Do you wish to be reviewed but you don't want to be critiqued by a snobby professional? Well then ask me! A snobby amateur! There are just a few rules.
1. Relax
2. Grab some coffee
3. Give me your coffee
4. Run away
Oh, and prepare for some ador...
Jamie: No way in hell, I am going to listen to a stranger again. 12:08
Whom will you trust, "Friendship or Love"? If you get a message from an unknown person will you answer it or not? If yes then, this might change your life.
Status= Completed
Impressions
Just by the first five "sentences" you can get the impression that Jamie and Sam are good friends. This holds up when Sam claims he knows Jamie well. You know right away that Jamie is a little cocky by how he describes himself and that he is looking for love. It's a great way to describe your characters looks without overwhelming the reader and to describe their personality just by having the character say a certain thing.
Cover
The cover is great, it displays to you that is is indeed a romance story. But the words at the top, 'A Texting Tragedy' and the phone where the characters are being held let's you know this is all going to take place from texting inside a person's phone. It's a very informative cover picture, well done, and not all over the place with stuff thrown in left and right. The person holds something behind their back, making you see that somebody is going to stab this character in the back.
Title
The title is amazing as well, it tells you that one of the people in this story is not who they seem, leaving you on your toes the whole story.
Plot
Your plot is good for a short story, it doesn't jump all around. You go in a straight path, first (SPOILERS) you have Jamie say he wants to be loved, then you have the love show up, Sam starts to set his plan into action, and nearing the end we find out the truth. From chapter "To Whom" and on you are on the edge of your seat with this book. I like how you did this book, most have trouble following a good plot line.
Character
Jamie is a good character, Sure in the beginning it seems he has his flaws. But throughout this short book you realize he just wants to help others, in my opinion, and he's done everything for them. He broke up with his girlfriend just to help her succeed, even if her sister said to.
Sam is a good character as well, but the way he acts in the end kind of annoys me a little. Yeah I know he's meant to be secretly evil, but the way his evil is portrayed I just feel was done somewhat wrong? Otherwise his cover up as a good best friend was great!
Hana and Lana/Lina don't really have much depth. They are dead, but I feel like they should have had more emotions or been showed more or talked about more in the book. Hana is talked about once then shows up at the end to save the day. Lana is talked about a few times but after the texts she's really just is there, existing.
Overall
All together I really liked this book, the cover was beautiful. The title gave you a glimpse into what to expect with the book. You do a good job of getting your readers hooked either the first/second chapter. After certain chapters you sit there biting your fingernails wondering if Jamie will live or die and when the Big Sam reveal happens we are all shocked. The plot, as I said, is good and you follow it perfectly. You don't stray at any point from the story and you stay on task with what you're doing as to not leave readers confused. My only issue was the way Sam's character was left off and how Hana and Lana could have had a bigger development or a bigger role in the story. I feel that Hana would have been a great addition to the story if only her death was talked about more, brought up more, but then again that does ruin the surprise to Jamie at the end of it.
Scale: 4/5 Puppers
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
