Things You Should Know by Pete Clark

Things You Should Know by Pete Clark

Year Published: 2010

My Rating: 4 stars

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I got this book for free from The Reading Site since I'm a member there.

A couple are awaiting the test results for the husband to come out.. He is stage one already.. If it develops to stage three then it's to the Farm for him.
What is this virus that is spreading like an epidemic?! And how did he get it?!
I don't want to spoil the story but it's called Vampirism :)

This was a very short but enjoyable read. I wish it was a longer novel, I loved the idea. It was the second book I read for this author and since I'm enjoying his writing I'm gonna go look for more books by him.

Trapped by Jack Kilborn (J.A. Konrath)

Trapped by Jack Kilborn (J.A. Konrath)



Series: Afraid #2

Year Published: 2010


My Rating: 5 stars


322 pages

I bought this book from Amazon when it was on offer for $.99 for the kindle edition a while back. 

First of all I would like to say that their are 2 versions of this book and they are both included in this ebook version. 

One is the edited/published edition and the other is the original/uncut version. 

The differences between them are very important in my opinion, because what was left out in the original is what I was objecting on in the edited version. 

The uncut was more original and believable. I loved it to pieces. 

I just wish that the author will not listen to his editors and go on and publish his books as he writes them, because the original was amazing!!! 

The story.. 

Six wayward teenagers and their court-appointed guardians Martin and Sara Randhurst went on a camping trip to an isolated island. Then when they were all around the campfire, Martin decided to tell a campfire story.. a SCARY one. A story that ends with Martin being dragged into the woods.. It was okay until Martin was dragged into the woods and didn't come back. Then Sara thought to go look after him with one of the kids.. When they didn't come back it started to get serious. 

You will find that there are definitely things worse than death. When torture and pain is so horrific that they wish that life would just simply end so that the pain will just stop. 

A mixture of cannibals, a crazy doctor and some evil subjects make a great mix in this story.. 

Full of surprises and flashbacks into each characters background to give you a feel for all the characters and to make you understand what they are doing and why. 

This is the most disturbing book I have ever read. It really made me queasy.. It was that believable!! 

SPOILERS: 

PLEASE DO NOT READ IF YOU DID NOT READ THE BOOK 

What was bothering me most about the edited version was that Martin and Sara had a infant baby with them on the trip. And it was really distracting because I kept thinking how come the baby is always sleeping and doesn't need to feed or be changed?! And when he does wake up he is all cheerful and happy?! All this while his mom is running around the woods with cannibals and phycos trying to kill them. 

The next point that bothered me was the ending with Lester trying to catch them on the small boat. That was so cliche' that it bothered me.. 

The uncut version was just perfect.. If I didn't read it I would have given the edited edition a 4 out of 5 stars just because of baby Jack. And I was feeling guilty of that rating because everything about the book was perfect, the details, the backstory, the writing, the style.. except for baby Jack! 

I'm so happy that the original the writer wrote was perfect!! 

I also enjoyed the backstory of Sara and the reason for her phobia of the dark, it was more believable. 

Also having the chinese trying to get ahold of the serum that the doctor is enhancing is a much better idea that the military trying to do it. 

So in the end I would highly recommend the uncut original version. The story just makes more sense. I'm not saying the edited version is no good.. they are both good, actually more that good they are great.. it's just the points I was referring to that were bothering me.

Male Call by Denise A. Agnew

Male Call (Hot Zone #1) by Denise A. Agnew

Series: Hot Zone #1

Date Published: 2007

My Rating: 5 stars

74 pages

I got this book for free from Amazon for my Kindle and I downloaded it to my IPad through the Kindle application.

This is the first book in the Hot Zone series.

I guess I was lucky to catch this book for free from Amazon. It was the first time for me to try out this author and I totally enjoyed the experience.

Sean O’Callahan has been called to Iraq, before he left he asked his collegue the computer software engineer Eve Carmichael to write him while abroad. So as a friend she accepted.

First the letters were just asking about how everything was, how work was and just the normal stuff. Then the letters from Sean started to take a new angle and he started writing about his fantasies and dreams which included her. At first  Eve was a bit shocked that the geek at work would write stuff like that. But when she saw a photo of him with his shirt removed, she was in for the shock of her life. She never imagined he would be this hot.

Now it was her turn to start fantasizing about him and wishing for his return.

But when he returns, will they still want to be with each other or was that just a desperate act?!

Very touching and romantic short story that I totally enjoyed.

Heart Sick by Chelsea Cain

Heart Sick by Chelsea Cain

Year Published: 2007

My Rating: 5 stars

326 pages

Gretchen Lowell is a beautiful serial killer that captured her last victim, tortured him, almost killed him, then gave her self up and saved his life.
This last victim of hers is no other than the same detective who was out to catch her for 10 years, Archie Sheridan.
So why did she capture him, torture him and then spare his life? Why did she give her self up?

She ruined him for all women.
What happened between them those 10 days of capture ruined his whole life...!


That was 2 years ago!


Now there is another serial killer on the loose, catching young girls then killing them a couple of days later.


Archie is on the case after a medical leave since his ordeal with Gretchen. He is trying to catch this killer before he strikes again, but he is getting closer and closer.


Susan Ward, a reporter is asked to follow Archie around to write about him, so she is suck into the 'after school killer' investigation.


Will Archie ask the aid of the psycho Gretchen to help catch this killer before it's too late?

This was my first novel by this author, and it was amazing. A very intense and fast paced thriller.. The story line was great, the writing, the details!! 
I enjoyed it to the last page.


I will be checking out the next book it the series.. How could you not want to know more about Gretchen and Archie once you read this book!! Impossible!!