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Title ~ To Sleep...Perchance to Die
Author ~ Donald R. Grippo
Publisher ~ Turn the Page Publishing
Published ~ 1 June 2013
Genre ~ Suspense
Pages ~ 232
My Rating ~ 3 bites and a nibble
Mai
Faca and Jake Warden are lovers. Jake is getting out of a bad marriage and will
soon be free, but Mai’s parents hate Jews and Jake is one whether he practices
or not. Her family would never condone a marriage between her and a Jew, so the
family would kill him outright and she would be banished. She loves her family
and doesn’t want to be banished. So they have to come up with some other way to
be together. Enter Jake’s friend and co-worker Bret Manley. Bret has no idea
what he’s getting himself into, but he’ll find out.
First
off, Jake and Mai have no redeeming qualities and make pretty good villains in
this story. They are detestable. I felt sorry for Bret the more I read. He
started out seeming to be a bit of an ass, but then he gets duped in the worst
possible way. Yet, for all that he goes through, he doesn’t let it change the
fundamental ‘him’. I love his Uncle Hubie and the PI Dillon, too.
The
plot in this story is on the thin side. There’s not much substance to it except
the long term plan of Mai and Jake to be together. The writing isn’t bad, but
the lack of plot made it seem to drag along in spots. There isn’t much
excitement and it isn’t fast-paced. Overall it’s not a bad read, but it’s not
the most stimulating either.
Meet the Author
Donald R. Grippo, DDS practiced oral and maxillofacial surgery in northeastern Connecticut for more than thirty years. On a daily basis, he encountered patient's fear of undergoing oral surgery and associated anesthesia. To help allay such fear he wrote A Guide to the Guy or Gal Who Takes Your Teeth Out, a series of short stories dealing with the treatment of typical oral surgical problems. His resume includes working as a dentist at the Tennessee State Prison outside of Nashville and as a guard at the Hartford State Jail on Syms Street in Hartford.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity! :)
DeleteThanks for sharing. Sorry the lack of a big plot made it drag in parts...but the "villians" of the story sound interesting.
ReplyDeleteOh, they are. Nobody I'd want to be friends with though. Yikes! lol
DeleteI appreciate your reviewing my novel. Thank you.
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You're welcome.
DeleteThis sounds like a mix bag of nuts, somethings were good and others like the plot suffered. Great review Carol.
ReplyDeleteIt is. Although I do like mixed nuts as long as there aren't too many almonds. :) Thanks, Kimba!
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