Review: An a”Mug”zing thriller novel.  #badwordplay
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2014
“A Mug’s Game” is the story of Jimmie Barlow.  He’s a weirdo.  Hey hey hey, I’m allowed to say that!  I’m a weirdo too!  Anyway, Jimmie Barlow gets caught up in a murder mystery, with him as the prime suspect.  Also there’s a girl that he likes.  Sorry, just keeping it vague, it is a MYSTERY novel after all!Given that the main characters are teenagers, and “lives are on the line” in this story, I was expecting something in the vein of The Hunger Games (not that that would have been a bad thing).  However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was much more raw, and gritty than that, and with a mystery/thriller slant to the story.  I also like the setting being San Francisco, considering an inordinate amount of thrillers are set in a nebulous Chicago-slash-New-York-City-type setting.  It’s a cool contrast with the dark story, and the lighter and happier city (although it does get it’s share of dark…)I honestly wasn’t expecting too much from this book, since I only paid $.99 for it.  But I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed it.  It is a very well done thriller, with twists and turns that I did not see coming.  Definitely check it out.