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Truly Deadly
Biggest. Identity. Crisis. Ever.
First came the heart transplant.
Then I activated the list.
And now a secret organisation wants me dead.
It all started with the dreams. The crazy new skills and behaviours. The crush on the one person I CAN'T be crushing on.
Turns out my donor had a talent for killing. And I inherited far more than his heart. Now I'm on the run. Only a dead assassin's instincts for company.
Will I survive? Will you? All I know is there’ll be blood, bullets and stuff you’re not gonna believe. But if you’re happy to white-knuckle it and don’t mind a few bits of sick in your hair, we might just make it out alive. (Might.)
Will life ever get back to normal for 16 year-old Lorna Walker? Will she survive long enough to make it to the next page?
Find out, in the action-filled, humour-packed series that will absolutely, positively kick your behind.
Recommended for age 16+ Contains violence. Not for the faint-hearted.
First came the heart transplant.
Then I activated the list.
And now a secret organisation wants me dead.
It all started with the dreams. The crazy new skills and behaviours. The crush on the one person I CAN'T be crushing on.
Turns out my donor had a talent for killing. And I inherited far more than his heart. Now I'm on the run. Only a dead assassin's instincts for company.
Will I survive? Will you? All I know is there’ll be blood, bullets and stuff you’re not gonna believe. But if you’re happy to white-knuckle it and don’t mind a few bits of sick in your hair, we might just make it out alive. (Might.)
Will life ever get back to normal for 16 year-old Lorna Walker? Will she survive long enough to make it to the next page?
Find out, in the action-filled, humour-packed series that will absolutely, positively kick your behind.
Recommended for age 16+ Contains violence. Not for the faint-hearted.
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About the author
Rob Aspinall
24 books56 followersRob has never been in a car chase, a gun battle or a fight to the death. But he does come armed with a vivid imagination. And he’s not afraid to use it.
Originally a copywriter in the shadowy world of advertising, Rob went rogue in 2016 and started to publish books under the fiendishly inventive pseudonym of… Rob Aspinall.
He currently lives in Manchester, UK, where he writes fast, funny thrillers with an original twist. Whether it’s spies, mobsters, serial killers or trained killers, Rob loads all of his books with action, humour and heart-thumping thrills.
You can find his novels in ebook, audiobook and paperback formats.
Plus, you can get your fiction fix through his Truly Deadly and Breaker podcasts. (Just check your favourite podcast player to find the shows.)
In the meantime, check out these author FUQs (Frequently Unasked Questions):
What’s it like being an author?
It’s fantastic. I get to make up stories for a living and share them with my wonderful readers. There’s a lot more to it than that, of course, with all the marketing and promotion you need to do. You have to invest a lot of time, money and energy into being an author. And I don’t always feel like writing. But it’s like any other career. There are things you love and things you don’t, but it’s well worth it.
What’s the most important thing to remember when writing a book?
You’re not writing the book for yourself. You’re writing it for someone else. So it has to make sense to the reader. And above all, it has to be entertaining. I challenge myself to make every book more engrossing, entertaining and memorable than the last. I guess this kind of thinking comes from my years working as an advertising copywriter – if I had a slogan, it would be ‘Start with the reader and work backwards’, which is a shameless rip-off of Amazon’s motto.
How would you describe your writing style?
Other than trying to keep my writing style simple and accessible, I’d describe my style more in storytelling terms. The exact way of writing may change depending on the book, the character and who’s doing the narrating. But regardless of genre, series or novel, I make sure I stick to some basic storytelling principles – that is has to be simple, gripping, fun on some level and always moving at a decent pace. My only aim is to entertain or inspire the reader at all times—not to fill the book with flowery prose or get to a certain number of words.
Do you ever get ‘writer’s block’?
I only think you get writer’s block when you start worrying about it. In fact, I would say writer’s block is more like writer’s lag. There’s sometimes a lag time between staring at the screen or page and the answer coming to you. And it’s because the ideas, stories and words don’t come from the conscious mind. The subconscious mind comes up with them and feeds them to you. But when you get uptight and start worrying, it’s easy to block the subconscious mind from serving up the ideas.
The best thing you can do is relax and let the answers come. If I’m really getting nowhere with an idea, a plot or a particular scene or sentence, I’ll skip onto the next one. Or I’ll take a short break and do something totally unrelated to writing.
It's something I've often done while working in creative advertising, coming up with campaign ideas and slogans. But I often repeat the trick when I’m coming up with ideas for books.
Originally a copywriter in the shadowy world of advertising, Rob went rogue in 2016 and started to publish books under the fiendishly inventive pseudonym of… Rob Aspinall.
He currently lives in Manchester, UK, where he writes fast, funny thrillers with an original twist. Whether it’s spies, mobsters, serial killers or trained killers, Rob loads all of his books with action, humour and heart-thumping thrills.
You can find his novels in ebook, audiobook and paperback formats.
Plus, you can get your fiction fix through his Truly Deadly and Breaker podcasts. (Just check your favourite podcast player to find the shows.)
In the meantime, check out these author FUQs (Frequently Unasked Questions):
What’s it like being an author?
It’s fantastic. I get to make up stories for a living and share them with my wonderful readers. There’s a lot more to it than that, of course, with all the marketing and promotion you need to do. You have to invest a lot of time, money and energy into being an author. And I don’t always feel like writing. But it’s like any other career. There are things you love and things you don’t, but it’s well worth it.
What’s the most important thing to remember when writing a book?
You’re not writing the book for yourself. You’re writing it for someone else. So it has to make sense to the reader. And above all, it has to be entertaining. I challenge myself to make every book more engrossing, entertaining and memorable than the last. I guess this kind of thinking comes from my years working as an advertising copywriter – if I had a slogan, it would be ‘Start with the reader and work backwards’, which is a shameless rip-off of Amazon’s motto.
How would you describe your writing style?
Other than trying to keep my writing style simple and accessible, I’d describe my style more in storytelling terms. The exact way of writing may change depending on the book, the character and who’s doing the narrating. But regardless of genre, series or novel, I make sure I stick to some basic storytelling principles – that is has to be simple, gripping, fun on some level and always moving at a decent pace. My only aim is to entertain or inspire the reader at all times—not to fill the book with flowery prose or get to a certain number of words.
Do you ever get ‘writer’s block’?
I only think you get writer’s block when you start worrying about it. In fact, I would say writer’s block is more like writer’s lag. There’s sometimes a lag time between staring at the screen or page and the answer coming to you. And it’s because the ideas, stories and words don’t come from the conscious mind. The subconscious mind comes up with them and feeds them to you. But when you get uptight and start worrying, it’s easy to block the subconscious mind from serving up the ideas.
The best thing you can do is relax and let the answers come. If I’m really getting nowhere with an idea, a plot or a particular scene or sentence, I’ll skip onto the next one. Or I’ll take a short break and do something totally unrelated to writing.
It's something I've often done while working in creative advertising, coming up with campaign ideas and slogans. But I often repeat the trick when I’m coming up with ideas for books.
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September 24, 2019
I listened to this as an audiobook, and quite enjoyed it. I don't usually read YA, but I was intrigued by the idea of this book, and am glad I gave it a chance. There were a few points throughout that gave me pause - where it's clear the writer is man writing a female character - but nothing so jarring as to make me want to stop listening. The narrator was really well chosen - she has a voice that's very easy to listen to, and did a great job portraying the main character, as well as everything and everyone else. I'm still intrigued enough to make me want to carry on with the series, and find out what happens next.
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January 16, 2018
An action packed thriller with a dash of fantasy and plenty of teenage angst. The story is completely improbable and impossible, but hangs together quite nicely. I loved the way Mr Aspinall balanced Lorna. One moment she is very sharp young lady and the next a moronic teenager with mush for brains. She goes from hapless victim to badass bitch in the blink of an eye and back again. We are witness to all of her anxieties, but instead of being bored out of our minds with all the mindless drivel, it comes across as highly amusing. Well done for getting inside the head of a teenager and making her sound human. I would recommend this anyone who likes a lot of action spiced with dead pan humour.
July 21, 2019
Great read, but a gap in the plot
This story kept me going. Obviously, readers will have to suspend their disbelief on certain scientific explanations of muscle memory. The author does well enough for this to be acceptable in a work of fiction. However, somewhere between the UK and Scotland, I feel like I missed something.
This story kept me going. Obviously, readers will have to suspend their disbelief on certain scientific explanations of muscle memory. The author does well enough for this to be acceptable in a work of fiction. However, somewhere between the UK and Scotland, I feel like I missed something.
June 16, 2017
Oh baby …. let me tell you when I 1st started with this book, Truly Deadly, I was not really sure that it would pull me in. (Mr. Aspinall PLEASE do not take offense.) It begins:
”Sixteen and my life is basically over. And, no, I am not being dramatic”
Mr. Aspinall gives you a Prologue that is from deep with in the book. A teaser, to pull you into reading more to find out exactly how a 16 yr. old could have her life really ending. Suicide? Murder? Accident? ‘Oh me, Oh my what do we have here?’
”I kept the accelarator planted on the floor, doing over a hundred, with the grille of a Range Rover twisted in a tangle of metal to the rear bumper of the ambulance, driven by a grim-faced bitch doing her best to run us off the road.”
Ok, now you have me interested a bit more … why in Hades would a 16 yr. old be flooring an ambulance with another some how attached to it? LOL guess Mr. Aspinall had the right idea after all. Put a thrilling section from deep in the world this teen is living in. ‘Slam, bam, Thank You Ma’am’ kinda way. Which once you begin reading the next section you will just keep on reading.
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”Sixteen and my life is basically over. And, no, I am not being dramatic”
Mr. Aspinall gives you a Prologue that is from deep with in the book. A teaser, to pull you into reading more to find out exactly how a 16 yr. old could have her life really ending. Suicide? Murder? Accident? ‘Oh me, Oh my what do we have here?’
”I kept the accelarator planted on the floor, doing over a hundred, with the grille of a Range Rover twisted in a tangle of metal to the rear bumper of the ambulance, driven by a grim-faced bitch doing her best to run us off the road.”
Ok, now you have me interested a bit more … why in Hades would a 16 yr. old be flooring an ambulance with another some how attached to it? LOL guess Mr. Aspinall had the right idea after all. Put a thrilling section from deep in the world this teen is living in. ‘Slam, bam, Thank You Ma’am’ kinda way. Which once you begin reading the next section you will just keep on reading.
Rest of review is at: https://booksbooksbooksmorebooks.word...
August 20, 2023
Free Audiobook from AppleBooks.
I’m perplexed on who the target audience is. There’s a really fine line of who it would be appropriate for and who would find it funny and amusing.
The narrator had a definite accent so when she was trying to do other accents, it was pretty butchered. Then there were the bits that were supposed to be funny that…really weren’t.
If you minus all that out, you’d have a decent book. Lorna is a young school kid who has lost both her parents and is living with her Aunt. In the beginning of the novel, she is at the hospital getting a transplant. When she wakes up, she finds that she isn’t the same Lorna as before. Changes start to take place and she discovers that she’s having memories and flashbacks from the donor of her new heart. This leads her on an adventure she never dreamed of.
If it was left to that storyline, it would be more of a 4 star rating. But the trivial, funny (but not funny) parts thrown around all over the place, makes it hard to listen to in parts. Because of that, I really don’t have an interest in continuing the series.
I’m perplexed on who the target audience is. There’s a really fine line of who it would be appropriate for and who would find it funny and amusing.
The narrator had a definite accent so when she was trying to do other accents, it was pretty butchered. Then there were the bits that were supposed to be funny that…really weren’t.
If you minus all that out, you’d have a decent book. Lorna is a young school kid who has lost both her parents and is living with her Aunt. In the beginning of the novel, she is at the hospital getting a transplant. When she wakes up, she finds that she isn’t the same Lorna as before. Changes start to take place and she discovers that she’s having memories and flashbacks from the donor of her new heart. This leads her on an adventure she never dreamed of.
If it was left to that storyline, it would be more of a 4 star rating. But the trivial, funny (but not funny) parts thrown around all over the place, makes it hard to listen to in parts. Because of that, I really don’t have an interest in continuing the series.
November 28, 2017
Note: I'm not the target audience for this story. I read this one after reading a few of the Charlie Cobb series (which I liked a lot more). As a fun action story for the right audience, it works. But there are coherence issues. The main plot concept is pure fiction, but the author makes an effort to explain it, by adding the doctor character -- which comes off seeming like trying too hard. It would have been better to leave it as a fantasy/comic-book type idea, and just run with it. The plot seemed a little disjointed to me, like a string of events with random, sharp turns, rather than something with a direction to it. Several times I was thinking, wait ... what? How did we jump to this? Also I find teen-speak, including text abbreviations, to be annoying. Would have liked it better with just regular dialog. And I got tired of the poo references. Poo just isn't repeatedly amusing. But again, not the target audience.
February 5, 2017
what a great story, first thing i thought after finnishing was where is the next book
October 1, 2018
Charlie Cobb she's not. I picked this up for free and had high expectations based on earlier books of Aspinall's. I was really disappointed at first, but I kept reading and the further into the story I got the more it grew on me. Definitely a YA genre book. Which I don't normally care for. But I found a lot of the MC's thoughts humorous even if the action scenes were completely out in left field. They would have been believable if performed by the original assassin, but not the girl. The physics just didn't jive in my head. All in all though, I enjoyed the story and hence the 4 star rating.
September 21, 2021
Please tell me why there was cultural appropriation and odd sexist remarks just casually placed once I thought the book was going somewhere. The first half of the book was so slow, and then all the action happened in the second. I don’t know how she didn’t figure things out sooner. The transplant theory is interesting, however, so many of those things would have to do with brains and not the heart, so it just didn’t really work anatomically and functionally.
May 8, 2016
I think...
Brilliant. Tense. Fast paced. Could sense the teenage attitude as well where I could relate at parts. LOVED IT !!
Brilliant. Tense. Fast paced. Could sense the teenage attitude as well where I could relate at parts. LOVED IT !!
May 15, 2016
Quite simply a bloody good story, well told. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this.
October 29, 2021
This was an enjoyable audiobook! Will possibly read others in series!
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May 6, 2019
Norway, Dr. Jennings (consultant) was constantly doing tests on Lorna Walker (narrator).
Millie, Holly, Lorna, Dave Lee, & Ollie were enjoining their night out on the town.
Jocelyn administered Lorna’s shot.
Then she had a huge confrontation with Ginger Bun, & Nathan.
What did Lorna Walker (16) do?
What happened to RRB (f), & Auntie Claire?
Was Nathan’s (Joint Peace Alliance Committee (JPAC) assignment Project Maelstrom?
I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.
A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A fairly well written mystery book. It wasn’t always very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish, but never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. It was pretty cheesy so I will only rate it at 3/5 stars.
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Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
Millie, Holly, Lorna, Dave Lee, & Ollie were enjoining their night out on the town.
Jocelyn administered Lorna’s shot.
Then she had a huge confrontation with Ginger Bun, & Nathan.
What did Lorna Walker (16) do?
What happened to RRB (f), & Auntie Claire?
Was Nathan’s (Joint Peace Alliance Committee (JPAC) assignment Project Maelstrom?
I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.
A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A fairly well written mystery book. It wasn’t always very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish, but never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. It was pretty cheesy so I will only rate it at 3/5 stars.
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Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
May 14, 2024
At the start of thought this would be funny as it made me giggle a few times with with characters humor but that didn't last long. I tired of this book rather quickly and switched to audio so I could do other things while this droned on in the background...
It's written as a teenage girl, but in the cliche teenage girl formatting. The "science" in the book was added to make the assassin actions seem possible but was too far fetched, the actions seeming more appropriate for a brain transplant rather than a heart. They started off well with the appropriate transplant after care but that quickly was blown off as not only was the heart working well it was somehow making her even better than she was bore, stronger, smarter, it even says her bone density increases. And her helicopter aunt takes off in the midst of recovery? No way.
It has all the makings of a good spy novel it just would have been better without the teenage heart transplant angle. I was going to give this a 2 or 3 star because if we took the nonsense out it makes for a good story but then the "surprise ending" absolutely destroyed and dropped it two 1.
I'm glad I got this for free as I will not be continuing the series.
It's written as a teenage girl, but in the cliche teenage girl formatting. The "science" in the book was added to make the assassin actions seem possible but was too far fetched, the actions seeming more appropriate for a brain transplant rather than a heart. They started off well with the appropriate transplant after care but that quickly was blown off as not only was the heart working well it was somehow making her even better than she was bore, stronger, smarter, it even says her bone density increases. And her helicopter aunt takes off in the midst of recovery? No way.
It has all the makings of a good spy novel it just would have been better without the teenage heart transplant angle. I was going to give this a 2 or 3 star because if we took the nonsense out it makes for a good story but then the "surprise ending" absolutely destroyed and dropped it two 1.
I'm glad I got this for free as I will not be continuing the series.
December 9, 2021
Very good story.
The nicest surprise about this purchase is it included all 5 books in the series, although that was not mentioned in the pre-purchase summery. Therefore, you can read and read and read.
You can really get into the story and the characters evolve a lot throughout the series. The two main characters, Lorna and Philippe Vasquez, will have flashbacks to show where they started and how they ended up where they are and who they became.
You would think the evolution of Lorna from a young, weak, very sick girl waiting on a heart transplant into a super-spy who can kick butt or kill groups of huge, trained armed killers was unbelievable, but the author, Rob Aspinall manages somehow to do it smoothly and credibly.
The biggest con of the author's writing style for me is that he switches from character to character, but you often can't tell if it is Lorna or Philippe you are reading about or whether it is real-time or a flashback. I think the author did this on purpose but I found it confusing and frustrating.
I really liked this book and recommend it to all who like this genre of stories.
The nicest surprise about this purchase is it included all 5 books in the series, although that was not mentioned in the pre-purchase summery. Therefore, you can read and read and read.
You can really get into the story and the characters evolve a lot throughout the series. The two main characters, Lorna and Philippe Vasquez, will have flashbacks to show where they started and how they ended up where they are and who they became.
You would think the evolution of Lorna from a young, weak, very sick girl waiting on a heart transplant into a super-spy who can kick butt or kill groups of huge, trained armed killers was unbelievable, but the author, Rob Aspinall manages somehow to do it smoothly and credibly.
The biggest con of the author's writing style for me is that he switches from character to character, but you often can't tell if it is Lorna or Philippe you are reading about or whether it is real-time or a flashback. I think the author did this on purpose but I found it confusing and frustrating.
I really liked this book and recommend it to all who like this genre of stories.
March 7, 2019
Worth 10🌟
I have fallen in love with the book, kept me up all night, putting it down even for a minute was torture to the hungry soul... yes, that's how much I've loved this book.
From the main characters; nornally other authors would force the characters to seem too dramatic just to keep the drama alive, this one didn't. (Thanks the heaven.) The female main character was awesome and funny just as the cover said and truly- very deadly. It didn't make sense on the bone strength coming out of the bloom without any physical exercise but who cares, the book was amazing.
Our male main character was even better, an assassin who chose to spend his last moments in a church, yah that part made my day. He went from being a bad guy for a really long time to a good guy in just minutes and ended up becoming the hunted instead of the hunter. Ugh this books was amazing.
To any late reader that hasn't read this yet, totally recommend it to the action lover, no drama... the story just flows smoothly.
I have fallen in love with the book, kept me up all night, putting it down even for a minute was torture to the hungry soul... yes, that's how much I've loved this book.
From the main characters; nornally other authors would force the characters to seem too dramatic just to keep the drama alive, this one didn't. (Thanks the heaven.) The female main character was awesome and funny just as the cover said and truly- very deadly. It didn't make sense on the bone strength coming out of the bloom without any physical exercise but who cares, the book was amazing.
Our male main character was even better, an assassin who chose to spend his last moments in a church, yah that part made my day. He went from being a bad guy for a really long time to a good guy in just minutes and ended up becoming the hunted instead of the hunter. Ugh this books was amazing.
To any late reader that hasn't read this yet, totally recommend it to the action lover, no drama... the story just flows smoothly.
November 12, 2024
Allow me to explain. Premise is super interesting. Kind of like an espionage version of the movie "Return to Me." I loved the idea and the plot, (for the most part).
And there is an interesting plot twist at the end that you do not see coming.
BUT...and it is a big, fat hairly ALL CAPS BUT...the author commits the cardinal sin of series writing. There is no ending. IF you want to (potentially) know WTF just happened...you need to read the next book in the series. That is just unforgivable. Assuming this book was 5 star quality...it is an AUTOMATIC two star dinger. Almost three. I had given it 2 stars...(for this reason alone). And then, I remembered some of the other stuff that was rather good. And I had to up it.
But I'm really PEEVED about it. The writer deserves a can of whoop-Aspinall! (I even said to my wife as I am getting to the end..."he better not end it like this!" And then he did...
If I COULD, i would give him 2 1/2 stars and then he can have the rest when he gives me the rest of the story!
And there is an interesting plot twist at the end that you do not see coming.
BUT...and it is a big, fat hairly ALL CAPS BUT...the author commits the cardinal sin of series writing. There is no ending. IF you want to (potentially) know WTF just happened...you need to read the next book in the series. That is just unforgivable. Assuming this book was 5 star quality...it is an AUTOMATIC two star dinger. Almost three. I had given it 2 stars...(for this reason alone). And then, I remembered some of the other stuff that was rather good. And I had to up it.
But I'm really PEEVED about it. The writer deserves a can of whoop-Aspinall! (I even said to my wife as I am getting to the end..."he better not end it like this!" And then he did...
If I COULD, i would give him 2 1/2 stars and then he can have the rest when he gives me the rest of the story!
April 5, 2021
The book was great.. Well, listening to the audiobook was also a great experience for me.. Also, the narrator have done an excellent work to feel the different characters..
By the way, the story was really fast paced, having a lot of action and suspense..
Well personally, I feel that if the book was a little bit slow and give the entire glimpse of the characters it would turn out to be awesome..
Anyways, I will highly recommend everyone to read this book.. Also, try the audiobook which I personally really enjoyed it🥰.
The main character Loana Walker was amazing Pratoganist in this book having a good sense of humor with smart ideas.
The plot was just stunning and the concept I personally adore it😗.
By the way, the story was really fast paced, having a lot of action and suspense..
Well personally, I feel that if the book was a little bit slow and give the entire glimpse of the characters it would turn out to be awesome..
Anyways, I will highly recommend everyone to read this book.. Also, try the audiobook which I personally really enjoyed it🥰.
The main character Loana Walker was amazing Pratoganist in this book having a good sense of humor with smart ideas.
The plot was just stunning and the concept I personally adore it😗.
April 13, 2018
Oh, no way! Seriously!
So I thought I may not like this book once I started reading. Full of teenage snarky comments and quips at the beginning without getting into the story. But it most definitely set the tone and had laugh out loud moments as the story continued. I was surprised I liked it so much by the time I got about half way through. I was angry when I realized I was at 80% and there was only a little bit of the story left to read. And I was checking my bank account at 99% to make sure I had the money for book two. I was not expecting sooo much of what happened in this story. I loved it!
So I thought I may not like this book once I started reading. Full of teenage snarky comments and quips at the beginning without getting into the story. But it most definitely set the tone and had laugh out loud moments as the story continued. I was surprised I liked it so much by the time I got about half way through. I was angry when I realized I was at 80% and there was only a little bit of the story left to read. And I was checking my bank account at 99% to make sure I had the money for book two. I was not expecting sooo much of what happened in this story. I loved it!
May 21, 2022
Truly Deadly #1.Truly Deadly (Rob Aspinall)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
YA thriller.
📖Nadat Lorna een harttransplantatie gekregen heeft, droomt ze over dat ze mensen vermoord.. ook heeft ze gekke vaardigheden bijgekregen.
Wanneer ze een lijst activeerd, wil een geheime organisatie haar dood.
Het blijkt dat haar donor talent had voor moorden. En ze heeft veel meer geërfd dan zijn hart. Nu is ze op de vlucht...
Zal ze het overleven?
👉wat heb ik genoten van het boek, de verhaallijn is heel vlot geschreven.
Alle personages vallen ook op zijn plaats.. op het laatste brak me hart, dit zag ik echt niet aankomen. Ben benieuwd naar het volgende deel, Rob heeft alvast mijn interesse gewekt. 🤩
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
YA thriller.
📖Nadat Lorna een harttransplantatie gekregen heeft, droomt ze over dat ze mensen vermoord.. ook heeft ze gekke vaardigheden bijgekregen.
Wanneer ze een lijst activeerd, wil een geheime organisatie haar dood.
Het blijkt dat haar donor talent had voor moorden. En ze heeft veel meer geërfd dan zijn hart. Nu is ze op de vlucht...
Zal ze het overleven?
👉wat heb ik genoten van het boek, de verhaallijn is heel vlot geschreven.
Alle personages vallen ook op zijn plaats.. op het laatste brak me hart, dit zag ik echt niet aankomen. Ben benieuwd naar het volgende deel, Rob heeft alvast mijn interesse gewekt. 🤩
February 16, 2018
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review
This is a high energy, intense book featuring assassins with murder, plot intrigues, plot twists, secret government agencies, all delivered with an ironic sense of humor. The main character is a seventeen year old female who unwittingly becomes a killer, through no fault of her own. This was a very good first start to an interesting series.
This is a high energy, intense book featuring assassins with murder, plot intrigues, plot twists, secret government agencies, all delivered with an ironic sense of humor. The main character is a seventeen year old female who unwittingly becomes a killer, through no fault of her own. This was a very good first start to an interesting series.
September 3, 2019
I listened to this book as an audiobook and really enjoyed it, it is an action packed teenage novel from the perspective of a coming of age teen who has just had a recent heart transplant and the changes she experiences after this, I can see this appealing to teenage girls, but I must admit I was particularly impressed by the narrator and her portral of the character Phillipe who I was completely engrossed by, a fun teenage novel that I would recommend.
November 12, 2024
I picked up this story as an audiobook with no ideas or expectations about the story or the author. It started with adventure that never stopped. While some might say you have to suspend belief, I say, it's fiction, enjoy! It was non-stop action and an interesting storyline. The narrator could not have been better chosen: she depicted Lorna and all her angst very well and had me laughing many times with her expressions. I enjoyed this story and look forward to finding the next!
April 21, 2025
Written by a man, and it's prevalent. It's hard when a man is trying to write like they are inside a sixteen year old girl. It often becomes silly with things the character it thinking about. like their period or nipels/brest or "thank God my hair and makeup looked okay"... like, is it what men think women/girls are going around thinking about in dire situations. At least I didn't. Besides that, it was fun and had an interesting concept.
August 18, 2017
Amazing on Its Own
Although this is the first book in a series, it is a great story, imaginative and compelling. The characters are very real and interesting. The style of writing delivers a flow of action that never lets up. Immediately after finishing this book I bought the rest in the series.
Although this is the first book in a series, it is a great story, imaginative and compelling. The characters are very real and interesting. The style of writing delivers a flow of action that never lets up. Immediately after finishing this book I bought the rest in the series.
February 28, 2018
Brilliantly funny
Read books before that covered the affects following organ transplant. This however takes it several stages further and the heroine is highly amusing. The action sequences are on a totally different level. Overall r book is well written and very enjoyable, highly recommended.
Read books before that covered the affects following organ transplant. This however takes it several stages further and the heroine is highly amusing. The action sequences are on a totally different level. Overall r book is well written and very enjoyable, highly recommended.
May 26, 2018
A complete romp.
If you are looking for a light, funny, action packed read with a ‘badass’ female hero who is 5 parts Jason Bourne and 5 parts teenage angst you have found it. Forget any negative reviews. Just buy this book, suspend your disbelief and remember that reading is supposed to be fun.
If you are looking for a light, funny, action packed read with a ‘badass’ female hero who is 5 parts Jason Bourne and 5 parts teenage angst you have found it. Forget any negative reviews. Just buy this book, suspend your disbelief and remember that reading is supposed to be fun.
June 1, 2018
Unexpectedly Enjoyable
When I read the premise of this book I didn't know what to expect, but it seemed interesting. I'm glad I gave it a chance. Great characters, fun action sequences and just the right amount of humor. I definitely have to finish the series now. Especially since my hometown Trinidad got a small shout out in the book.
When I read the premise of this book I didn't know what to expect, but it seemed interesting. I'm glad I gave it a chance. Great characters, fun action sequences and just the right amount of humor. I definitely have to finish the series now. Especially since my hometown Trinidad got a small shout out in the book.
August 29, 2018
A Great Read
The story line is fantastic as it is told through the eyes of 16 year old Lorna, who has a heart transplant. Lots of humour, laugh out loud moments Lorna's life is turned upside down as she has vivid dreams of an assassin named Phillipe! The action heats up when Lotna takes on 5 bullies! The teenagers life is never the same. Recommend this one.
The story line is fantastic as it is told through the eyes of 16 year old Lorna, who has a heart transplant. Lots of humour, laugh out loud moments Lorna's life is turned upside down as she has vivid dreams of an assassin named Phillipe! The action heats up when Lotna takes on 5 bullies! The teenagers life is never the same. Recommend this one.
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