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tartinisdream's Reviews (1.26k)
hmpf... This story has the potential to really mess with a person. I can see why some didn't like it or maybe understand it. The ending is very abrupt and leaves the reader to decided what happened in the seconds after the narratior stops. For some, what happens next maybe very clear, however, the ending causes the reader to draw from their own prejudices and sterotypes. Although I found some of the narration to be "meh," the struggle the main charcater had with himself was familiar and thought provoking. I found that I liked the second half of the book more than the first half. And the ending left me in a questioning some of my own beliefs.
3.5 Stars
Disclaimer: I received my copy of this book from the author in return for a review.
I didn’t know anything about this book when I received it, and I was quite please with the pace and action. Jon Rider is a former soldier turned bounty hunter for Space Force, and he is the best in the business. He was tracking down the slippery Max Decker when he gets called off the case to help save Earth and possibly the entire solar system.
Rider and two others are sent out to infiltrate a terrorist organization and try to get their hands on a weapon of mass destruction. All of them are the best at their trades and each one brings a past that they must come to terms with to accomplish the mission. They head out with the best ship and unlimited resources to promptly start a few international (galactic?) incidents, do some spying, save some slaves, and maybe complete their intended mission.
Overall, I enjoyed to story and I look forward to the next installment. My only concerns are with character development and editing. The characters do come across a little under developed, the story does make up for this but I found myself thinking that they were a predictable. The book is in need of an editor. I found myself getting tripped up over a lack of punctuation a few times. I would have rated it higher if the editing had been better.
I recommend this book to anyone that is looking for a good, fast-paced, action story.
Disclaimer: I received my copy of this book from the author in return for a review.
I didn’t know anything about this book when I received it, and I was quite please with the pace and action. Jon Rider is a former soldier turned bounty hunter for Space Force, and he is the best in the business. He was tracking down the slippery Max Decker when he gets called off the case to help save Earth and possibly the entire solar system.
Rider and two others are sent out to infiltrate a terrorist organization and try to get their hands on a weapon of mass destruction. All of them are the best at their trades and each one brings a past that they must come to terms with to accomplish the mission. They head out with the best ship and unlimited resources to promptly start a few international (galactic?) incidents, do some spying, save some slaves, and maybe complete their intended mission.
Overall, I enjoyed to story and I look forward to the next installment. My only concerns are with character development and editing. The characters do come across a little under developed, the story does make up for this but I found myself thinking that they were a predictable. The book is in need of an editor. I found myself getting tripped up over a lack of punctuation a few times. I would have rated it higher if the editing had been better.
I recommend this book to anyone that is looking for a good, fast-paced, action story.
Disclaimer: I received my copy of this book from NetGalley for review.
Bad things are happening at the Danner farm and I don’t just mean all the dead bodies. This short book dishes out spousal abuse, child abuse, incest, and lots of small town rumor. Set some time in the 1950s in a small Bavarian farming community that is now terrified that a killer is on the lose.
The tale is told from a revolving point-of-view of townsfolk and witnesses with an intermingled narrative of what was going on at the farm. I found this a little confusing, until I realized that the witnesses seem to be talking to an unvoiced interviewer. Once I understood the format, I really got into the story and couldn’t put it down.
I read, someplace, that this is a fictionalized telling of an actual murder. I did a little Google Fu and I found the 1922 unsolved murder of the Gruber family and maid in Germany. I think it is safe to confirm that this real murder is the source for this story. Schenkel does wrap up her tale with a possible reason for the murders, which I did feel a little meh about.
The Murder Farm is short but full of detail and creepy intrigue. A great time filler for a flight or an afternoon poolside.
Bad things are happening at the Danner farm and I don’t just mean all the dead bodies. This short book dishes out spousal abuse, child abuse, incest, and lots of small town rumor. Set some time in the 1950s in a small Bavarian farming community that is now terrified that a killer is on the lose.
The tale is told from a revolving point-of-view of townsfolk and witnesses with an intermingled narrative of what was going on at the farm. I found this a little confusing, until I realized that the witnesses seem to be talking to an unvoiced interviewer. Once I understood the format, I really got into the story and couldn’t put it down.
I read, someplace, that this is a fictionalized telling of an actual murder. I did a little Google Fu and I found the 1922 unsolved murder of the Gruber family and maid in Germany. I think it is safe to confirm that this real murder is the source for this story. Schenkel does wrap up her tale with a possible reason for the murders, which I did feel a little meh about.
The Murder Farm is short but full of detail and creepy intrigue. A great time filler for a flight or an afternoon poolside.
