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Genre:
Women's Fiction/Psychological Thriller
Description:
“Christina
Davenport, waitressing to pay the bills, has given up on becoming a
magician—until she meets the mesmerizing Reynaldo the Magnificent.
He offers her a job as his assistant in his magic and juggling show.
She takes it, hoping she can revive her dream without cutting his
giant ego in half.
Devon
Park, a surgical resident escaping his own problems, visits the
street performers in downtown Boston. But the young doctor worries
that the bruises beneath Christina’s makeup go deeper than the
training accident she professes.
Suspecting
the doctor’s interest is more than clinical, the mercurial magician
attempts to tighten his grip on Christina. Now she needs to decide—is
the opportunity Reynaldo offers worth the price of admission?”
Author:
A
freelance copyeditor and regular contributor at Indies Unlimited,
Laurie Boris is the author of six novels (plus this one makes seven)
and a short story collection. Her book Sliding
Past Vertical was the
winner in the Contemporary Fiction category of BigAl’s Books and
Pals 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards.
For
more, visit Laurie’s website.
Appraisal:
On the
surface A Sudden Gust of
Gravity is a version of
the age-old dilemma of a woman with two men who want her and she
can't decide. Like many common story plots, they've been done so
often because they resonate with the readers. It is the kind of story
that will never go out of style. However, this story is so much more
than that.
The
woman, Christina, has priorities that rank higher than finding or
choosing a man. She has to deal with the past and also figure out how
she's going to deal with her future, or at least how to get to the
future she wants. One of the men has the same problems, dealing with
a problematic past while grappling with what he wants his future to
be. Throw in the other guy who is the apparent answer to at least one
of Christina’s problems, throw in family and friends pushing and
pulling the characters in different directions, and you're left with
a tumultuous stew of a story with no idea where it’s headed.
This
is a story that has appeal to women's fiction readers, but enough of
an edge that thriller readers, especially those who like
psychological thrillers, should find more than enough to keep the
pages turning.
FYI:
Adult
language.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 85-90,000 words
2 comments:
Thank you so much!
You're welcome, Laurie. It was a good read. Thanks for sending it to us.
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