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Sophie's Journal
Meet Sophie. She loves to write. Just pray it's not about you.
In this psychological thriller that lives at the intersection of James Patterson and Stephen King, you will meet Cathy--a thirtysomething teacher in a challenged, urban district. Her life-long struggle with an anxiety disorder keeps her preoccupied beyond the normal struggles of school life. And the start of any school year brings her panic attacks to fever pitch.
This year, Cathy would meet young Sophie Lafontaine--a quiet, third-grade girl who may not be much for conversation, but whose imagination and creative writing more than make up for that. And when her journal entries begin to manifest into actual events in Cathy's life, it envelops her teacher in a reality that she is ultimately helpless to control.
When Cathy confronts this and attempts to steer Sophie's gift, it is met with disasterous consequences.
Each time she thinks she has nothing to lose, the world shows her otherwise.
HOW CAN CATHY LIVE A LIFE WHERE NOTHING IS REAL FOR HER OR ANYONE AROUND HER UNTIL IT IS WRITTEN IN SOPHIE'S JOURNAL?
350 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 17, 2018
About the author
Sean Oliver
6 books8 followersSean is a four-time Amazon #1 bestselling author and has written ten books including the 2026 release Killing the Lieutenant with co-author Lt. Raul Diaz, as well as Monkey Morales and Insane Clown Posse: Unaccepted, Vol. I, both released in 2025. Sean's first foray into professional writing came rather late, as his first book was released when he was 45.
As someone who steadfastly believes in the credo "you don't have to be only one thing," Sean has spent a lifetime in various disciplines in the arts. He was born in New Jersey in 1972 and grew up in the city of West New York, NJ — a diverse, urban area that became a hub for Cuban exiles in the 1970s. His interest in filmmaking and the arts was fostered quite young and in grade school he began making short films with very oversized video equipment. He would tie together two VCRs with A/V cable to create a crude editing system. In high school, he assembled a group of students with a similar fascination with film and continued making shorts, as he now had access to more sophisticated editing equipment at school. Academically, he went on to graduate from New Jersey City University with a degree in Media Arts.
Sean began acting professionally just out of high school. His first motion picture and television credits included Philadelphia, Unsolved Mysteries, and Graduation Week. He also served as director of photography on the independent feature A Clown in Babylon. Around the same time, Sean began directing TV commercials for the discount brokerage house National Discount Brokers.
In the late 1990s, Oliver began voice acting in films and TV shows, first appearing in the TV series Sex & the City, where he worked doing voice work for more than 4 seasons. Rather quickly, he became one of the most prominent ADR actors in New York's post production scene, having amassed more than 150 credits on major motion picture and TV productions. Oliver also continued on-camera appearances, showing up in Law & Order, Diary of a City Priest, Hack, and others.
In a self-described attempt to keep from going artistically insane, Sean also rekindled a love with oil painting in the mid 2000s. As a youngster Oliver would paint beside his mother, who worked in oils herself. All throughout this time, he was also writing a handful of screenplays that have never found the light of day. Oliver also began teaching soon after leaving a 10-year stint working in presentations and graphics for the world of high finance on Wall Street.
Throughout everything, Oliver was an on-again/off-again fan of the theatre of pro wrestling. in 2007, Sean and his friend Anthony began a production company that produced programming related to the days of classic pro wrestling. The company, Kayfabe Commentaries, soon became the standard bearer for this type of sports programming, with hundreds of full-length shows available in all forms of digital exhibition. Kayfabe Commentaries has worked with and spotlit the careers of wrestlers from Bruno Sammartino, to Rowdy Roddy Piper, to Bret Hart, and so many more greats.
The story of that company's founding and the follies therein are the foundation for Sean's first published book, an Amazon #1 Bestseller, called Kayfabe. Sean authored two subsequent books about pro wrestling: Fathers' Blood and The Business of Kayfabe, in addition to three thrillers—Sophie's Journal, The Consultant, and Transfer. The success of his books has allowed Oliver a doorway into yet another medium.
Sean then returned to non-fiction, co-authoring ECW creator Tod Gordon's autobiography, Tod is God, and a coffee table book chronicling rap group The Insane Clown Posse's journey in wrestling, titled Insane Clown Posse: Unaccepted, Vol. I.
In 2019, Sean and Rick Morales, Jr. began chronicling the story of Rick's dad—Cuban exile turned CIA operative Ricardo "Monkey" Morales Navarrete. Sean and Rick's journey took them through decades of chaos in the world of international espionage.
In 2022
As someone who steadfastly believes in the credo "you don't have to be only one thing," Sean has spent a lifetime in various disciplines in the arts. He was born in New Jersey in 1972 and grew up in the city of West New York, NJ — a diverse, urban area that became a hub for Cuban exiles in the 1970s. His interest in filmmaking and the arts was fostered quite young and in grade school he began making short films with very oversized video equipment. He would tie together two VCRs with A/V cable to create a crude editing system. In high school, he assembled a group of students with a similar fascination with film and continued making shorts, as he now had access to more sophisticated editing equipment at school. Academically, he went on to graduate from New Jersey City University with a degree in Media Arts.
Sean began acting professionally just out of high school. His first motion picture and television credits included Philadelphia, Unsolved Mysteries, and Graduation Week. He also served as director of photography on the independent feature A Clown in Babylon. Around the same time, Sean began directing TV commercials for the discount brokerage house National Discount Brokers.
In the late 1990s, Oliver began voice acting in films and TV shows, first appearing in the TV series Sex & the City, where he worked doing voice work for more than 4 seasons. Rather quickly, he became one of the most prominent ADR actors in New York's post production scene, having amassed more than 150 credits on major motion picture and TV productions. Oliver also continued on-camera appearances, showing up in Law & Order, Diary of a City Priest, Hack, and others.
In a self-described attempt to keep from going artistically insane, Sean also rekindled a love with oil painting in the mid 2000s. As a youngster Oliver would paint beside his mother, who worked in oils herself. All throughout this time, he was also writing a handful of screenplays that have never found the light of day. Oliver also began teaching soon after leaving a 10-year stint working in presentations and graphics for the world of high finance on Wall Street.
Throughout everything, Oliver was an on-again/off-again fan of the theatre of pro wrestling. in 2007, Sean and his friend Anthony began a production company that produced programming related to the days of classic pro wrestling. The company, Kayfabe Commentaries, soon became the standard bearer for this type of sports programming, with hundreds of full-length shows available in all forms of digital exhibition. Kayfabe Commentaries has worked with and spotlit the careers of wrestlers from Bruno Sammartino, to Rowdy Roddy Piper, to Bret Hart, and so many more greats.
The story of that company's founding and the follies therein are the foundation for Sean's first published book, an Amazon #1 Bestseller, called Kayfabe. Sean authored two subsequent books about pro wrestling: Fathers' Blood and The Business of Kayfabe, in addition to three thrillers—Sophie's Journal, The Consultant, and Transfer. The success of his books has allowed Oliver a doorway into yet another medium.
Sean then returned to non-fiction, co-authoring ECW creator Tod Gordon's autobiography, Tod is God, and a coffee table book chronicling rap group The Insane Clown Posse's journey in wrestling, titled Insane Clown Posse: Unaccepted, Vol. I.
In 2019, Sean and Rick Morales, Jr. began chronicling the story of Rick's dad—Cuban exile turned CIA operative Ricardo "Monkey" Morales Navarrete. Sean and Rick's journey took them through decades of chaos in the world of international espionage.
In 2022
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June 16, 2020
She thought she could take the place of the princess and she was jealous of the love they had for her. 🦄🦄🦄
Cathy works as a third grade teacher and at the beginning of this new school year she gets a very special girl in her class named Sophie.
Cathy has suffered from a lot of anxiety issues but she is improving by trying to stay in control.
However during an assignment given to the students, Cathy connects stories written by Sophie in her journal to events taking place in her life.
Now, Cathy makes it her mission to make Sophie write the story she wants for her life.
But not every story has s happy ending.
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Sophie's Journal is a psychological thriller novel by Sean Oliver.
When the story started at the beginning it made a lot of sense as to what the story is and how there was great potential for an amazing plot development, however as the story progresses things started to get a bit too crazy for me to grasp. It shifted from being a thriller to fantasy and the book just lost it's course.
Cathy as a character has a lot of potential for this particular genre because she ticks all the right boxes, and Sophie's "abilities" acted as fuel to the fire that drove her out of control.
But I really wish that there was more of a thriller feeling to the book because there were a couple of things that were more comical than thrilling.
When it comes to the ending there could have been a better transition into it because, even though it makes a lot of sense, it's not something you could get at that very moment and requires a little bit of analysing (and catching on to the smallest of details).
At the end of the day, this book has a lot of potential if the second half of the book had better plot development.
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Rated 6.5/10
Melina L. 🦄
Cathy works as a third grade teacher and at the beginning of this new school year she gets a very special girl in her class named Sophie.
Cathy has suffered from a lot of anxiety issues but she is improving by trying to stay in control.
However during an assignment given to the students, Cathy connects stories written by Sophie in her journal to events taking place in her life.
Now, Cathy makes it her mission to make Sophie write the story she wants for her life.
But not every story has s happy ending.
🦄🦄🦄
Sophie's Journal is a psychological thriller novel by Sean Oliver.
When the story started at the beginning it made a lot of sense as to what the story is and how there was great potential for an amazing plot development, however as the story progresses things started to get a bit too crazy for me to grasp. It shifted from being a thriller to fantasy and the book just lost it's course.
Cathy as a character has a lot of potential for this particular genre because she ticks all the right boxes, and Sophie's "abilities" acted as fuel to the fire that drove her out of control.
But I really wish that there was more of a thriller feeling to the book because there were a couple of things that were more comical than thrilling.
When it comes to the ending there could have been a better transition into it because, even though it makes a lot of sense, it's not something you could get at that very moment and requires a little bit of analysing (and catching on to the smallest of details).
At the end of the day, this book has a lot of potential if the second half of the book had better plot development.
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Rated 6.5/10
Melina L. 🦄
June 25, 2020
🌻Sohpie's Journal🌻
Cathy is a third grade teacher in a challenged urban district with a very special student. Little Sophie begins writing journal entries that manifest into actual events in Cathy's life. It envelops her in a reality that she is ultimately helpless to control.
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🌻I am so much into thrillers that if you give me thriller I would be ready to read it anytime, this is my second book from the author, the storyline revoles around Cathy, a school teacher who suddenly discovers Sophie's journal and realizes that whatever she writes has a connection with her own life. I am totally in love with the concept and the theme the book revolves around specifically when it comes to her journal entries, I did feel suspicious because how a child can write some serious and dark stuff? I really liked how the author intertwined Cathy's story with Sohpie's Journal and it's totally set in an academic background, I did enjoyed that as well. I wasn't able to link things until I was 100 pages in, basically until then I feel it was a little slow paced, the book gains pace in the second half where the author unveils many new things. It turned gripping after 250 pages, I did enjoyed the narration, it was crisp and thrilling but I feel the story could be a bit compact, most of all I was so thrilled by her last entry and last chapter was definitely worth my time, second last to be specific. I also enjoyed detective Sclafani's character.
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Yes, I did enjoyed it and anyone who is into psychotic thrillers will enjoy it also you will have to he patient enough. Should give a try.
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Rating: 3.5🌟
July 25, 2018
A close connection with teacher and child takes on its own life.
Cathy is a thirty year old teacher at a failing school, which is where She wants to be! She develops special interest in a student whose writing style is unusual...and unique : Sophie's stories "happen" to Cathy, taking her to Greece into a situation for which she was ill prepared. Cathy had left an assignment to be given, which she knew would rescue her! The story is very good, but I object to the frequent use of a plural pronoun after a singular subject! I know that has become commonplace, but it is irritating when the author KNOWS to whom he is referring when he writes! This commonly used error in order to avoid political correctness is simply BAD GRAMMAR!
Cathy is a thirty year old teacher at a failing school, which is where She wants to be! She develops special interest in a student whose writing style is unusual...and unique : Sophie's stories "happen" to Cathy, taking her to Greece into a situation for which she was ill prepared. Cathy had left an assignment to be given, which she knew would rescue her! The story is very good, but I object to the frequent use of a plural pronoun after a singular subject! I know that has become commonplace, but it is irritating when the author KNOWS to whom he is referring when he writes! This commonly used error in order to avoid political correctness is simply BAD GRAMMAR!
July 22, 2018
Interesting plot, writing needs work
I would almost think two different people wrote this book. The concept is very interesting, but for the first half of the book the execution of the concept was good and the writing very amateurish. For the scone half. The plot spin out of control into the ridiculous but the writing improved. I hope the author will work a bit harder on his craft before writing another one.
I would almost think two different people wrote this book. The concept is very interesting, but for the first half of the book the execution of the concept was good and the writing very amateurish. For the scone half. The plot spin out of control into the ridiculous but the writing improved. I hope the author will work a bit harder on his craft before writing another one.
June 14, 2018
The ending... HER Husband's name is MARK! Come ON! The editing errors in this book are just nuts.
A little far fetched. Otherwise it was okay if one can get past the incredible editing errors, I mean how careless. It's like they just didn't Care.
A little far fetched. Otherwise it was okay if one can get past the incredible editing errors, I mean how careless. It's like they just didn't Care.
August 12, 2018
Do not waste your time
Ludicrous. Poorly written and not at all believable. Claptrap. Full of red herrings and false starts. If I really think about this, I guess this is the story of a crazy person who draws everyone into her madness.
Ludicrous. Poorly written and not at all believable. Claptrap. Full of red herrings and false starts. If I really think about this, I guess this is the story of a crazy person who draws everyone into her madness.
October 16, 2022
I really didn't take to this one. It's just bizarre. There's no real growth of characters, no real resolution. Meh.
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