Review: Twists and Turns
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2013
I was provided a free copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review.The Last Dance of Caitlyn Murphy by Kristine Croto:Some people are just broken. Others have to be broken even more before they can be fixed. Caitlyn Murphy is one of those people. After finding that her father and sister, Sophie, have died one day, she and her mother have to face the world alone, and that's when she cracks. In this paranormal fantasy, you follow a young woman who is destructive and manipulative along her twists and turns, and watch as she makes one bad decision after another.Caitlyn Murphy is not your typical young lady. She goes clubbing, initiates' sex with random men, and she seems to have a death wish.  After receiving the news that her father and big sis have been killed on the way to the store one day, she and her mother just seem to drift a part and shut down. "We'd been the anti-Gilmore Girls, operating in totally separate worlds, interacting only when we had no other choice." 14% thru Caitlyn says this in reference to her interactions with her mother.  One night while dancing and shedding her inhibitions, she meets Wes, Mr. Tall Dark and Handsome and things turn down a very dark and very snaky road.Not wanting to give anything away, there is also Eli. The knight in shinning armor. He's tall and slim with red hair and all he wants is to protect Caitlyn, or does he...I've read other reviews; some love this book, other like it but only just. Some find that it needs more polish and that the story has too many twists and turns. I feel that it's good like it is. I didn't go into this ebook with any lofty expectations, and I was pleasantly surprised. I felt that the story did hop around a bit, but it didn't take anything away. It was more like real life. Not everyone's life is a straight arrow, sometimes there are bumps in the road and in some cases, poor Cait, Goodyear blimp sized potholes.  I like this book. I would like to see a second one come out. I would be interested to see how Cait's story continues on, does she find Eli? Does she develop her talents more? Does she run into those all so interesting vampires?  Good on ya' Miss Kristine, I may just re-read this one later next year.