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From a beta reader-I must tell you that everything I've read lately has bored me to tears...until today. Honestly, I could not put TAKEN down. I was pleasantly surprised. I felt the author captured each character's personality and conveyed them to the reader with such clarity, that they felt like real people. I was thrilled with how the book ended---Lucilla
From The Author
Years ago a small child was taken from his home not far from where I live. The child was never found. His disappearance haunted me over the years, and still does. Hopefully someday I will know what happened to that little boy.
It breaks my heart every time I hear a news report about a missing child. So I suppose the disappearance of that little boy long ago and those heart breaking news stories is what drove me to write TAKEN.
I have to agree with the other reviewers of this book. The use of first and last names (Mary Marie Murray) throughout the book is a little weird and distracting. The characters are completely unbelievable and undeveloped. And some of the story lines just stop w/o being tied up.I don't know anything about this author, but I can't believe she has children. If she does, she has the worst friends on the planet if they treated her the way Mary's friends did right after she had a baby. She was asked
I thought this book was good. It doesn't tell you what happens to everyone in the end though.What happens with Kyle and Elaine? Does Kyle become a part of Jena's life? If I was Mary, I wouldn't want anything to do with Kyle. The fact that he would walk away from his child because his wife doesn't want her in their lives is just wrong. I also thought things with Reilly were odd. Yes he loved Mary and all, the way he went about things was just odd tho.
I personally think this book deserves a higher rating than it has currently got..i really enjoyed it! It got me hooked int he first few pages and once the action started i had to sit and finish it there and then. Very well written and characters easy to empathise with. I would definitely recommend people to read this book.
I love a good thriller and Taken had the makings of a good one. Although the novel had a great start, it turned tedious rather quickly. It may have been a better novel had the story and characters been developed a bit more.
This was a fast read but an annoying book. The writing felt amateur to me. People don't poke numbers into a phone, hands don't dive into pockets, and as much as these people were jumping they should lay off the caffeine. The characters were not likable and the way the story unfolded was not believable. A cop doesn't ride along with a civilian and merely suggest they call for backup. A cop should have a spine and do his job without deferring to the civilian. Tedious.
Not really what I would choose to read, but the lady is now making a living writing these stories, so I thought I'd use it as research. The quality of writing was not great but I think that in spite of this there was a good story there. To make it better I think it would need embellishing and serious editing in terms of adding a bit more detail; place descriptions, internal dialogues to make it more real. Characters were pretty one dimensional and the emotions seems fairly facile. But hey who am
Debra Lee
Kindle Edition | Pages: 173 pages Rating: 3.28 | 894 Users | 79 Reviews
Identify Regarding Books Taken
Title | : | Taken |
Author | : | Debra Lee |
Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 173 pages |
Published | : | (first published August 24th 2010) |
Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Thriller. Crime |
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Welcome to the fictitious little town of Watery, Pennsylvania where the district attorney’s personal secretary, Mary Murray never planned to become a single mom or a suspect in her infant’s disappearance, but she plans to find Jena before she suffers the same fate Mary’s younger brother had when he was taken twelve years earlier.AND
From a beta reader-I must tell you that everything I've read lately has bored me to tears...until today. Honestly, I could not put TAKEN down. I was pleasantly surprised. I felt the author captured each character's personality and conveyed them to the reader with such clarity, that they felt like real people. I was thrilled with how the book ended---Lucilla
From The Author
Years ago a small child was taken from his home not far from where I live. The child was never found. His disappearance haunted me over the years, and still does. Hopefully someday I will know what happened to that little boy.
It breaks my heart every time I hear a news report about a missing child. So I suppose the disappearance of that little boy long ago and those heart breaking news stories is what drove me to write TAKEN.
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Edition Language: | English |
Rating Regarding Books Taken
Ratings: 3.28 From 894 Users | 79 ReviewsArticle Regarding Books Taken
I picked this book up on my kindle after I saw it on the free list. I was extremely impressed by the intricate storyline. I did find some of the character attitudes and perceptions a bit hard to stomach (since it seemed like they had no idea of the life of a new mom). I was quite caught up in the storyline and found the intricacies of the kidnapper quite riveting. I did however find a few grammatical errors but they didn't throw me too much.I have to agree with the other reviewers of this book. The use of first and last names (Mary Marie Murray) throughout the book is a little weird and distracting. The characters are completely unbelievable and undeveloped. And some of the story lines just stop w/o being tied up.I don't know anything about this author, but I can't believe she has children. If she does, she has the worst friends on the planet if they treated her the way Mary's friends did right after she had a baby. She was asked
I thought this book was good. It doesn't tell you what happens to everyone in the end though.What happens with Kyle and Elaine? Does Kyle become a part of Jena's life? If I was Mary, I wouldn't want anything to do with Kyle. The fact that he would walk away from his child because his wife doesn't want her in their lives is just wrong. I also thought things with Reilly were odd. Yes he loved Mary and all, the way he went about things was just odd tho.
I personally think this book deserves a higher rating than it has currently got..i really enjoyed it! It got me hooked int he first few pages and once the action started i had to sit and finish it there and then. Very well written and characters easy to empathise with. I would definitely recommend people to read this book.
I love a good thriller and Taken had the makings of a good one. Although the novel had a great start, it turned tedious rather quickly. It may have been a better novel had the story and characters been developed a bit more.
This was a fast read but an annoying book. The writing felt amateur to me. People don't poke numbers into a phone, hands don't dive into pockets, and as much as these people were jumping they should lay off the caffeine. The characters were not likable and the way the story unfolded was not believable. A cop doesn't ride along with a civilian and merely suggest they call for backup. A cop should have a spine and do his job without deferring to the civilian. Tedious.
Not really what I would choose to read, but the lady is now making a living writing these stories, so I thought I'd use it as research. The quality of writing was not great but I think that in spite of this there was a good story there. To make it better I think it would need embellishing and serious editing in terms of adding a bit more detail; place descriptions, internal dialogues to make it more real. Characters were pretty one dimensional and the emotions seems fairly facile. But hey who am
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