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Summary: So-So Thriller
Review: MacGregor's novel starts off well but loses steam as it goes along. There are too many characters, and most of them are insufficiently developed. The book also suffers from patches of cliche writing (one character's "heart literally (?) leaped into his throat," a rich neighborhood "smelled of old money," a person has vanished "like the wind," etc.), technical errors in the description of police procedure, and lapses of continuity. (At one point we are told that a character "couldn't make it" to dinner, but two pages later it seems that he did make it, after all.) I know these sound like little things, and they are, but after a while they start to add up. On the positive side, the author has ambitiously woven together a variety of story elements -- near-death experiences, ESP, Alzheimer's, crime, bereavement -- in an intriguing way. The idea is good, but in my opinion the execution falls short. It still makes for a diverting read, though.
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Summary: Surprising...
Review: T. J. MacGregor amazes me. Where does she come up with this stuff! She has quite a creative imagination. The first book I read by her was The Hanged Man. I absolutely loved it. When I got The Seventh Sense, I thought it would have basically the same outline of characters since both books focus on psychic crime solving. Was I ever surprised. The books had nothing in common. I like that about a writer. Some authors loose their touch after their first book. The Seventy Sense is a front to back page, high-action suspense. I couldn't put it down. There's not too much or too little of anything An outstanding job by MacGregor.
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Summary: Surprising...
Review: T. J. MacGregor amazes me. Where does she come up with this stuff! She has quite a creative imagination. The first book I read by her was The Hanged Man. I absolutely loved it. When I got The Seventh Sense, I thought it would have basically the same outline of characters since both books focus on psychic crime solving. Was I ever surprised. The books had nothing in common. I like that about a writer. Some authors loose their touch after their first book. The Seventy Sense is a front to back page, high-action suspense. I couldn't put it down. There's not too much or too little of anything An outstanding job by MacGregor.
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Summary: AWESOME READ - her best effort yet
Review: The twists and turns in this book make it very hard to put down and I couldn't. The main characters intrigue you enough that you hope she will continue the series. Introduction of friends of Logan and Charlie make you want to know the story behind them. Reading the sory from the killer's side at the same time made the whole story flow in a way that made me want to get to the next page before I had finished the one I was on! Can't wait to see if another one follows
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Summary: Fast, easy book but not intriguing
Review: This book has an interesting premise but relies too extensively on coincidence. In that sense it reminds me of Joe Esterhaus movies. The novel is easy to read and moves quickly. The editors should do the author the courtesy of correcting misuse of words. For instance, page 104 mentions "voices . . . clambering to be heard" rather than clamoring; and there is a reference to one character's "imminently practical wife" on 18. We must suppose that soon she will be practical. If you want a good thriller, try Eleven Days, City of Ice, or California Fire & Life. If you want a stunningly good novel, check out Gold Bug Variations. Laura
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Summary: Look Out For Road Rage!
Review: This is one of those perfect rainy day books that you can read in a day. It centers around someone that just "loses it" in a case of road rage. After knowingly kills somebody and calms down he must decide what to do. Does he turn himself in and repent or does he cover his tracks? Of course he picks the latter course which means he must then become a vicious criminal to cover all bases. This book goes to show that no matter what the situation you should not let your rage get the better of you. Otherwise you can go from law-abiding citizan to vicious animal. There are some parts that I did have problems with such as some of the criminal talents that the main character was able to come up with out of nowhere. Also, there is one of those parts, reminicent of the movies where a guy will put a snake in a house to kill all the house occupants. Most animals of that type do not go hunting for humans and only strike when threatened or cornered. However, directors try to take poetic license and change the animal's nature to suit the film.
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Summary: Look Out For Road Rage!
Review: This is one of those perfect rainy day books that you can read in a day. It centers around someone that just "loses it" in a case of road rage. After knowingly kills somebody and calms down he must decide what to do. Does he turn himself in and repent or does he cover his tracks? Of course he picks the latter course which means he must then become a vicious criminal to cover all bases. This book goes to show that no matter what the situation you should not let your rage get the better of you. Otherwise you can go from law-abiding citizan to vicious animal. There are some parts that I did have problems with such as some of the criminal talents that the main character was able to come up with out of nowhere. Also, there is one of those parts, reminicent of the movies where a guy will put a snake in a house to kill all the house occupants. Most animals of that type do not go hunting for humans and only strike when threatened or cornered. However, directors try to take poetic license and change the animal's nature to suit the film.
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Summary: A "Can't Put Me DOWN" Kind of Read
Review: WHEW! What a FABulous read. I started this book around 5 P.M. today; finished it around 10 P.M. (it's 262 pages). I had to find out how it ended. Just had to. In many ways--the characters probably could have been more fully developed; T.J. also did some segues that made me have to reread a couple sections; but for the most part, this was a story that grabbed me by the seat of my pants and WOULD NOT, COULD NOT let me go. Two of the main characters have suffered Near Death Experiences; this allows them to experience what another character calls The Seventh Sense (in addition to our five senses, she defined the sixth sense as intuition). The main character, Charlie Calloway's husband & unborn baby are killed in a hit & run accident that caused Charlie's NDE. Charlie is an FBI agent, so along with her background and the help of a buddy, she is determined to find the driver who so horribly altered her life. Not only did I want to see how this story ended (and it's a hell of an ending ;-), but I grew more horrified as the story went on--seeing the "bad guy" literally disintegrate in front of my eyes. Other than the NDE "seventh sense" (which may or may not be believable to you), everything else in the story rings true--which makes it that much more horrifying. If you want a story that'll put you on the edge of your seat--check out T.J. MacGregor's, The Seventh Sense.
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