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After We Fall
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This particular story was ingeniously creative. A crime mystery no doubt with plenty of perplexity and a few spine chilling, edge of your seat scenes that will have you anxiously turning the pages.
March 15, 6:08pm - A snowstorm on its way to Cardiff Airport does not deter Oliver Blake, a seasoned airline pilot, from taking off, with over 100 souls aboard. Unknown to them, the plane would not make it to its destination.
March 15, 6:25pm - A few miles away, Libby Hanover, a community police officer is discovered missing by her father, Jim, as he arrives at her home. Her body, found by the river embankment several hours later.
Two mysteries, three families, all connected somehow.
The clever way this story was formulated really caught my attention. What is really remarkable is that the writer succeeded in introducing characters in an innovative fashion that had me from the start. Brilliant idea, bravo! All the characters, all different, all ages, all humanly flawed in some way - were also likeable and real, in my opinion. The ending was astonishing, and received a big “WOW� from me.
I only had one big ‘pet peeve� about the book. The writing syntax was a little confusing. At times I felt like I was reading notes on the story. The sentences often starting with an adjective or verb (Had, Looked, Seemed) and so short that I had to refer back to the beginning of the chapter or finish the chapter quickly. This was to figure out if a character in the story was reliving a past experience in a vision, or describing the present.
At times I had to figure out who, what, when and where the character was speaking of. I’m not sure if the writer deliberately did this because she adopted this writing style as her own or if she was writing this way to keep us alert and paying attention. Either way, it aggravated me enough to hinder my ability to enjoy the book even more.
A special thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks, and Emma Kavanagh for an ARC.
March 15, 6:08pm - A snowstorm on its way to Cardiff Airport does not deter Oliver Blake, a seasoned airline pilot, from taking off, with over 100 souls aboard. Unknown to them, the plane would not make it to its destination.
March 15, 6:25pm - A few miles away, Libby Hanover, a community police officer is discovered missing by her father, Jim, as he arrives at her home. Her body, found by the river embankment several hours later.
Two mysteries, three families, all connected somehow.
The clever way this story was formulated really caught my attention. What is really remarkable is that the writer succeeded in introducing characters in an innovative fashion that had me from the start. Brilliant idea, bravo! All the characters, all different, all ages, all humanly flawed in some way - were also likeable and real, in my opinion. The ending was astonishing, and received a big “WOW� from me.
I only had one big ‘pet peeve� about the book. The writing syntax was a little confusing. At times I felt like I was reading notes on the story. The sentences often starting with an adjective or verb (Had, Looked, Seemed) and so short that I had to refer back to the beginning of the chapter or finish the chapter quickly. This was to figure out if a character in the story was reliving a past experience in a vision, or describing the present.
At times I had to figure out who, what, when and where the character was speaking of. I’m not sure if the writer deliberately did this because she adopted this writing style as her own or if she was writing this way to keep us alert and paying attention. Either way, it aggravated me enough to hinder my ability to enjoy the book even more.
A special thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks, and Emma Kavanagh for an ARC.
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May 14, 2015 07:24PM
Freda, PERFECT book for a buddy read. I wish I had had a buddy when I read it. Tons to discuss!!
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Hey Freda. How are you doing? Getting your reading in, I see.
Christine, I'm having trouble with the review. Let's email and chat about this shall we?
Freda, excellent review. The syntax style you refer to struck me as a great technique to keep me on the edge of my seat. As you recall, I gave this book 6 stars, lol! I do see where people could be upset with it as it is certainly not proper syntax. It will come down to whether the reader finds it helpful in maintaining tension or an annoying flow-breaker. I am in the former camp.
