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Summary: Suspenseful book, not quite up to par
Review: After reading Fast Forward, and then Double Take, a lot of the same problems plagued me. I expect a bit of amature while reading the first book from an author, but I was hoping the second would get a bit more honed. I felt that both books were a bit sloppy and not yet up to par with other writers in the field. However, both books did keep me reading til the end, and especially after DT, Ariel is starting to grow on me.
Double Take picks up where Fast Forward left off: Ariel is getting to know her grandfather, and her newest problem is that people keep mistaking her for her dead twin sister. Just as she's trying to get away and relax, she finds herself in the middle of a mystery. An old friend of the family has committed suicide, or so it seems. While Ariel is investingating what has happened; her friend Henry is back home watching her dogs and uncovering a mystery himself. The book moves with a slow pace at times, and as you get to the end of the book you're ready for the conclusion and to know both "who dun-it's".
Mercer's characters and plots are interesting and worthwhile, it just seems she doesn't quite know how to impliment them. One of the things that irked me while reading the book is the way she goes from scene to scene- often she starts a chapter at the end of what happened & goes back to tell what we missed. This gets to be quite annoying. She also seems to jump around a bit, which makes it hard to follow what's going on. However, even with these flaws, the book was still a decent read. I do plan on reading the next book- Split Image. Make your own opinions from there.
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Summary: Hard to Follow
Review: This book had a good plot, but it was extremely hard to follow. There were too many characters that were not fully developed. The story kept jumping around from city to city and character to character which was very confusing. Ikept having to go back a few chapters to pick up on the character and storyline that was being presented.
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Summary: The sequal is even better than the original
Review: Two years ago, Ariel Gold had nothing but adoptive parents who never
cared for her. Since then she has learned who her natural family is,
though an unknown twin sister died in the explosion that left Ariel
suffering from amnesia (FAST FORWARD). Ariel is vacationing at her wealthy
grandfather's South Carolina estate. While there, she meets John William
Barron, an old friend of her deceased sibling. They talk providing Ariel
insight into her twin and the realization that John has some deep mental
problems. That evening long after they shared a good night, John apparently
kills himself.
...... Because of his connection to her sister, Ariel decides to investigate
John's death, hoping she can learn more about her family. As Ariel digs
deeper, she learns that the truth can be ugly and be disguised by a
dastardly prevarication. The closer to learning more about herself through
contact with her family, the less Ariel wants to know. Sometimes the truth
hurts.
..... The second novel in the Ariel Gold series is awarded a silver medal
for a fine and stirring novel that adds much to fleshing out the lead
protagonist and her family history. The story line is split between
Ariel's quest and her boss's search for a missing individual. Both tales
in of themselves are well written and fun to read, but do tend to
occasionally trip over each other. In spite of this minor flaw, readers
will enjoy the thrills emulating from DOUBLE TAKE as Judy Mercer
demonstrates a growing talent that should take her to the top..
........Harriet Klausner
Rating:
Summary: The sequal is even better than the original
Review: Two years ago, Ariel Gold had nothing but adoptive parents who nevercared for her. Since then she has learned who her natural family is,though an unknown twin sister died in the explosion that left Ariel suffering from amnesia (FAST FORWARD). Ariel is vacationing at her wealthy grandfather's South Carolina estate. While there, she meets John William Barron, an old friend of her deceased sibling. They talk providing Ariel insight into her twin and the realization that John has some deep mental problems. That evening long after they shared a good night, John apparently kills himself. ...... Because of his connection to her sister, Ariel decides to investigate John's death, hoping she can learn more about her family. As Ariel digs deeper, she learns that the truth can be ugly and be disguised by a dastardly prevarication. The closer to learning more about herself through contact with her family, the less Ariel wants to know. Sometimes the truth hurts. ..... The second novel in the Ariel Gold series is awarded a silver medal for a fine and stirring novel that adds much to fleshing out the lead protagonist and her family history. The story line is split between Ariel's quest and her boss's search for a missing individual. Both tales in of themselves are well written and fun to read, but do tend to occasionally trip over each other. In spite of this minor flaw, readers will enjoy the thrills emulating from DOUBLE TAKE as Judy Mercer demonstrates a growing talent that should take her to the top.. ........Harriet Klausner
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Summary: An outstanding sequel to "Fast Forward". Top notch!
Review: What a pleasure it is to read an intelligently written suspense novel peopled with real characters (including a dog) you care about.
Two years was too long to wait for the sequel to FASTFORWARD but DOUBLE TAKE was worth it.Number two in author JUDY MERCER'S Ariel Gold series is set for the most part in South Carolina, on Kiawah Island and in Charleston.A dividend is the down home flavor of the area.It's a stark contrast to Los Angeles, where Ariel works as a TV newsmagazine producer and where the subplot unfolds.
There is something a little old-fashioned about Ariel and her family and friends.Could be it's that they'rer decent. Even the bad guys aren't so much scummy as they are fallible.DOUBLE TAKE is funny one minute and stirring the next, and it's satisfying from start to finish
Rating:
Summary: An outstanding sequel to "Fast Forward". Top notch!
Review: What a pleasure it is to read an intelligently written suspense novel peopled with real characters (including a dog) you care about. Two years was too long to wait for the sequel to FASTFORWARD but DOUBLE TAKE was worth it.Number two in author JUDY MERCER'S Ariel Gold series is set for the most part in South Carolina, on Kiawah Island and in Charleston.A dividend is the down home flavor of the area.It's a stark contrast to Los Angeles, where Ariel works as a TV newsmagazine producer and where the subplot unfolds. There is something a little old-fashioned about Ariel and her family and friends.Could be it's that they'rer decent. Even the bad guys aren't so much scummy as they are fallible.DOUBLE TAKE is funny one minute and stirring the next, and it's satisfying from start to finish
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