Featured Review: Thin Places by Diane Owens Prettyman

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Re: Featured Review: Thin Places by Diane Owens Prettyman

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Fran wrote:I'm sorry but Thin Places did nothing for me. The story is predictable & trite and the characters shallow,superficial and incredibly stereotypical. Given the title I expected a darker more suspenseful tale instead I got a very conventional boy meets girl trying to masquerade as a thriller.
All I can say in it's favour is that it's short so at least I didn't waste much of my reading time on it. The only surprise for me was that it didn't close with "and they all lived happily ever after".
Sorry but no, I certainly would not recommend it.
I tend to agree with Fran on this one. And life is way too shortfor mediocre books.
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Great review. I'm not sure I would have chosen to read it before reading your review. Now I think I"ll give it a try. Thanks!
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Great review!

-- 13 Jun 2013, 17:17 --

I am way too picky when deciding which books to read, especially given the variety so its always good to know what others think.
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Post by Kimpaluch »

Initially I was interested in reading the book, but finding out there was little to nothing on 'thin places' and the Irish folklore has changed my mind.

Thank you for the review and for everyone who discussed it.
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I would read this book sounds interestinbg
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Post by taniacperdomo11 »

good review sooo want to read ir now
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Post by Silverchristie »

seems like a good character-driven novel
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sounds like a book that can keep you interestes untill the end !
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Sounds like one for the list :)
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Post by legodfre »

It sounds like this book is pretty hit or miss. Sounds like an intense read and I am intrigued to give it a try.
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Post by jhonmarvi »

Thin Places is a fine novel with an intriguing storyline about a young man, Finn Tully, incarcerated in a Texas prison from actions related to his heroine addiction. While in prison, Tully, assigned to mop floors, befriends an almost mystical death row inmate, Calvery Thomas, who professes his innocence to Tully. Thomas’s dying wish is for Tully to let Thomas’s estranged daughter, Chloe, know that Thomas never committed murder and was framed.
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Wow... the review!! :D
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Post by JenniferBoyce »

Fabulous review!

This sounds like a really good book; I'll have to check it out!
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Thanks for the review.
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Post by sarah-k »

I feel like people are really split on this book. It makes me want to read it though so I can find out for myself :)
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