Abducted.

So, I couldn't stay away from the thriller novels this time around. Especially at an enticing $.99 on the Amazon Deals... I was very pleased with my purchase: Abducted by T.R. Ragan.

Lizzy Gardner, now a grown young woman working as a private investigor, still cannot sleep through the night without reliving her abduction. As a teenager, she was taken off the street in the middle of the night by Spiderman, a serial killer who thinks of himself as some kind of vigilante, ridding the streets of girls whom he considered to be disrespectful or too provocative. Lizzy was able to escape, but not before watching him torture a number of girls right in front of her. The police believed they had the real Spiderman incarcerated, despite Lizzy's claims they had the wrong guy.

Now, years later-- he's back, and he wants revenge.

Lizzy must find Spiderman before he kills more innocent girls, and his taunts draw her closer to him. With the help of her past high school boyfriend, Jared, a now handsome-in-uniform FBI agent, Jessica, her assistant who has secrets of her own and Hayley, a girl with enough troubles of her own who takes it upon herself to help Lizzy hunt down the man hunting her.

T.R. Ragan draws you in with the mystery, and keeps you there with Lizzy's determination, fear and a little bit of sexual tension between her and Jared.

It was a page turner, but a warning to the weak-stomached-- obviously, there is a lot of torturous, grueling situations in this book, as with most serial killer themed novels. Additionally, there is some sadistic content. If that's not a subject you can handle, don't bother picking this book up.

I was definitely excited to find out there is a Lizzy Garner series. I am in the middle of the second book, "Dead Weight." Look for that review coming soon.

Faking It

Although my preference is thrillers and crime mysteries, every once in a while I soften it up. "Faking It", written by Elisa Lorello, was a funny take on a not-too-over-the-top-trashy novel.

Andi, a virgin, had just broken it off with her fiance after she found him in bed with another woman. As if she wasn't self-conscious before about her body and sexuality... Needless to say, the after effects of the situation amplified existing nerves. Then one night, she's out with a few co-workers and spots Devin, a male escort whose charming behavior and super-hot looks give Andi mixed feelings of pleasure and disgust. 

We'll cut to the chase of the plot here-- Devin "works" for women who have lots of money and only value having his hottness on their arm at public functions. Poor Mr. Gorgeous wishes they enjoyed his company also because of his intellects. Um, except he's limited in that area. And Andi, wants to be sexy and without inhibitions not only to herself-- but to other men. Throwing caution to the wind, the two draw up a "contract." Andi will teach Devin how to write and speak like a real gentleman, and in return he will teach her the ways of her own body.

At this point, you think it's predictable. You've seen "The Ugly Truth" with Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl, and you think you know the remaining story line in this novel. But here's the deal...

So give it a chance! I laughed, I cringed at the awkwardness and might have even been inspired by Andi's journey.  A book on sex, love and becoming more than people think you can be... What's not to enjoy?

I know I've been slacking...
More books to come this weekend...

Rushed

For Christmas, my boyfriend bought me a Kindle Fire. It has been such an awesome gift. Not only do I have whatever book I want at my fingertips, but I can also browse through some pretty cheap--sometimes even free-- options.

"Rushed" written by Brian Harmon was one of these free books, but I use the term "free" pretty lightly. I spent a lot of time with this story, and didn't get much out of it.

The main character, Eric, keeps waking up from troubling dreams with an urge that he just has to go... somewhere. Eventually he gives in and readers come along with him on a very strange, creepy, leaves-you-with-more-questions-than-answers journey.

He has to get to the "cathedral" before "fog man" does. Along the way, Eric encounters oozing cows, hybrid animals, shifty figures and trapped spirits. He meets up with folks who are supposed to help him stay on his path, which often takes him through a "fissure" where he is in between worlds, running into the unknown with only his cell phone signal to alert him to when he's strayed from his route.

I kept reading to determine, who is fog man? What's at the cathedral? Why Eric? And why is his wife so cool with the idea that he's risking his life for an undetermined reason?

You could take the time to find out for yourself, but I'm going to urge you not to.

To put it in blatant terms:
It was dumb.

However, take this with a grain of salt. I'm not a sci-fi fan.

(Rating: 0/5)