Book Review: Choose Me By: Tess Gerritsen & Gary Braver

What a suspenseful read!  I enjoyed reading this book.  The authors did a good job of keeping me on my toes about what really brought Taryn Moore to meet her ultimate demise on the pavement five stories below her apartment.  Did she kill herself, or was she murdered?  Maybe it was an accident?  Maybe not.  The story flashes back and forth to before her fall and after, which may sound like it could make the read confusing, but it’s not.  The authors mastered these transitions perfectly.  Knowing Taryn’s ultimate fate at the beginning of the book made this book all that more suspenseful and cringe worthy—and there are plenty of cringe worthy moments.  It should be clear that none of the characters are perfect—but who is really?  The issues that are covered in this book are not popular in the eyes of the world today, but they are real.  Readers that may be sensitive to these topics may want to steer clear of this book.  With every decision that the cast made, knowing where the main character would end up, was like watching a train wreck slowly happening if front of you and not being able to do anything about it.  Yet it was somehow satisfying in the final pages the book.  If you’re ready to sit at the edge of your seat with every turn of the page and scream at the characters in your head about the decisions they make, Choose Me is probably for you!  Just my opinion.

This book came across my kindle as an Amazon First Read (which is a pretty cool deal included with a prime membership btw), but you can purchase the book HERE.  Keep Reading!

It's The Great GOUGE Paperback Book Giveaway!

Who wants a FREE Paperback copy of THE GOUGE?

So here is what happened:  

Several weeks ago I had placed an order for ten copies of The Gouge from Amazon in order to have copies on hand for any in-person sales that might arise.  Well, a funny and very strange thing happened.  The books did not arrive on time.  In fact, they were a week late.  Yeah, that's not very funny or very strange, right?  Well, how about this?  Believe it or not, Amazon decided to refund the full price of the order to me, including the shipping cost!  Pretty Awesome, right? 

When I first started writing and getting involved in writer's groups on social media, I had decided that I wanted to eventually be able to do a book giveaway like this.  Not just an ebook giveaway, but something tangible!  Unfortunately, I quickly realized that the cost was going to get up there.  But now, with these ten copies, I have a perfect opportunity to significantly cut the cost of the giveaway.  

So here's what I'm doing.  On July 10th, I am going to draw five names from a hat to determine five lucky winners to ship a FREE copy of The Gouge to.  

How do you get your name in the hat?  It's simple!  Check out my pinned tweet on Twitter, and post a comment.  That's all you need to do!  Not on twitter?  Post a comment here on my blog then.  It's that simple.  No need to follow (though I would appreciate it if you did) or make a purchase.  Just say "hi" if you want.     

On July 10th, I will reach out to the 5 lucky winners to get shipping details.  I will cover the cost of the shipping, so don't worry about that either!  I will ship the books to the winners asap. 

You might be asking, "But Mike, What about the other 5 books that you got free of charge from Amazon?"   Good question!  I have a "special" giveaway idea for those books as well.  More on that later.

Okay!  So what are you waiting for!  Post a comment and secure your chance for a free Paperback copy of my new thriller, THE GOUGE!