*Book source ~ A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
Title ~ A Frayed Web
Author ~ Jon Ripslinger
Publisher ~ Red Adept Publishing
Published ~ 27 June 2016
Genre ~ YA | Suspense
Pages ~ 250
My Rating ~ 4 bites
Walter Bohannon is blind-sided when his mom
invites Adam Kingsley and his daughter Kristi to live in with them prior to her
marrying Adam. Walter wants his mom to be happy, but he’s afraid love is
blinding her to the real Adam. After all, she hasn’t talked to him since they
were in high school and the only recent contact has been online or phone calls.
He tries to like the guy, but there’s just something bugging him about the
too-smooth operator. So he goes digging. And what he finds is nothing like he
imagined.
Walter is a nearly 18, hormonal teenager whose
position of Man of the House is being displaced. He truly wants his mom to be
happy, but this Adam guy is really bugging him. Don’t get me started on Kristi.
Wow. What a cunt nugget that wench is. She is totally dislikeable and Walter
made me want to slap him upside the head like a million times during the course
of the book. From the beginning Adam comes across as a slickster and Walter’s
mom is so totally in love with a guy she barely knows that she doesn’t want to
hear anything bad about him. Unfortunately, all of this adds up to a completely
relatable situation. Well, hopefully the ending is not relatable to the
majority of us, but other than that I think this tale will resonate with many
of us imperfect humans. Yes, even Kristi has her redeemable qualities, but not until
much later. Though I have to say Walter is much more forgiving than I am. If
you’re looking for a wonderfully written YA story flavored with suspense then
don’t pass this one up.
After Jon Ripslinger retired as
a public high school English teacher, he began a career as an author. He has
published many young adult novels and truly enjoys writing books for teens. He
has also published numerous short stories in Woman's
World magazine.
Jon and his wife, Collette live
in Iowa. They are the proud grandparents of thirteen grandchildren, and three
great-grandchildren.
When not working writing, Jon
enjoys the outdoors, especially fishing. He waits patiently for the next
"big one" to strike.
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Hi Carol,
ReplyDeleteBook bloggers are busy people. They have lives to live, and they do more than read books. I think it takes a special person to read a book and then post a review. I'd like to thank you for reading A Frayed Web and reviewing the book. I am especially happy that you honored it with four stars. Thanks again.
Thanks for entertaining me. :)
DeleteThis sounds interesting so I think despite not being sure how I will like the characters that I might put it on my list. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely entertaining being in Walter's head. :D
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