Revelation
by Jo Fenton
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Synopsis:
Manchester, 1989
A student, Rick, is found dead in halls of residence.
His friends get caught up in the aftermath: Dan, who was in love with Rick; and Becky, who is in love with Dan.
Their fraught emotions lead them into dark places – particularly a connection to a mysterious Kabbalistic sect.
Will Becky discover who killed Rick in time to save her best friend?
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Review:
When her friend Rick is found dead in his dorm after an apparent suicide, Becky White is devastated. Dan, who is in love with Rick, is also devastated and shocked by the death unable to believe Rick could have done such a thing. While Dan tries to heal, Becky puts her nose to the ground and is determined to figure out what really happened to their friend.
I really enjoyed this book and was able to fly through it easily. The writing was really good. I was able to get completely lost in the story. The ending of the story was so good except for one issue, I found a certain part of it to be completely rushed to the point where a small, but significant, event was left out completely. I know that's vague, however, I am trying to remain spoiler free. Revelation is a short book at just 180 pages, so everything is straight and to the point and I loved that.
The characters were well developed. Dan suffers from depression and I thought it was represented pretty well given the love triangle between him, Becky and Rick. Becky was a good character to follow. She reminded me of a slightly older, more modern, possibly more mature version of Nancy Drew. While Becky is older in her story than Nancy Drew, both of those characters want to become detectives, are a bit headstrong and both of them have lawyers for fathers. I'm not sure if Nancy Drew was an inspiration for Becky White but do I think fans of Nancy would enjoy this modern female detective.
Overall, I thought it was a good book and I would read more of the Becky White Series when it comes out.
Jo Fenton grew up in Hertfordshire. She devoured books from an early age, particularly enjoying adventure books, school stories and fantasy. She wanted to be a scientist from aged six after being given a wonderful book titled “Science Can Be Fun”. At eleven, she discovered Agatha Christie and Georgette Heyer, and now has an eclectic and much loved book collection cluttering her home office.
Jo combines an exciting career in Clinical Research with an equally exciting but very different career as a writer of psychological thrillers.
When not working, she runs (very slowly), and chats to lots of people. She lives in Manchester with her husband, two sons, a Corgi and a tankful of tropical fish. She is an active and enthusiastic member of two writing groups and a reading group.
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The characters were well developed. Dan suffers from depression and I thought it was represented pretty well given the love triangle between him, Becky and Rick. Becky was a good character to follow. She reminded me of a slightly older, more modern, possibly more mature version of Nancy Drew. While Becky is older in her story than Nancy Drew, both of those characters want to become detectives, are a bit headstrong and both of them have lawyers for fathers. I'm not sure if Nancy Drew was an inspiration for Becky White but do I think fans of Nancy would enjoy this modern female detective.
Overall, I thought it was a good book and I would read more of the Becky White Series when it comes out.
Author Bio
Jo Fenton grew up in Hertfordshire. She devoured books from an early age, particularly enjoying adventure books, school stories and fantasy. She wanted to be a scientist from aged six after being given a wonderful book titled “Science Can Be Fun”. At eleven, she discovered Agatha Christie and Georgette Heyer, and now has an eclectic and much loved book collection cluttering her home office.
Jo combines an exciting career in Clinical Research with an equally exciting but very different career as a writer of psychological thrillers.
When not working, she runs (very slowly), and chats to lots of people. She lives in Manchester with her husband, two sons, a Corgi and a tankful of tropical fish. She is an active and enthusiastic member of two writing groups and a reading group.
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