Review: "Touch"... first book in a paranormal trilogy... several concerns... 2 1/2 Stars.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2013
"Touch" is the first novella of a paranormal trilogy (of the same name), by author Garrett Robinson. This Kindle e-book was a 140 Kb download and sold for $0.99 at the time of writing this review.Please Note: the author provided me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.SpoilersSally has an unusual ability... which in someone else might be considered a gift, but for her, more closely related to a curse. She can hear peoples' thoughts by simply touching them... all thoughts, the good, the bad, the perverted and unfortunately, even those with sexual ideations towards her. This disturbs her greatly with the result she's tried to live most of her life avoiding any touching contact with people and as has ended up a loner and a veritable recluse.She's never considered using her 'talents' until one day the lady across the hall from her apartment was murdered. It dawns on her that maybe she might be able to help the police with their investigation.End SpoilersSome thoughts on "Touch"...1.) an interesting premise for a story.2.)  cover art... a completely different story than what this image seems to suggest (at least to me).3.) writing that felt stiff and choppy at times, especially early on... featuring situations that often felt stilted and a bit forced. e.g. reading the cat's thoughts... hmmm.4.) chapters with subtitles... unfortunately also giving away the mystery at chapter seven.Conclusions:A book that felt amateurish in both the writing and plot development. The author was never able to convince me of the 'believability' of the scenario he invented, and as a result I never felt any real connection with this tale or the characters within. A good editor may have help improved the overall quality.Would I read more of this trilogy... probably not.As it is... 2 1/2 Stars.Ray Nicholsonraynicholsonsreviews@hotmail.com