Jake Silver finds himself in hospital, having suffered from a stroke while out with his friends. Recovering quickly, Jake has one more night before he is to be discharged; however, the man in the bed beside him keeps him up during the night. So, as a joke, Jake prays, points at the man, and says ‘Just die’ – something his mother had taught him when he felt anger towards a person and as a replacement for giving the finger. Suddenly, the man does in fact die and Jake is shaken, knowing full well he may have just been responsible for the man’s death. It takes two further deaths, however, for Jake to understand what is happening. Over time, Jake’s ability reaches the people up top and after one job, Jake questions his morals. He has to decide whether his power should be used in such a way or he should stick to killing animals that pose a risk to his friends’ farm animals.

This is a story about a man silently confronting people who are immoral or plain nasty. Jake is lucky to be surrounded by people who believe what he does to be real. This does make for an easy plot since no one wishes to find the alternative; everyone accepts Jake’s ability to kill someone with a finger and two words, even when he demonstrates the fact. There is mention of an experimental drug, but this is never assumed to be the reason Jake has this newfound power.

Nonetheless, the protagonists are extremely endearing and a treat to follow, particularly Jake, Beth Ann, and Omar. The story is descriptive, making for a visual read. Within months, Jake goes from working at a financial firm to working for Homeland Security to protect America from dangerous people. There are various character perspectives, which help readers gain a full overview of the narrative.

Regarding the various character perspectives, it is difficult to care about DC’s side of the story. Her only relevance is her knowledge of Jake’s third (though technically second because the ‘second’ victim was indirectly targeted) victim and making Jake the criminal in the eyes of the police. In terms of the narrative, it is distracting to read characters constantly eating and drinking, and there is no mention of the experimental drug later in the story. The blurb clarifies that the reason Jake can kill people with a finger and two words is the drug altering his brain; however, no one wants to investigate further.


I received a free review copy. Thank you to OnlineBookClub and author. ( )

Jake Silver finds himself in hospital, having suffered from a stroke while out with his friends. Recovering quickly, Jake has one more night before he is to be discharged; however, the man in the bed beside him keeps him up during the night. So, as a joke, Jake prays, points at the man, and says ‘Just die’ – something his mother had taught him when he felt anger towards a person and as a replacement for giving the finger. Suddenly, the man does in fact die and Jake is shaken, knowing full well he may have just been responsible for the man’s death. It takes two further deaths, however, for Jake to understand what is happening. Over time, Jake’s ability reaches the people up top and after one job, Jake questions his morals. He has to decide whether his power should be used in such a way or he should stick to killing animals that pose a risk to his friends’ farm animals.

This is a story about a man silently confronting people who are immoral or plain nasty. Jake is lucky to be surrounded by people who believe what he does to be real. This does make for an easy plot since no one wishes to find the alternative; everyone accepts Jake’s ability to kill someone with a finger and two words, even when he demonstrates the fact. There is mention of an experimental drug, but this is never assumed to be the reason Jake has this newfound power.

Nonetheless, the protagonists are extremely endearing and a treat to follow, particularly Jake, Beth Ann, and Omar. The story is descriptive, making for a visual read. Within months, Jake goes from working at a financial firm to working for Homeland Security to protect America from dangerous people. There are various character perspectives, which help readers gain a full overview of the narrative.

Regarding the various character perspectives, it is difficult to care about DC’s side of the story. Her only relevance is her knowledge of Jake’s third (though technically second because the ‘second’ victim was indirectly targeted) victim and making Jake the criminal in the eyes of the police. In terms of the narrative, it is distracting to read characters constantly eating and drinking, and there is no mention of the experimental drug later in the story. The blurb clarifies that the reason Jake can kill people with a finger and two words is the drug altering his brain; however, no one wants to investigate further.


I received a free review copy. Thank you to OnlineBookClub and author. ( )