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Ultimate Brain Busters: 21 Thrilling Short Stories. 250 Words Max. Incredible Plot Twists.
This book will make you gasp!
This book has been written with the sole aim of brevity and to tickle your senses unimaginably. These interesting and thrilling short stories with mind-boggling plot twists will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you asking for more. If you like a definitive and proper end to everything, then run away from this book and never turn back. This short read can be finished in one day or stretched by reading one story a day for the next twenty-one days. But what will remain constant is the thrill and the unexpected endings. Are you a fan of mystery, thriller, and horror? Then you will be sucked into this reader's delight and want to keep turning the pages, desperately wanting to know what's to come next. If you enjoy twists, turns, and suspense, with pulse-pounding revelations, all amid simple narrations then Ultimate Brain Busters is for you!
This book has been written with the sole aim of brevity and to tickle your senses unimaginably. These interesting and thrilling short stories with mind-boggling plot twists will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you asking for more. If you like a definitive and proper end to everything, then run away from this book and never turn back. This short read can be finished in one day or stretched by reading one story a day for the next twenty-one days. But what will remain constant is the thrill and the unexpected endings. Are you a fan of mystery, thriller, and horror? Then you will be sucked into this reader's delight and want to keep turning the pages, desperately wanting to know what's to come next. If you enjoy twists, turns, and suspense, with pulse-pounding revelations, all amid simple narrations then Ultimate Brain Busters is for you!
49 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 3, 2019
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January 18, 2019
Ultimate Brainbusters Part I by Jonathan Smith has this intriguing blurb on its cover. “Twenty-one short stories within 250 words with incredible plot twists.” I was alerted to the existence of this publication by an email from the author. On Amazon, it sells for USD 0.99 and I bought it with the original intention of reading for entertainment. Then I decided to make it a something-to-do project. My challenge to myself was to read each story and come up with a first impression takeaway line. The emphasis is on “first impression,” something like a reaction word or phrase on a Rorschach inkblot test. The further challenge is: The instant impression cannot be a spoiler, retaining the “incredible” in the plot twist for other readers.
This should be a fast read with only 5250 words. I started the project at 1615 and finished at 1640. (I am a two-finger typist.) Takeaways are in the form of sentences and phrases. Responses for numbers 5, 10, and 20 appear to contain grammar or spelling errors. While that is true, my errors were intentional.
1.THE KNOCKOUT *** I want to make Daddy proud of me.
2.THE IDLE IDOLS *** Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
3.THE LAST LAUGH *** A good laugh is forever.
4.THE SCARS *** My husband is such a cut up.
5.THE GARBAGE *** Some neighbors are badder than others.
6.THE WHITE POWDER *** A sweet surprise.
7.THE MISTAKE *** It takes time to establish relationships.
8.THE BEAUTIFUL GIRL *** I’ve got your number.
9.THE ONLY CHILD *** You can go home again.
10.THE KNOCK *** Seeing the truth is a pane.
11.THE IDEA *** Replacement parts.
12.THE TORTURE *** Putting up with child abuse.
13.THE VACATIONS *** School Fees.
14.THE LONELY FATHER *** Respecting Dad.
15.THE CO-TRAVELLER *** Some numbers are truly odd.
16.THE TRAMP *** Coffee service.
17.THE STORY *** Some bedtime stories keep me awake.
18.THE INVITATION *** Thanks for the Invite.
19.THE STRAIGHT LINE *** He finally got it straight.
20.THE NEIGHBOURS *** Show a little patients.
21.THE SALESMAN *** Beware of impulse buying.
The verdict: I liked all the stories and there were incredible plot twists. Selections 14 and 21 did not surprise me because I saw a variation of them elsewhere on the internet. They were still incredible but what I had seen before constituted spoilers (perhaps for me only).
For content and unique presentation, I would like to give this collection five Amazon stars. However, I give it only four because of editing problems. I am quite critical of grammar and spelling errors even when I intentionally make them, as above. I liked doing this as an “immediate reaction” project. I can see a variation of this showing up as a blogging challenge.
This should be a fast read with only 5250 words. I started the project at 1615 and finished at 1640. (I am a two-finger typist.) Takeaways are in the form of sentences and phrases. Responses for numbers 5, 10, and 20 appear to contain grammar or spelling errors. While that is true, my errors were intentional.
1.THE KNOCKOUT *** I want to make Daddy proud of me.
2.THE IDLE IDOLS *** Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
3.THE LAST LAUGH *** A good laugh is forever.
4.THE SCARS *** My husband is such a cut up.
5.THE GARBAGE *** Some neighbors are badder than others.
6.THE WHITE POWDER *** A sweet surprise.
7.THE MISTAKE *** It takes time to establish relationships.
8.THE BEAUTIFUL GIRL *** I’ve got your number.
9.THE ONLY CHILD *** You can go home again.
10.THE KNOCK *** Seeing the truth is a pane.
11.THE IDEA *** Replacement parts.
12.THE TORTURE *** Putting up with child abuse.
13.THE VACATIONS *** School Fees.
14.THE LONELY FATHER *** Respecting Dad.
15.THE CO-TRAVELLER *** Some numbers are truly odd.
16.THE TRAMP *** Coffee service.
17.THE STORY *** Some bedtime stories keep me awake.
18.THE INVITATION *** Thanks for the Invite.
19.THE STRAIGHT LINE *** He finally got it straight.
20.THE NEIGHBOURS *** Show a little patients.
21.THE SALESMAN *** Beware of impulse buying.
The verdict: I liked all the stories and there were incredible plot twists. Selections 14 and 21 did not surprise me because I saw a variation of them elsewhere on the internet. They were still incredible but what I had seen before constituted spoilers (perhaps for me only).
For content and unique presentation, I would like to give this collection five Amazon stars. However, I give it only four because of editing problems. I am quite critical of grammar and spelling errors even when I intentionally make them, as above. I liked doing this as an “immediate reaction” project. I can see a variation of this showing up as a blogging challenge.
January 15, 2019
‘Vignette’ – a brief evocative description, account, or episode
Author Jonathan Smith has a penchant for brevity – and that includes excluding any biographical information about previously published works, home of record, etc. But in the case of ULTIMATE BRAIN BUSTERS we need little except the pleasurable time spent on his 34-page book containing twenty-one 1 to 2 page stories to realize that this is a man we want to explore in other books.
The well conceived vignettes cover many possible incidents that seem completely rational until the twist at the end. In a sentence or at times even a word or a transmitted thought the story we have just absorbed ‘burps’ and the result is at times a laugh out loud moment or an OMG reaction – not unlike removing a mask from a jester to discover the humanity beneath.
Clever, entertaining and very creative, Jonathan Smith is a man we may hope would sit down on a park bench next to us and brighten (or alter) our routine day. Even for just a brain buster moment. Highly recommended.
Grady Harp
Author Jonathan Smith has a penchant for brevity – and that includes excluding any biographical information about previously published works, home of record, etc. But in the case of ULTIMATE BRAIN BUSTERS we need little except the pleasurable time spent on his 34-page book containing twenty-one 1 to 2 page stories to realize that this is a man we want to explore in other books.
The well conceived vignettes cover many possible incidents that seem completely rational until the twist at the end. In a sentence or at times even a word or a transmitted thought the story we have just absorbed ‘burps’ and the result is at times a laugh out loud moment or an OMG reaction – not unlike removing a mask from a jester to discover the humanity beneath.
Clever, entertaining and very creative, Jonathan Smith is a man we may hope would sit down on a park bench next to us and brighten (or alter) our routine day. Even for just a brain buster moment. Highly recommended.
Grady Harp
January 20, 2019
I was contacted by the author to read this book for an honest opinion. I am not a reader of short stories but agreed because once in a while it's good to step out of my usual genre.
Of course I read it in one sitting because I could not stop turning the page for more stories. There are 21 short stories that read quickly but so incredible that you find yourself looking for more. They are also inspirational and I love the plot twists. My favorite was story #12 The Torture.
Looking forward to reading more of Jonathan Smith's books.
Of course I read it in one sitting because I could not stop turning the page for more stories. There are 21 short stories that read quickly but so incredible that you find yourself looking for more. They are also inspirational and I love the plot twists. My favorite was story #12 The Torture.
Looking forward to reading more of Jonathan Smith's books.
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