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Transfer: An Urban Fantasy Romance
No doctor could diagnose Will’s condition. Given an opportunity to be a part of a study at an institute that might give him answers, he moved to Portland. But, instead of providing a diagnosis or curse, the institute opens a world of mystique and magic to Will.
Kristen has finally had enough of her deadbeat boyfriend. Ditching him, she finds herself with a new roommate, a cute and slightly goofy guy with fantastic date ideas.
Together Will and Kristen enter this new world, figuring out Will’s powers and their budding relationship. They must learn how to overcome past demons, all the while deciding whether the rest of the world is ready for magic to be revealed. And, if not, at what cost will it be to keep it a secret?
Kristen has finally had enough of her deadbeat boyfriend. Ditching him, she finds herself with a new roommate, a cute and slightly goofy guy with fantastic date ideas.
Together Will and Kristen enter this new world, figuring out Will’s powers and their budding relationship. They must learn how to overcome past demons, all the while deciding whether the rest of the world is ready for magic to be revealed. And, if not, at what cost will it be to keep it a secret?
190 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 9, 2017
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Jordan C. Robinson
6 books50 followersJordan Robinson was 25-years-old and living in Clarksville, MD, between DC and Baltimore. He worked a desk job and wrote in his free time (sometimes, during work too).
As of March 2017, Jordan is 26-years-old still living in MD. Now jobless, he is pursuing his dream of writing for a living (and no longer assisting people with copy/pasting IT help over the phone). Will he succeed? Or will he crash and burn, having to crawl back to kiss his old boss' boots?
Beyond the above, he graduated from the University of Maryland in 2013 with a “useful” Criminal Justice & Criminology degree. He recently reinvigorated his love for reading through books like The Name of the Wind, Lies of Locke Lamora and Mistborn. Jordan has two younger brothers with which he played a lot of Pokemon and video games growing up. He enjoys Washington sports teams, although he has learned to deal with large levels of disappointment with this hobby. He dislikes lettuce in foods such as tacos and hamburgers, but it works in salads.
As of March 2017, Jordan is 26-years-old still living in MD. Now jobless, he is pursuing his dream of writing for a living (and no longer assisting people with copy/pasting IT help over the phone). Will he succeed? Or will he crash and burn, having to crawl back to kiss his old boss' boots?
Beyond the above, he graduated from the University of Maryland in 2013 with a “useful” Criminal Justice & Criminology degree. He recently reinvigorated his love for reading through books like The Name of the Wind, Lies of Locke Lamora and Mistborn. Jordan has two younger brothers with which he played a lot of Pokemon and video games growing up. He enjoys Washington sports teams, although he has learned to deal with large levels of disappointment with this hobby. He dislikes lettuce in foods such as tacos and hamburgers, but it works in salads.
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December 23, 2017
Recent college graduate, Will Patterson is dying from an unknown ‘illness.’ Tossing his degree aside, Will implements operation One Year Left and heads to the Pacific-Northwest to operate a food truck with his best friend.
I won’t claim to know how someone with a terminal diagnosis should behave IRL or in literature, but Will annoyed me.
Re-locating is a big step for Will and out-of-character. The problem for me was Will’s apathy for his own situation. There was no, “Yeah, let’s do this!” or even, “What’s the point in trying? I’ll be dead in a year.” He was lukewarm milquetoast, schlepping along, dragging every ounce of anxiety and low self-esteem he could muster right along with him.
When he arrives at his Portland apartment—rented via the Internet—he meets his new roommate, Kristen… and heads back down the slippery slope of falling for the closest female in his vicinity. (Okay, maybe that’s just how it seemed to me.)
Will’s history with women is less than stellar—because he has the personality of notebook paper—and it is almost painful to be inside his head. He second guesses everything, always choosing a negative conclusion for which he blames himself. Again… painful.
Kristen isn’t much better. Her dismal track record with relationships is supposed to be because of her issues with her adulterous father. Does she self-consciously sabotage herself by picking losers?
Awkward love can be cute and adorable and can grow into something explosive and life-altering.
I didn’t feel that with Will and Kristen. Their friendship felt forced in the beginning, but they got to a comfortable place. The spider scene is too cute. But when they both daydreamed about taking it to the next level, I wanted to scream, “NO! Don’t do it!” Their individual histories aren’t just bad, I’d be willing to be to bet there are deep psychological wounds. The last thing these two need is a relationship… especially with each other. They would have been wiser to concentrate on the friendship—which was nice—instead of ‘forcing’ the matter. They both seemed needy and whiny, and at times… TSTL.
Case in point—they FINALLY decide to have ‘the talk’ the day after Kristen’s birthday party. Will is hung over AND healing after an encounter with some baddies and Kristen wakes him in the early afternoon to have ‘the talk’. She’s sad because he doesn’t seem focused… but still wants to have ‘the talk’, yet she announces she’s going on a getaway with her besties and they’re WAITING IN THE CAR!!! *Kindle-flinging moment* He’s all fuzzy-headed and already convinced himself she wants nothing to do with him, so he tells her they’ll talk when she gets back, and she leaves.
And I wanted to leave too.
On some level, I understood, Kristen’s issues, but terminally ill, socially anxious Will was an unexplained, emotional mystery.
As for his ‘illness’, huh? He suffers from bouts of extreme strength and energy (superhero?) which pretty much leave him exhausted and unconscious after using them. Portland is also home to an ‘organization’ (PISP) doing research into cases like Will’s, so win-win, right?
Unfortunately, no. The evil empire has nefarious intentions and is out to kill Will… and Kristen. However, despite the car crashes, fires, and guns, guns, guns, I never once felt like the lead characters were in any danger. And neither did they. Who strolls down public streets, has romantic dinners or goes on weekend getaways when someone is trying to kill them? To be fair to Will and Kristen, PISP didn't inspire much fear... or cause for it.
The ending is HEA...kinda, sorta, but is Will still dying? Who's the Guardian? And what does Chandler want?
I enjoy this author’s work and wanted to love this well-written story, but underdeveloped characters made it a missed connection for ME. That’s not to say others wouldn’t enjoy this quirky, new adult fantasy romance.
Enjoy!
I won’t claim to know how someone with a terminal diagnosis should behave IRL or in literature, but Will annoyed me.
Re-locating is a big step for Will and out-of-character. The problem for me was Will’s apathy for his own situation. There was no, “Yeah, let’s do this!” or even, “What’s the point in trying? I’ll be dead in a year.” He was lukewarm milquetoast, schlepping along, dragging every ounce of anxiety and low self-esteem he could muster right along with him.
When he arrives at his Portland apartment—rented via the Internet—he meets his new roommate, Kristen… and heads back down the slippery slope of falling for the closest female in his vicinity. (Okay, maybe that’s just how it seemed to me.)
Will’s history with women is less than stellar—because he has the personality of notebook paper—and it is almost painful to be inside his head. He second guesses everything, always choosing a negative conclusion for which he blames himself. Again… painful.
Kristen isn’t much better. Her dismal track record with relationships is supposed to be because of her issues with her adulterous father. Does she self-consciously sabotage herself by picking losers?
Awkward love can be cute and adorable and can grow into something explosive and life-altering.
I didn’t feel that with Will and Kristen. Their friendship felt forced in the beginning, but they got to a comfortable place. The spider scene is too cute. But when they both daydreamed about taking it to the next level, I wanted to scream, “NO! Don’t do it!” Their individual histories aren’t just bad, I’d be willing to be to bet there are deep psychological wounds. The last thing these two need is a relationship… especially with each other. They would have been wiser to concentrate on the friendship—which was nice—instead of ‘forcing’ the matter. They both seemed needy and whiny, and at times… TSTL.
Case in point—they FINALLY decide to have ‘the talk’ the day after Kristen’s birthday party. Will is hung over AND healing after an encounter with some baddies and Kristen wakes him in the early afternoon to have ‘the talk’. She’s sad because he doesn’t seem focused… but still wants to have ‘the talk’, yet she announces she’s going on a getaway with her besties and they’re WAITING IN THE CAR!!! *Kindle-flinging moment* He’s all fuzzy-headed and already convinced himself she wants nothing to do with him, so he tells her they’ll talk when she gets back, and she leaves.
And I wanted to leave too.
On some level, I understood, Kristen’s issues, but terminally ill, socially anxious Will was an unexplained, emotional mystery.
As for his ‘illness’, huh? He suffers from bouts of extreme strength and energy (superhero?) which pretty much leave him exhausted and unconscious after using them. Portland is also home to an ‘organization’ (PISP) doing research into cases like Will’s, so win-win, right?
Unfortunately, no. The evil empire has nefarious intentions and is out to kill Will… and Kristen. However, despite the car crashes, fires, and guns, guns, guns, I never once felt like the lead characters were in any danger. And neither did they. Who strolls down public streets, has romantic dinners or goes on weekend getaways when someone is trying to kill them? To be fair to Will and Kristen, PISP didn't inspire much fear... or cause for it.
The ending is HEA...kinda, sorta, but is Will still dying? Who's the Guardian? And what does Chandler want?
I enjoy this author’s work and wanted to love this well-written story, but underdeveloped characters made it a missed connection for ME. That’s not to say others wouldn’t enjoy this quirky, new adult fantasy romance.
Enjoy!
November 12, 2017
Transfer is a very touching hero story that reminds us that no one can ever truly know what will happen in life so we need to be sure to keep our eyes and hearts open. Will and Kristen are both positive they can never find happiness until they meet each other. Life should be great right? Wrong their pasts try to ruin everything. Then you add in Will's health condition which he is positive will lead him to die in 1 year.
Thankfully they have wonderful friends and each other so they can figure out what they really want. Even if Will's health issues continue to plague him and interfere with his living.
I loved Robinson's choice to alternate eachchapter telling the story from Will and Kristen's perspectives. At first I was worried he would retell the same parts of the story but he didn't. He does a great job of picking up at just the right moment to keep the story flowing but still giving us the perspective to know exactly what both characters are feeling.
I still wonder who some of the characters really are but won't delve into that because of spoilers. I will just call them C, G, and A&A. That way when you he to them you will know who I am talking about. I never fully trust them or know if I am just being paranoid.
I am voluntarily writing this review after reading a free copy of the book.
Thankfully they have wonderful friends and each other so they can figure out what they really want. Even if Will's health issues continue to plague him and interfere with his living.
I loved Robinson's choice to alternate eachchapter telling the story from Will and Kristen's perspectives. At first I was worried he would retell the same parts of the story but he didn't. He does a great job of picking up at just the right moment to keep the story flowing but still giving us the perspective to know exactly what both characters are feeling.
I still wonder who some of the characters really are but won't delve into that because of spoilers. I will just call them C, G, and A&A. That way when you he to them you will know who I am talking about. I never fully trust them or know if I am just being paranoid.
I am voluntarily writing this review after reading a free copy of the book.
November 10, 2017
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book. Wow, strong start; long drawn out middle, and anticlimactic end. The good: both main characters are likable, and you want them to succeed and fall in love. The plot is exciting and interesting. The added romance was a bonus. The main flaws include Crippling relationship expectations from both Will and Kristen , inferior supporting characters, and plot holes miles wide. The main conflict is never resolved it just goes away with limited impact from Will. The so called friends are under utilized and completely unnecessary. Would love to have read more about the reason behind Will’s symptoms and how he learned to manage them. The first chapter grabbed me, but I was left unimpressed by remainder.
February 13, 2018
Transfer
Good characters and everyday situations mixed up with a touch of magic and a side of intrigue
"I was gifted a copy of this ebook and I voluntarily state that this is my honest review"
Good characters and everyday situations mixed up with a touch of magic and a side of intrigue
"I was gifted a copy of this ebook and I voluntarily state that this is my honest review"
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February 16, 2018I DNF’d this book. The premise seemed so damn good, I had to have it. I’m a fan of paranormal/fantasy stories, and this one seemed a proper example of such genre. But I kept reading, and reading, and reading, and the magic and/or paranormal stuff was a mere blip in the story. What I did read was about Will and Kristen liking each other, and just sort of falling in love? But not even that. They met and three days later where having sex.
Now, normally I wouldn’t give a damn about this because it is instalove, and yes, I hate it, but the characters don’t live together. These two? Yeah, they’re roommates. I read more about how he likes her and vice versa, than the actual story and why Will has these powers.
Maybe someday I’ll give it another shot. But that day won’t be in this year.
Now, normally I wouldn’t give a damn about this because it is instalove, and yes, I hate it, but the characters don’t live together. These two? Yeah, they’re roommates. I read more about how he likes her and vice versa, than the actual story and why Will has these powers.
Maybe someday I’ll give it another shot. But that day won’t be in this year.
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