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A review by chronicreader96
Death on the Strip by J.S. Peck
3.0
Death on the strip follows Rosalie, a woman with psychic abilities. During a reading with a new client the death card shows up. Murders start happening and Rosalie has to work to try and figure out why they are happening and who is committing them.
This was a nice, quick read. I felt like I got though the book very quickly. I really enjoyed the parts involving Rosalie’s psychic abilities, I would have loved to have seen even more of this! I also really enjoyed delving into the dark world of the Purple Passion Lounge. I really enjoyed the turns towards the end of the book. However, my complaint with this is that it moved away from the focus of the first section of the novel. I know that the book is part of a series, but I personally like to have a storyline neatly wrapped up at the end of a book even if it is in a series.
That being said, I would consider reading more from this series because it shows potential! My biggest complaint is that at times I felt like I was reading a book that was part way through the series, rather than the first one. Random bits of information would be thrown in without a full explanation, the reader was just expected to accept it. It made the book feel a bit stilted for me at times. I also didn’t believe the connection between Rosalie and Brian. If a grumpy man I had met in a taxi came banging at my door I would call the police! I wouldn’t let him in! I spent the whole book convinced that Brian was going to harm Rosalie, I just didn’t believe him to be a ‘good guy’ based on his behaviour. That being said, I did really like Mike and would love to see more of him!
I would recommend this to fans of mystery/thrillers if they like a bit of supernatural thrown in at times! I want to thank Voracious Readers Only and J.S. Peck for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts.
This was a nice, quick read. I felt like I got though the book very quickly. I really enjoyed the parts involving Rosalie’s psychic abilities, I would have loved to have seen even more of this! I also really enjoyed delving into the dark world of the Purple Passion Lounge. I really enjoyed the turns towards the end of the book. However, my complaint with this is that it moved away from the focus of the first section of the novel. I know that the book is part of a series, but I personally like to have a storyline neatly wrapped up at the end of a book even if it is in a series.
That being said, I would consider reading more from this series because it shows potential! My biggest complaint is that at times I felt like I was reading a book that was part way through the series, rather than the first one. Random bits of information would be thrown in without a full explanation, the reader was just expected to accept it. It made the book feel a bit stilted for me at times. I also didn’t believe the connection between Rosalie and Brian. If a grumpy man I had met in a taxi came banging at my door I would call the police! I wouldn’t let him in! I spent the whole book convinced that Brian was going to harm Rosalie, I just didn’t believe him to be a ‘good guy’ based on his behaviour. That being said, I did really like Mike and would love to see more of him!
I would recommend this to fans of mystery/thrillers if they like a bit of supernatural thrown in at times! I want to thank Voracious Readers Only and J.S. Peck for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts.