBI Agent who has no fears when it comes to hunting the most notorious criminals in New Orleans. However, when her twin sister is murdered, she becomes weakkneed and filled with guilt. Nevertheless, she is willing to risk everything, and vows to find the murderer and bring him or her to justice.
What will she find when she begins this journey to the truth? A journey that can only be guided by the accounts of a blind woman. Maxi's only witness.
This novella is meant to be an introduction to the full novel, in the series, Maxi Brown, set to be released 9/30/2017
Maxi Brown is a hard-core FBI Agent who has no fears when it comes to hunting the most notorious criminals in New Orleans. However, when her twin sister is murdered, she becomes weakkneed and filled with guilt. Nevertheless, she is willing to risk everything, and vows to find the murderer and bring him or her to justice.
What will she find when she begins this journey to the truth? A journey that can only be guided by the accounts of a blind woman. Maxi's only witness.
This novella is meant to be an introduction to the full novel, in the series, Maxi Brown, set to be released 9/30/2017
56 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 3, 2017
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N.J. Paige
13 books40 followersNJ Paige is the author of Code Human.
She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two children.
And her motto is: Life is but a journey. And must be taken one step at a time.
She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two children.
And her motto is: Life is but a journey. And must be taken one step at a time.
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July 26, 2017
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE:
Blindsight by Nj Paige (yep, the two letter first part of the name is sometimes listed as two capitals, sometimes as noted here) is a prologue to the Maxi Brown series. The first book of the series is available as a pre-order with a delivery date of 30 Sep 2017. This prequel is available on Amazon for USD 0.99 or free through KU but I got it free through Instafreebie. Based on my read of this prequel I will not read Book One of the series. In general, I encourage the use of KU to read prequels. KU offers longer selections than Amazon free samples; I am more able to avoid accidental purchases. A download through KU is also a verified purchase which I believe supports authors.
ORGANIZATION: This prequel presents a prologue with short chapters that introduce each of the main characters; Maxi, Von, and Andrea at different points in the development of the story. The prologue takes up 50% of the prequel. This is followed by Part One, consisting of eight chapters.
SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION AND PHRASING: There were several sentences I could not parse. I could not find a clear meaning. There were other sentences that I felt were over the top attempts at reaching some sublime meaning. Still others had frequent uses of unnecessary vulgarity. This mixture of three styles grated. I was not comfortable with the flow of the story. A few examples follow, except for the unnecessary vulgarity. I felt no need to repeat something that was not needed in the first place.
"But who would have blamed her, for his tall, firm frame, dark, brown hair, feathered softly with golden highlights, not to mention his deep, brown, mysterious eyes, had encapsulated her?" (loc 96-96)
The question mark confused me.
"And in a bed of Lavender and sweet Lilly’s lay a young woman, still, in darkness, when not too far in the distance, her spirit lifted away by their sweet melody, never to see the light of another day." (loc 121-123). Whose melody?
"The girl was only seventeen― just beginning to taste the spoils of life." (loc 153-154) Spoils?
"He wanted to catch the bastard and shred his heart to pieces, just like he did to him when he sliced his daughter’s neck and dumped her like she had been a piece of garbage." (309-310) I have no idea of who did what to whom. I could go back and reread things but I am too lazy.
"Maxi pretended her mother’s words did not slay her heart into pieces." (513-514) Is this a new way of slaying?
SUMMARY: There is a good story idea here. A lot of it revolves around character Mitchell who arrives late in this novella. I would attempt to read Book One but only if I had some assurances that it went through a more rigorous editing process than this prequel. I am a lazy reader. I should not have to guess at a writer's meaning due to confusing and incorrect sentence construction.
Blindsight by Nj Paige (yep, the two letter first part of the name is sometimes listed as two capitals, sometimes as noted here) is a prologue to the Maxi Brown series. The first book of the series is available as a pre-order with a delivery date of 30 Sep 2017. This prequel is available on Amazon for USD 0.99 or free through KU but I got it free through Instafreebie. Based on my read of this prequel I will not read Book One of the series. In general, I encourage the use of KU to read prequels. KU offers longer selections than Amazon free samples; I am more able to avoid accidental purchases. A download through KU is also a verified purchase which I believe supports authors.
ORGANIZATION: This prequel presents a prologue with short chapters that introduce each of the main characters; Maxi, Von, and Andrea at different points in the development of the story. The prologue takes up 50% of the prequel. This is followed by Part One, consisting of eight chapters.
SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION AND PHRASING: There were several sentences I could not parse. I could not find a clear meaning. There were other sentences that I felt were over the top attempts at reaching some sublime meaning. Still others had frequent uses of unnecessary vulgarity. This mixture of three styles grated. I was not comfortable with the flow of the story. A few examples follow, except for the unnecessary vulgarity. I felt no need to repeat something that was not needed in the first place.
"But who would have blamed her, for his tall, firm frame, dark, brown hair, feathered softly with golden highlights, not to mention his deep, brown, mysterious eyes, had encapsulated her?" (loc 96-96)
The question mark confused me.
"And in a bed of Lavender and sweet Lilly’s lay a young woman, still, in darkness, when not too far in the distance, her spirit lifted away by their sweet melody, never to see the light of another day." (loc 121-123). Whose melody?
"The girl was only seventeen― just beginning to taste the spoils of life." (loc 153-154) Spoils?
"He wanted to catch the bastard and shred his heart to pieces, just like he did to him when he sliced his daughter’s neck and dumped her like she had been a piece of garbage." (309-310) I have no idea of who did what to whom. I could go back and reread things but I am too lazy.
"Maxi pretended her mother’s words did not slay her heart into pieces." (513-514) Is this a new way of slaying?
SUMMARY: There is a good story idea here. A lot of it revolves around character Mitchell who arrives late in this novella. I would attempt to read Book One but only if I had some assurances that it went through a more rigorous editing process than this prequel. I am a lazy reader. I should not have to guess at a writer's meaning due to confusing and incorrect sentence construction.
October 16, 2017
Blind Sight: An Introduction to Maxi Brown is a short book with equally short chapters that are dense with backstory information. Billed as the intro for Maxi’s soon-to-be-released full length novel, I found it curious that the prologue consisted of seven chapters, while the remaining eight chapters comprised Part One. (Where is Part Two?)
Maxi Brown is introduced early on as a hardcore female FBI agent who’s been assigned to track and shut down a serial killer, only to have the case turn personal when her sister is brutally murdered -- the killer’s latest victim.
The book does have some editing shortfalls. I found it contradictory at times with contrasting passages of almost poetic prose interspersed with an overabundance of profanity and graphic violence. And yet the story line both compelled and intrigued.
Ms. Paige writes in a distinctive, edgy style that never allows the reader to get comfortable. While reading time is touted at less than an hour, it is not an easy read. If you enjoy hard-hitting murder mysteries or realistic crime stories that spark your imagination and grate on your sensibilities, this unique book might be for you.
Maxi Brown is introduced early on as a hardcore female FBI agent who’s been assigned to track and shut down a serial killer, only to have the case turn personal when her sister is brutally murdered -- the killer’s latest victim.
The book does have some editing shortfalls. I found it contradictory at times with contrasting passages of almost poetic prose interspersed with an overabundance of profanity and graphic violence. And yet the story line both compelled and intrigued.
Ms. Paige writes in a distinctive, edgy style that never allows the reader to get comfortable. While reading time is touted at less than an hour, it is not an easy read. If you enjoy hard-hitting murder mysteries or realistic crime stories that spark your imagination and grate on your sensibilities, this unique book might be for you.
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