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-- A Guffawing Dog Publishing Release
-- Latest novel from author, Bryan W. Alaspa
-- Approximately 100k words in length
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Jimmy Parker is a typical high school student. Unpopular with the girls and picked on by the boys, he’s just trying to survive long enough to escape the tiny Pennsylvanian town of Knorr. With Jimmy and his friend, George, heading to the school dance, they expect nothing but the usual ritual humiliation from their peers. But when a girl in a brilliant blue dress enters their lives at the side of a lonely old bridge…everything changes.
Her name is Sapphire, and she is the most alluring girl that Jimmy has ever met. Yet, there is something strange about her; something different. Why has he never seen her at school? Why does she only want to meet up near the bridge? And why does everybody keep warning Jimmy to stay away from her?
Before long, Jimmy is plunged into a decades-old mystery. The town of Knorr has many secrets; some held by powerful men. Men that would do anything to keep them from getting out. Something dark happened one night in Knorr, and now Jimmy is a part of it whether he likes it or not.
And Sapphire holds the key to understanding it all.
Jimmy discovers that his bond with the mysterious girl creates a unique power between them. A power that bridges time, space, and even dimensions. It is the one thing that could save them both.
Because sometimes the most powerful force on Earth is love.
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Started reading the book last night and finished it today. Very worthwhile time spent reading. Loved the characters and wonder what the future holds in store for Jimmy. Also want to know more about Knorr, Pennsylvania and the odd things that occur there.I highly recommend this book.
Just the right amount of intrigue, thrills and suspense. Mystery with ghosts and love, hate and rage and cool affects.
A superb, well written story with a 50 year timeline. Initially a ghost story that turns into a mystery that becomes adventure and investigation turns again into a whodunit. It's more than romance, it's a connection through life, death and time. The last one-fourth of the story cannot be put down until you finish reading all of it.
When Jimmy and George head to their high school prom, the last thing they expect to be entangled in is an urban legend. That's exactly what happens when they stop to pick up a young girl. As Jimmy helps to solve an old legend, he discovers secrets that people in his town have tried to hide for years. The characters in this novel are excellent. Jimmy and George are two losers. Sapphire is the beautiful but elusive girl who has captured Jimmy's heart. The author does a good job of unraveling the plot slowly and keeping the reader on the edge of his seat.
It is rare these days to see someone write or create something that is truly original, but I believe Mr. Alaspa actually pulled it off. Twice. I see what you did here Mr. Alaspa, and it's clever.
This is technically a review for Sapphire, but I'm going to include some comments about Alaspa's book preceding this one, The Dead Phone, as well as some comments about the author and the tools he used to write two really excellent books. After all, he craftily intertwined the two stories, so why shouldn't I?
Though it is certainly not required to read The Dead Phone in order to completely understand Sapphire, I would recommend doing so. The two main (human) characters in The Dead Phone do play heavily supporting roles in Sapphire- but because they aren't the main characters, you will not get to know these two very enjoyable folks as you would if you read The Dead Phone. Sapphire is more enjoyable if you get to to know them first, so do.
By no means is Sapphire a sequel to The Dead Phone- the best term to use for the duo is "Double Feature." However, with characters, setting, genre and time frame in common, there is definitely a continuity to both books that lightly weaves them together and actually converts the setting- Knorr, Pennsylvania- into the grandest character of them all. That's what Alaspa has done here that is so original- create two works that share these characteristics and yet, two entirely different plots- but not so much that one depends completely upon the other in order to be enjoyed and understood.
As for Sapphire itself, it started a little slow but picked up quickly and just kept gaining momentum from there, to the point that I couldn't put it down for the last 50 pages. As I mentioned before, Alaspa describes the setting of his stories so well that the setting itself becomes a character, as does the plot- the characters drive the action completely. As a fan of character driven novels (a la JK Rowling), Bryan Alaspa's writing is appealing indeed. I wouldn't liken this story or the way it plays out as much to Twilight as others have done- it is far more mature in content and quicker to develop and resolve. There is more action throughout and this novel is first and foremost, a mystery- which is evident from the beginning, versus Twilight where it is basically understood what the story is about upon reading the jacket cover. Sapphire is best described as murder mystery meets supernatural meets love story meets the human condition that takes place amongst desperate people- and then, just when it seems that each of those genres are in tidy little boxes- wrong. They all intertwine in unimaginable ways. Is this novel fantastical? Oh yes, but by the time the truly bizarre goes down it is understood that the prevailing character- the setting- allows for it all and goes so far as to justify all the weirdness in the reader's mind.
To recap The recipe for enjoyment of Alaspa's writing One open mind, a bit of patience, an appreciation for characters, and a love of mystery. Mix thoroughly and keep reading. Enjoy.
Mr. Alaspa, any time you want to take me back to Knorr, I'm in. I can't wait to see what comes out of there next.
A true love story that breaks all the rules of time an reality. Will love survive when traveling between the supernatural world and the world of the living? Will a 50 year old tragedy finally come out and the truth be told or is Sapphire and Jimmys love just doomed ? I really enjoyed the work of this author and would love to read a book 2 if one is ever released. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys supernatural gener or mystery or even just love stories this story satisfies so many different tastes that I believe everyone would enjoy it.
This is the second of Alaspa's books I've read, and definitely the better written of the two. I'm a sucker for young adult and paranormal stories ( I read to relax before going to bed, so I don't want heavy reading, just a light story to take my mind of reality for awhile and help my brain shut down).
This was a nice take on the ever popular ' hitchhiker/ girl by a bridge' ghost story that most of us have heard.
At least one review thought the sex was overdone in the book for a teen. Maybe they were never a teenager (haha) but as a former teenager and mother to a teenager (with another one behind in a few years, lol), I thought it was pretty standard fare and nothing that I wouldn't let my kids read at that age. Of course there's not going to be any consequences.... the heroine is a ghost. ;) Perhaps it was the same person (I'm not sure) who thought Jimmy was very disrespectful to his mother. Again, perhaps they were never a teenager or had teenagers. LOL Again, I think pretty typical behavior and presented decently.
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There were a few scenes that took me by surprise (in a good way), and overall it was woven together and ended well.
-Debbie
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