No Reception by Maisie PorterMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wow and wow again,Now this is the sort of gripping thriller that I really love and enjoy reading.Fast paced,packed full of twists,our heroine in constant danger.Enough background information about the two main characters to give them depth but not so much that it slows down the page and comes across as padding.
This roller coaster ride of a thriller is the story of two women,hyper successful wedding photographer and blogger Zody Lee Shabler and housewife Helena Hoath,a twisted unhinged woman who had become obsessed with Zody and has hatched an elaborate plan to take over the life and profession of the photographer that she wishes she could be.Zody has been receiving emails containing death threats warning her not to continue booking jobs.But death threats come with the territory so Zody just ignores the emails and accepts the next request that comes in.When Helena approaches Zody and states that she knows something about the emails,Zody despite her reservations goes to the strange woman's house.Big mistake,Zody has walked into her enemy's trap and finds herself in a bit of tricky situation involving some rope and a chair.Now knowing who is terrorising her,she devises her own revenge scheme.But Zody has underestimated just how cunning and manipulative Helena is and how far she is prepared to go to get the life she believes is rightfully hers.
The chapters of this twisty story alternate between Zody and Helena`s points of view and is voiced in the first person perspective.I wouldn't say I liked or disliked Zody but I could definitely say that for a supposedly intelligent woman she made some seriously stupid decisions.Helena gave me the creeps,she was one of those characters that you dread getting to their parts of the story.She was definitely a whole loaf of bread short of a picnic but very cunning and manipulative.There is additional secondary characters in this thriller,the main ones being a girl called Chantal and Helena`s husband Archer.
This is a very well written debut thriller that is set in Australia,it's quite a short story but the author has certainly packed a lot into the 161 pages.The story had me hooked throughout and frantically turning the pages,totally mesmerised as the gripping game of cat and mouse unfolded before my eyes.The only part that I felt a bit disappointed with was the ending.Very highly recommended and I looking forward to reading more books by this author in the future.
AUTHOR BIO
Maisie Porter works as a professional photographer in Australia,with wide experience covering weddings,though she has neither abducted or been abducted by any competitors.No Reception is Maisie`s first novel.
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PUBLICATION DATE : 27th June 2018
PUBLISHER : Crooked Cat Books
GENRE : Psychological Thriller
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Reception-Maisie-Porter-ebook/dp/B07BS6RR11/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1529175685&sr=1-1&keywords=no+reception
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