Review: Talk about getting engrossed in a good book! What an intense ride! I loved it!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2014
When I received the book "Jack Downing: The Lunatic Memoirs" by author Thatcher C. Nalley in exchange for my honest review, I was quite pleasantly surprised at the refreshingly unique way this book reads. The way the author crafted this story makes it seem quite like a thrill-ride at an amusement park. I read on my phone a lot, so the stylized formatting of this book reads like being on a roller coaster... I had no control and couldn't avoid going over the next hill or... flipping to the next page!The story is written from Jack's disturbed perspective and of his dark thoughts, in such a way that really gives it a unique style all its own. The character Jack Downing is masterfully written, and I found myself wanting help him and then kill him at several points in the story. As one reviewer stated "He is a sickeningly smart and devious" and another said "His thoughts make us wanna help him", and I couldn't agree more. This author created a character that is such a monster, he pulls you in several directions at once, ever so cleverly almost making you feel he could be right... Then you catch yourself... That is just so wickedly wrong!... ;)This is an amazing story and a real page turner with one climactic twist after another drawing you closer to the end. Speaking of the end; I didn't even realize I was getting close until I was already there... Talk about getting engrossed in a good book! What an intense ride! I loved it!