Review: HEART-CLENCHING SUSPENSEFUL
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 26, 2013
The Perfect Day by Gunnar Angel Lawrence was a constant emotional turmoil.  I sat at the edge of my seat wondering and waiting what was going to happen next.  It was gruesome at times with what some of the characters were doing with their torture techniques and there were times I didn’t think I could go on but I knew I had to.  The story even took over my dreams as I thought about what I had just read.  It was that powerful.The author was very detailed and careful to select the proper description in the scenes so, as readers, we could not just imagine what was going on but also feel it.  This is good and bad, whereas, good because it took the reader into the story, making it more of a personal connection.  Bad because while I was there in some of the scenes, I felt myself clenching my chest waiting for the anticipated action and often destruction that had me at the verge of tears that were filled with heartbreak and anger at the same time.I don’t want to give anything away but The Perfect Day is a story about terrorists bringing their hate into the United States.  They planned to hit multiple cities at the same time and called their plan The Perfect Day because, for them, it would be.  I was surprised to read that they had made allies with the most unexpected group I would have ever thought of, but it was only done with the idea that one group thought they would use the other for their own purpose and then eliminate their enemy when they were no longer of any use to them.  Of course!In the story, you get so many points of views that if you skip anything you can easily miss a vital piece of information needed to understand what is going on.  In the beginning, all the characters don’t know each other but, like a puzzle, the pieces come together and the right people are placed where they need to be to work together to help stop the perfect day from happening.If you’re looking for a happy go lucky, smile on your face story, this isn’t the story for you.  If you’re looking for a great read that will open to your eyes to the possible threats that could happen to our country I would highly recommend this book.  It has opened my eyes and taught me not to take any little detail for granted because it is the little things that may make the more sense later on.  It has also taught me that everything is not as it seems.This book is well-written and once it gets your attention it is not lost from beginning to end.  Every character has a story to tell and you will feel something for each of them.  The plot was creative and still original with so many climaxes leading you to the main excitement in the end.  Gunnar Angel Lawrence should be proud.