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Three men seeking forgiveness pass through The Shelby Hotel as part of their painful journey. While the family that runs it must contend with ghosts who won’t leave.
203 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 21, 2020
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Jason Graff
8 books4 followersJason Graff lives in Richardson, TX with his wife, son and cat. He is currently, perhaps at this very moment, working on a book about a romancing conman.
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July 3, 2020
𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 @photograffing
Firstly I have to give a massive thank you to the author for gifting me a copy of his book. Especially living on the other side of the world. Thank you.
⭐⭐⭐.5/5
(My first ever half a star, so that's an achievement in itself)
I didn't think I was going to like this book, I didnt think I was going to get to grips with it. But it turns out first impressions aren't everything and I was proved wrong.
"𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘣𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦"
I found at first the collection of storylines and characters hard to remember and found myself flicking back to jog my memory. But once I was swept into their lives I really enjoyed it. I loved how the book leads you through very seperate journeys, all equally as challenging as the other, only to find subtle and beautiful links interwoven between them all. I think this book approached addiction, separation, family ties, suicide & grief very well. I also appreciated how grief wasnt portrayed as something very simple. It was devastating and at some points insane.
It lost stars because I found the storyline in general very loose, and wanted to know more. There were many chapters that flit so quickly between characters, they lost their sentiment and importance.
I definitely recommend this book and 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲. It can be purchased through Amazon 👏
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Firstly I have to give a massive thank you to the author for gifting me a copy of his book. Especially living on the other side of the world. Thank you.
⭐⭐⭐.5/5
(My first ever half a star, so that's an achievement in itself)
I didn't think I was going to like this book, I didnt think I was going to get to grips with it. But it turns out first impressions aren't everything and I was proved wrong.
"𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘣𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦"
I found at first the collection of storylines and characters hard to remember and found myself flicking back to jog my memory. But once I was swept into their lives I really enjoyed it. I loved how the book leads you through very seperate journeys, all equally as challenging as the other, only to find subtle and beautiful links interwoven between them all. I think this book approached addiction, separation, family ties, suicide & grief very well. I also appreciated how grief wasnt portrayed as something very simple. It was devastating and at some points insane.
It lost stars because I found the storyline in general very loose, and wanted to know more. There were many chapters that flit so quickly between characters, they lost their sentiment and importance.
I definitely recommend this book and 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲. It can be purchased through Amazon 👏
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June 8, 2020
'Heckler' by Jason Graff is a story about a boy's growth as he discovers more about himself. The blurb gave me high hopes. What I got were sub-plots which I assumed were somehow connected with Bruno's story. Unfortunately, they acted more like fillers than actual stories surrounding a common theme.
It was not action-packed but I think Bruno has kind of grown on me? He was whiny and not fun to read about at times because of how negative he could be. However, the insights he provided on the poetries he read with his tutor showed that he was capable of amazing things. Bruno seemed as if he was diluting who he really is to conform with what his mother wants him to be.
The story felt stagnant and monotonous throughout. Even so, I thought it did well in portraying the bleakness of life. It captured the desperation to break out of the darkness and that one day your time will come.
Thank you Jason Graff for a review copy in exchange for an honest review :)
It was not action-packed but I think Bruno has kind of grown on me? He was whiny and not fun to read about at times because of how negative he could be. However, the insights he provided on the poetries he read with his tutor showed that he was capable of amazing things. Bruno seemed as if he was diluting who he really is to conform with what his mother wants him to be.
The story felt stagnant and monotonous throughout. Even so, I thought it did well in portraying the bleakness of life. It captured the desperation to break out of the darkness and that one day your time will come.
Thank you Jason Graff for a review copy in exchange for an honest review :)
August 21, 2020
Thank you Jason for gifting me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Overall the storyline was good. There were so many characters that came and went so quickly; some I wanted more from. I fall in love with characters so quickly! One of the main characters alters themself to be who others want them to be. Which is incredibly relateable. I could instantly feel for the character and their strife.
As some of you guys know, Im always happy to see authors tackle these kinds of subjects. One of best things about Heckler was how well it handled hard to discuss subject matter. Suicide, addiction, and dysfunctional families were handled very well. I love that aspect in books!
If you want a book that contains very real and relatable issues, then this is the one. Separate journeys and stories, connecting in the greatest ways.
Overall the storyline was good. There were so many characters that came and went so quickly; some I wanted more from. I fall in love with characters so quickly! One of the main characters alters themself to be who others want them to be. Which is incredibly relateable. I could instantly feel for the character and their strife.
As some of you guys know, Im always happy to see authors tackle these kinds of subjects. One of best things about Heckler was how well it handled hard to discuss subject matter. Suicide, addiction, and dysfunctional families were handled very well. I love that aspect in books!
If you want a book that contains very real and relatable issues, then this is the one. Separate journeys and stories, connecting in the greatest ways.
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