Review: Loved It!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 18, 2013
I like to search the free section a lot for books by indie authors. I love giving them a chance because I've discovered in my adventures of reading that there are a lot of excellent indie writers out there that deserves a chance, and Lorna Dounaeva has proven to be one of them.In this story, the protagonist Isabella, is living a normal, single life with her friends when she literally runs into a young lady by the name of Alicia. Isabella soon discovers that this young woman is quite tenacious. Alicia deliberately inserts herself into Isabella and her friend's lives, and slowly but surely starts creating havoc. During my reading, I was squarely on Isabella's side. I was feeling what she felt. Sadness, depression, fear, anger, numbness, and yes sometimes even happiness. I truly identified with her and wanted her so much to get through the huge problems she was facing.The story was told in first person, which I think was an excellent idea. Isabella reeled me in with her voice and her discoveries, and many times, I was just as surprised as she was while she was trying to unravel the mystery behind Alicia. Sometimes I thought I had things figured out, but my conclusions wasn't even close. Kept me guessing to the very end, for sure.I will say that the only drawback is the Kindle formatting. No indentions at the beginning of each paragraph and too much spacing between paragraphs. Also, there were a couple of times I didn't know who was talking, but no biggie. One reread through, and I figured it out.Other than that, the story was magnificent. A thrill ride, a marvelous mystery, and a psychopath killer in the story to boot made it an exciting read. There's much more to this killer, but I'm not telling. I hope this author gets picked up by a big publishing company one day. She has a talent, and I think she can go very far with her stories.