Reviewed by Dee
TITLE: Driving Me Mad
AUTHOR: L.T. Smith
PUBLISHER: Ylva Publishing
LENGTH: 368 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 20, 2016
BLURB:
For Rebecca Gibson, her journey to a work convention will be one she’ll never forget. After driving around for four hours, Rebecca stops to ask for directions at an isolated house on the outskirts of Kirk Langley, Derbyshire.
Her initial meeting with the house’s attractive owner, Annabel Howell, seems strange and unsettling, but at her hostess’s insistence, Rebecca spends the night.
Plagued by nightmares, Rebecca senses that her dream world has blended with what she believes is reality. When she leaves the next day, her life has changed.
Can Rebecca solve a mystery that has been haunting a family for over sixty years? Will she find love along the way?
Or will the events drive her mad?
REVIEW:
L.T Smith is a new to me author, and right off the bat it was clear she has the gist of the gab! Her descriptive writing skills are phenomenal. The story is told in first person and entirely from Rebecca’s point of view, so be prepared to be in her head the entire time.
At the start of the story I found myself chuckling at her unfortunate dilemma. It was both scary and comical at the same time. Who can’t relate to being stuck in a car, needing to pee, without a bathroom in sight? With no other option but to pullover and answer to the call of nature, Rebecca does just that. Relief soon turns to fear. Seeing a light in the distance she hightails it to the closest sanctuary, however not all is as at seems and her encounter with Annabel Howell, sets the scene for one hell of a spooky and mysterious story, full of twists and turns.
Plagued by dreams and the ghost of someone wronged, Rebecca unwittingly becomes a medium between the living and the dead in unearthing an evil act and avenging the slain.
I must admit, to begin with, I had a hard time keeping up with the time line of past and present events. And I found the story a little wordy. There are a few instances of repetitive dialogue but in saying that, it was part and parcel of the character so fitted the plot.
The erotic content, peppered here and there, complimented the story and was tastefully written. Tasty, as in delicious.
I recommend this story to people who enjoy full length novels, with a complex plot, paranormal elements, relatable characters, and the mystery of an age old murder.
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