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Hello My Name Is Jude
Nine-year-old Jude was the son of Mason Legend, the wealthy owner of the Legend Resort Hotels. A court mandated visitation to a grandmother he'd never met sent the boy on a twenty-year odyssey that changed his life forever. Jude lost his family and his identity. He became Max Angeles and his only link to his former life was a well-worn name tag that read ... Hello My Name Is Jude.While working at the new Imperial Legend Resort, twenty-nine-year-old Max is reunited with his family, but they don't recognize him. When Mason discovers the name tag, he becomes enraged. He fires Max, denounces him as a fraud, and takes out a restraining order against him. Max realizes he'll never be able to reclaim his past, so he tries to start over again ... there's just one problem. On the day young Jude was separated from his family, he was targeted by a serial killer. Though the murderer was caught and imprisoned, his accomplice is still at large, and once again he's got his sights on Jude. Jude escaped death once ... can he do it again?
- GenresMystery
258 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 17, 2012
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January 26, 2020
Interesting plotline, execution could be improved
The concept of the book is slightly convoluted, and hinges on an awfully large number of coincidences that made me too skeptical to fully suspend disbelief and commit to the story. The events unfold in a similarly unrealistic fashion. (I know, fiction, but it still needs to be believable).
The writing style was decent, though at this reading typos remain as well as two footnotes that look like editing suggestions. An example from the text:
"Jude looked around the table and realized he was surrounded by an odd mix of interesting individuals. They were all alone in the world without families, at a time in their lives when most of society would be done with them. Somehow, they’d found a way to make a place for themselves, a family of sorts to care for. This might not be such a bad place to stay for four weeks."
The concept of the book is slightly convoluted, and hinges on an awfully large number of coincidences that made me too skeptical to fully suspend disbelief and commit to the story. The events unfold in a similarly unrealistic fashion. (I know, fiction, but it still needs to be believable).
The writing style was decent, though at this reading typos remain as well as two footnotes that look like editing suggestions. An example from the text:
"Jude looked around the table and realized he was surrounded by an odd mix of interesting individuals. They were all alone in the world without families, at a time in their lives when most of society would be done with them. Somehow, they’d found a way to make a place for themselves, a family of sorts to care for. This might not be such a bad place to stay for four weeks."
February 3, 2022
Well-written and an interesting storyline. The character of Jude/Max developed and became a good version of himself, even though later in the book his response to "love" was not believable. Anyway, I followed the story till the middle whereupon it became like a Keystone Cops' tale; but thankfully, with a few "coincidences" and some 20-years-gone-by cops' interest, the story came to a believable ending. I imagine a good editor could tighten it up a bit. The years in the abandoned hotel were the most interesting, and the character of the blind piano player was the best.
January 29, 2020
Unbelievable
A young boy torn away from his family and meeting this youngster named Jude who lived the next twenty years as Max suffers, learns and keeps trying to prove he is who he says he is. Survives, meets people who remain in his life, is reunited with his family, continues to do well while falling in love and marries and lives happily ever after.
A young boy torn away from his family and meeting this youngster named Jude who lived the next twenty years as Max suffers, learns and keeps trying to prove he is who he says he is. Survives, meets people who remain in his life, is reunited with his family, continues to do well while falling in love and marries and lives happily ever after.
January 31, 2022
not your ordinary mystery/thriller
The book had me captivated from the first page to the last. An unusual story told in a believable manner. Also, it’s a pleasure to read something well written. The writing is smooth, not clunky, as is the writing in so many books today.
The book had me captivated from the first page to the last. An unusual story told in a believable manner. Also, it’s a pleasure to read something well written. The writing is smooth, not clunky, as is the writing in so many books today.
January 26, 2020
Riveting story
Interesting story, well told. A bit too much anti-climactic business at the end, or if give it a solid 5, despite a few small editorial errors.
Interesting story, well told. A bit too much anti-climactic business at the end, or if give it a solid 5, despite a few small editorial errors.
March 7, 2020
Great Book
This is a good read. I would recommend it to anyone that likes a good story that moves along good.
This is a good read. I would recommend it to anyone that likes a good story that moves along good.
January 15, 2013
Interesting plot twists with a strong main character who knows exactly who he is.
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