Kimberly Raiser
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The Family Bones door Kimberly Raiser
Good story but a little editing could have made it flow along better.
This book was very weird. The writing was almost childlike in parts and I never developed any definite feelings about the characters. It had the potential to be a good story but the author consistently went off in bizarre directions with no real explanation. Characters appear and disappear, their behaviors are inconsistent, and generally I went from feeling sorry for them to hating them, and back again. I can't in good conscience recommend this book to anyone over twelve years of age.
Steven Weaver inherits the family house in the country and brings his family to see it. Wife, Tara, 8 year old Charlie and little Sara are enthusiastic about the visit but things begin to happen that are unexplainable.
The author has told this reviewer that she enjoyed the writings of Douglas Adams and studied the writing of Steven King and I see an influence in King's earlier writing, in particular "Firestarter."
Upon the second visit to the come, things become very suspenseful and the science fiction parts of the story arrive. Things that are unexplained but scarey. Steven learns that his parents were accused of murder by neighbors but when they died the issue was closed. There is an uncle, a former psychiatric doctor and others that are more than they seem but who is Steven and what is the issue with how his parents conceived him.
This is a finely done tale. Suspend your logical beliefs and let your imagination take you for a pleasant ride.
Recommended.… (meer)
The author has told this reviewer that she enjoyed the writings of Douglas Adams and studied the writing of Steven King and I see an influence in King's earlier writing, in particular "Firestarter."
Upon the second visit to the come, things become very suspenseful and the science fiction parts of the story arrive. Things that are unexplained but scarey. Steven learns that his parents were accused of murder by neighbors but when they died the issue was closed. There is an uncle, a former psychiatric doctor and others that are more than they seem but who is Steven and what is the issue with how his parents conceived him.
This is a finely done tale. Suspend your logical beliefs and let your imagination take you for a pleasant ride.
Recommended.… (meer)
Description:
Will they stay? Will they survive? The Weavers have inherited family property in Astral, Pennsylvania, a town so small that Mrs. Weaver can find no mention of it on the Internet, save for a tiny spot on Google Earth. Hoping for a simpler, small-town existence for their young family, Steven and Tara eagerly head to Astral to see what they hope will be their dream house. As they explore their potential new home, the Weavers begin to discover secret passageways, secret rooms, and long buried family truths; some difficult truths are revealed and no longer kept in the far reaches of the closet. There are reasons for everything, and sometimes the explanations are so simple. But sometimes, simple can also be horrifying.
Review:
The twist and turns in this debut novel by Kimberly Raiser is an "under the covers with a flashlight" story that will have you up all night to finish.
Readers will go under the covers with a flashlight with this debut novel by Kimberly Raiser, filled with twists and turns on almost every page.
The story and characters develop well in a relatively short book (174 pages.) The level of suspense changes through out the book to make you think you know where the story is headed, but then surprises you when it goes to a level of mystery you didn’t expect. It reminded me of the old TV shows “Outer Limits’ or “Twilight Zone” where you’re taken to a situation and allowed to observe what happens. Ms. Raiser mixes child abduction, tunnels, paranormal and old family history to create a story that will make you continue to think about it even after you finish reading it. The story isn’t overly scary or violent for a ‘thriller’ book, so kids of all ages would enjoy this book.
This "paranormal mystery thriller" will take hold of you from the first page and keeps you mesmerized until the very last page.… (meer)
Will they stay? Will they survive? The Weavers have inherited family property in Astral, Pennsylvania, a town so small that Mrs. Weaver can find no mention of it on the Internet, save for a tiny spot on Google Earth. Hoping for a simpler, small-town existence for their young family, Steven and Tara eagerly head to Astral to see what they hope will be their dream house. As they explore their potential new home, the Weavers begin to discover secret passageways, secret rooms, and long buried family truths; some difficult truths are revealed and no longer kept in the far reaches of the closet. There are reasons for everything, and sometimes the explanations are so simple. But sometimes, simple can also be horrifying.
Review:
The twist and turns in this debut novel by Kimberly Raiser is an "under the covers with a flashlight" story that will have you up all night to finish.
Readers will go under the covers with a flashlight with this debut novel by Kimberly Raiser, filled with twists and turns on almost every page.
The story and characters develop well in a relatively short book (174 pages.) The level of suspense changes through out the book to make you think you know where the story is headed, but then surprises you when it goes to a level of mystery you didn’t expect. It reminded me of the old TV shows “Outer Limits’ or “Twilight Zone” where you’re taken to a situation and allowed to observe what happens. Ms. Raiser mixes child abduction, tunnels, paranormal and old family history to create a story that will make you continue to think about it even after you finish reading it. The story isn’t overly scary or violent for a ‘thriller’ book, so kids of all ages would enjoy this book.
This "paranormal mystery thriller" will take hold of you from the first page and keeps you mesmerized until the very last page.… (meer)
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- 7
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- 96
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- 2.8
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