Review: shockingly brilliant
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2014
Markinson’s in your face writing style really brings this story to life.  You can’t help but become wholly immersed in the storyline.  As a reader you have a front seat to the action as you are completely in the main character’s head becoming part of the story yourself.  The author melds reality with fiction so seamlessly that you can’t help but be awed.  She also brings a great deal of harsh & tough topics to the forefront, building her story around them and showing what can and will be.  That said, it left me with a smile on my face at the end.The cast of characters in this tale were vivid without ever becoming larger than life.  Markinson plays up both the best and the worst in her characters, leaving you with a clear picture that gives you a look in to the deepest part of them.  She also doesn’t just develop her characters as individuals but as part of a whole, both with the relationships that they are intimate parts of and those that they stand on the fringes of.  It lends an extra air of intimacy to the story.Overall this was quite the intriguing and captivating read.  It was my introduction to the author and would definitely spark me to read more of her work.  I’d also recommend it to those who want a novel that will make you think and fell.Please note that I received this novel free of charge from the author in exchange for an honest review.