Review: Smart and fun trip through a novel.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2014
Leave it to Eric Beetner to come up with an exciting and smart way to keep you on the edge of your seat, as you wait to read the next chapter in his new novel, The Year I Died Seven Times. As you reach the end of Book #1, you will have to throw your head back and scream, "Noooo." You will do this, simply, because you do not want it to end and because you have to wait until March to read Book #2. I have no doubt that it will be worth the wait and more. Beetner has yet to disappoint me when it comes to his creativity and talent.The book starts out with an extremely claustrophobic scene with Ridley trapped in the trunk of a car and it is, rapidly, filling up with water. The first of seven deaths is definitely a terrifying way to die. Only Eric can make you chuckle with the snarky thoughts that race through Ridley's brain as he waits to see that light waiting for him. Just as he draws his last breath, he decides to tell us, the readers, how he got himself into this situation. It was all because of his true love of a beautiful woman. It always is, right? When Ridley receives his walking papers from the woman he loves, he is not giving up that easy. Even though Ridley doesn't have a real job at the moment, he decides that he wants to turn his life around and make this beautiful Asian lady part of that new life.Now, we follow Ridley through the night and into some underground Japanese clubs as he searches for his woman, Miho. Ridley comes into contact with some really bad guys that have no problem in cutting off body parts or knocking them out with hammers. The constant comments that Ridley throws out in some of the most heated scenes will have you double up from laughing so hard.Right at the end, there will be a twist that will have you looking back to the front of the book to see if you missed something. Nope. It is just there to add to the excitement of the next book coming out in March. Such a smart idea. Of course, I bought the Kindle edition to read right away, but I cannot wait to get my hands on the limited edition. Eric Beetner, where have you been all my life? Your books are out of this world. Just so funny and smart. The actions and the dialogue wrap you up in a package that you never want to escape. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. I will look foward to Book #2, which will be released in March. I highly recommend this writer. Now, I am headed to buy all of his books. Read on!