Monday, February 5, 2018

One Too by Sherrie Cronin Review, GIVEAWAY & Excerpt


One Too
by Sherrie Cronin

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GENRE: Sci-fi/Fantasy

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BLURB:

Telepathy creates as many problems as it solves, as most of the members of the secret organization x0 would admit. When new member Lola discovers another group of telepaths with a completely different approach, those problems multiply at the speed of thought.

Soon, Lola’s family and friends are in danger. Lucky for her, she’s not your average budding psychic. Each person with whom she is close has a special gift of their own. That’s good, because it’s going to take every power they possess to keep this other group from succeeding with their plan to eradicate x0.

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Excerpt One:

Maurice woke up in the trunk of a car. He’d always been a positive sort of guy, so he made himself focus on what was good about the situation. Well, it was a large trunk. It was probably a luxury car. Could have been worse. And, he was the only person in it. Plenty of space and no unpleasant dead bodies lying next to him. He’d seen this sort of thing in the movies, and no dead bodies was always good.

His hands were bound loosely behind his back, but he could wiggle his legs around for comfort and there was no duct tape over his mouth, so breathing was easier. Better yet, it felt like he’d been drugged, presumably in his sleep, and the lingering effects were effusing him with such a nice sense of serenity.

On the down side, the wall that x0 was holding around him was as impermeable as ever. And he was in the trunk of a car. That was definitely a minus. He drifted back to sleep.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Sherrie grew up in Western Kansas thinking that there was no place in the universe more fascinating than outer space. After her mother vetoed astronaut as a career ambition, she went on to study journalism and physics in hopes of becoming a science writer.

She published her first science fiction short story long ago, and then waited a lot of tables while she looked for inspiration for the next story. When it finally came,  it declared to her that it had to be whole book, nothing less. One night, while digesting this disturbing piece of news, she drank way too many shots of ouzo with her boyfriend. She woke up thirty-one years later demanding to know what was going on.

The boyfriend, who she had apparently long since married, asked her to calm down and  explained that in a fit of practicality she had gone back to school and gotten a degree in geophysics and had spent the last 28 years interpreting seismic data in the oil industry. The good news, according to Mr. Cronin, was that she had found it at least mildly entertaining and ridiculously well-paying  The bad news was that the two of them had still managed to spend almost all of the money.

Apparently she was now Mrs. Cronin, and the further good news was that they had produced three wonderful children whom they loved dearly, even though to be honest that is where a lot of the money had gone. Even better news was that Mr. Cronin  turned out to be a warm-hearted, encouraging sort who was happy to see her awake and ready to write. "It's about time," were his exact words.

Sherrie Cronin discovered that over the ensuing decades Sally Ride had already managed to become the first woman in space and apparently had done a fine job of it. No one, however, had written the book that had been in Sherrie's head for decades. The only problem was, the book informed her sternly that it had now grown into a six book collection. Sherrie decided that she better start writing it before it got any longer. She's been wide awake ever since, and writing away.


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My Review:

This was a very interesting read. It had an integrated world of its own and I liked all the different special abilities. There was a lot to take in at times and the book seemed to have a lot of information from other books in the series that it touched upon. I would have liked to have read the series in order. At times the lingo was also a little too much for me and it took away from the enjoyment of the book. I found myself wondering what certain things were and what they meant. Which is fine for when I am researching, but not usually when I am reading fantasy. In the later chapters when I got to know the characters betters and the terminology better the book was more enjoyable for me. I am giving this book a 3/5. I was given a copy, all opinions are my own.


GIVEAWAY 


Sherrie will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.


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12 comments:

  1. I enjoyed getting to know your book; Congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)

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  2. This is a new author for me so thank you for your honest review!

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  3. This book sounds like a great read.

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  4. Thank you, dear deal sharing aunt, for hosting my book!

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  5. Telepathy can be a whole lot of trouble for what you get, especially when you consider that most people's thoughts are no bargain.

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  6. Thanks so much for your review, the excerpt and great giveaway also. I appreciate it!

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  7. Happy Monday! Make it a great one and thanks again for the opportunity to win.

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  8. Have a terrific Tuesday! Thanks again for the chance at winning and all you do for us.

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