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I received this e-book as a review copy from the author. This did not in any way affect my review.
This starts off with Cassy who is an innocent bystander shot in a drive by shooting. While bleeding to death a mysterious and handsome being promises to save her. She only has to give him her last breath. Cassey then becomes a Echo and starts her journey living between the real world and the other world. After a while she meets another Echo who helps her and teaches her how to live as an Echo. It's decades until she gets called to help her Immortal. I don't want to say anymore cause it will be giving away the details of this amazing story.
From the first words I was drawn in to this incredible story. Once I started reading it I didn't want to put it down. Cassy is such a strong character and I loved the ending between her and her Immortal. I hope there is more to come from this story. I love all the stories Jen writes, she is such an amazing writer. This is probably my favorite of her's so far. I'm recommending this one!
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Posted April 12, 2011
The Forgotten Echo by Jen Wylie is an intriguing glimpse into a world that is like ours, but not. Sometimes when people die, instead of passing on, they become an Echo, servants to powerful individuals who keep them bound to the mortal plane.
Cassy is having a bad day, but she didn't expect to die at the end of it. She is an innocent bystander in a drive by shooting. A stranger comes to her as she is dieing, offering to keep her from passing on. She accepts, though she still dies and her "benefactor" disappears. She wanders the world, lost and confused until she meets another of her kind and learns what she really is.
Ms. Wylie writes a fast paced entertaining short story that kept me reading from start to finish. Her world is intriguing and I can't wait to read more in the series.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Part of the Immortal Echoes series, Forgotten Echo by Jen Wylie is a delightful short story telling the mysterious tale of Cassy who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time during a drive-by shooting. Just how right or wrong her timing is takes a whole novella to learn, and the author uses that space to create a fascinating universe, peopled with factions and laws that are still only hinted, still waiting with so much to learn, after a very satisfying read and enjoyable adventure.
If you're thinking "ghost story," then think again. Jen Wylie's writing is much more imaginative. Cassy narrates her experience with delightfully everyday concerns-torn clothes, mess that doesn't wash out-and an eagerness to learn that keeps the reader turning pages and wondering.
Echoes? You'll have to read to find out what they are. Suffice it to say, poor Cassy makes a vital decision in those moments when life might run before her eyes, and the consequences leave her in a place she might never have expected. Trapped and free, she seeks a friend and answers and finds more.
The author's richly imagined mythology has certainly drawn me in. I hope I might get to read more of this series-scif-fi fantasy, original, intriguing, and very convincingly told, with good and evil both just out of reach as complex mysteries weave their webs.
Disclosure: I was given a free ecopy of this novella by the author with a request for an honest review.
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Posted March 11, 2011
I just finished The Forgotten Echo, and I have to say, it was pleasantly surprising. When Cassie gets shot at the beginning, there are a thousand different directions it can go. I found myself assuming and guessing at what would come next, based on other paranormal books I've read. And the way Jen Wylie took it was completely fresh and new, making me intrigued from page 1. Jen reveals Cassie's new existence and place in the world in a way that keeps you turning pages, wanting to know more. There's plenty of twists and turns and hints at bigger things, something rare for a short story, while still managing to reveal each character's personality and develop them as the story moves along. The entire concept of the story is unique, which makes you HAVE to keep reading, to figure out how it all turns out for Cassie. I can't wait to read the next installment!
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.This extremely short story begins with an interesting concept that never develops into anything beyond a rough sketch. Character development is nonexistent and the entire thing seems more like an outline than a finished work. For the full review, see: brutallyhonestbookreviews,blogspot,com
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Overview
Sometimes death is only the beginning...Even after the bad day she's had, Cassy is still surprised to find herself shot, an innocent bystander in a drive by shooting. Bleeding to death in an empty parking lot, she knows she is going die.
What she doesn't expect, is the arrival of a strange, and unnaturally handsome, man who tells her he can keep her from passing on in return for being his forever. In desperation, she agrees but afterwards she is beyond dismayed to discover she has died.
To make matters worse, ...