Hotchpotch
Posted November 23, 2012
This novel is a whirl wind of plots and turns within the greater plot. It makes it an interesting read, keeps you on your toes and gives you a surprise ending. Each character plays his or her own game of deception, mostly for their own gain. To put this novel in one sentence: everything is not exactly as it appears!
Just beware – there is a considerable amount of swearing and ‘effing’ going on. Used sparingly to enhance a character it does have a function. When used as much as in this novel, it not only loses meaning, but – for me – becomes quite disturbing.
Also, it could do with some shorter sentences. It is easy to get lost in a 7 line sentence due to all the running up sentences and dependent clauses .
Overall, it was a fun read and I give it a three-out-of-five stars.
Rebecca and Liam go on a shopping trip to the mall only to discover a few hours later Liam’s wife Rebecca is missing. With no witness to the situation it looks like Rebecca is kidnapped. Liam exhausts many options looking for his wife, but is he really looking or is he involved in something deeper? The two had only been married a short time which raises red flags with the police. The search for Rebecca leads Liam all over the globe. In the end he finds out she wasn’t what she appeared.
This was a great edge of your seat thriller that I couldn’t put down. A great book for people who love adventure, mystery and thrillers. An author I will definitely be on the look out for.
fredalicious
Posted September 6, 2012
Interesting.
I was taken on a suspenseful journey, with so many twists and turns. At times those turns were good and I had to keep reading, and other times the turns made me dizzy, and I felt like the book needed to come together a little faster.
I didn't love any of the characters, but I enjoyed the story the author put forward. The crime-suspense part was what I like, and it felt like I was reading an episode of Unsolved Mysteries at some points. That's cool by anyone's standards I would think.
But I didn't love the book, I just liked it. Enough to read it all, but not enough to read again.
Mystery, Suspense, Crime fans will devour it.
2.5/5
SteveCapell
Posted September 5, 2012
Overall, I did find the plot to be intriguing and easy to follow. I also found the introduction for this book was pretty good and this allowed me to get into the overall plot very quickly. The clues of what really happened to Rebecca were cleverly hidden so that the ending wasn't predictable -- I like that in a well written mystery novel. I also found the ending too nicely bring all the lose ends to a conclusion -- albeit not the conclusion that I expected. The other triumphs of this book are hard for me to name as I found some of character development to be lacking and the plot at times seemed rushed. I would of preferred more descriptive voice and a richer dialog between the characters -- if these two things would have occurred I am sure the overall affect would have greatly enhance the believability of characters.
One example of how I felt the plot was rushed was the description of Rebecca's marriage and how the dating, proposing, accepting, and abracadabra she is married occurred in only a few days, three to be exact, and only took a few paragraphs in the book to describe, and only one paragraph that really gave me any detail about this event in Rebecca's life. While there are reasons for a quick marriage in real life and maybe also in Rebecca's case the overall affect of such a life changing event could have been made more genuine with a richer more detailed writing style of this important event. Below is the excerpt of the descriptive writing detailing this event:
Three days after they arrived at Liam's house, leaving the door open to the January chill and tearing their clothes from their bodies as they scrambled upstairs to give the bed a pre-conjugal trail, they were in front of the justice of the peace and were pledging eternal and reciprocal love.
I would of loved to read more about what Liam felt about Rebecca the first time she arrived at his house: did her eyes glisten, what were some of sounds that were heard from the January chilly day, what perfume was Rebecca wearing, what kind of clothes did she have on for the first time in Liam's home, did Liam enjoy his first time with Rebecca and of course the vice versa did Rebecca enjoy her first time with Liam? I could go on and on with what I found missing and what my mind was craving as I read this novel; however, I will just say that the overall affect of not being more descriptive made me perceive that the characters were not believable and the plot rushed.
I found a number of grammatical, and spelling errors that are sprinkled throughout this novel. Maybe this was a first readers edition (I'm not sure?) before the final edition is printed and the final edition may correct these errors, but I can only critique the work that I was provided.
One final word of caution for prospective readers of this novel -- the author has liberally used the 'F' word throughout much of the dialog and as such this novel is not for underage readers or those that are opposed to such language. I am not downgrading this work because of this language, but I did want to caution readers to what they will find throughout this novel.
Who should read this novel?
This novel will appeal to readers that enjoy mystery, and romance around a plot that will keep you interested from the first page to the last. Readers that would like a quick read while on a plane trip or just setting out under the sun will find the length of Missing Rebecca the perfect read.
Anonymous
Posted October 8, 2012
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