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“This book had moments where it could be very engaging and it was fairly entertaining throughout, but it disappointed me in the end. The problem I have with the book is that Cass is set up to be the heroine - her visions assist with the investigations into missing girls. However, when her own son is abducted, I was disappointed that she did not live up to the potential I had imagined for her. I wanted to see Cass come into her own and outgrow her self doubts and her weariness of life to save her own son. I was left feeling that the major players in this story were all ineffectual.
Vonda Z wrote this review Tuesday, May 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
All of the major characters except for Ian are female and they are all protrayed as being used, weary, worn out. I wouldn't have minded this so much, if I would have seen a transformation in Cass, but the transformation comes from another character and that transformation is predictable and not enough to be satisfying for me.
Still, an entertaining read. I just wish I finished it feeling more fulfilled.
”“Mediocre at best. The plot was vaguely interesting, but predictable. Cass was an interesting character, but the supporting characters were lackluster. ”
verena b wrote this review Monday, January 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Deadly Vision
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Rick Reed
ISBN: 9781932300963
Quest Books
Reviewed By Renee Washburn
Summitville is the typical All-American small town: a hard-working populace, local diner with great burgers & fries, friendly faces on every street. That's why it surprises everyone when local youth begin to disappear without a trace; the sudden emergence of an evil presence among them quickly alarms the unsuspecting townfolk and disrupts the burg's overall sense of calm and peace.
One of those unsuspecting folk: Cass D'Angelo, diligent single mother struggling to provide for her seven year-old son, Max. When Max wanders away from home one night, Cass ventures out to retrieve him, but the sudden onset of a raging thunderstorm soon lands her in the hospital – thanks to a blow to the head from a tree branch struck by lightning, rendering her unconscious. When she awakens, Cass becomes aware of a new gift: the ability to receive visions of people, places, and things, combined to form deadly scenarios of what could be.
Shortly thereafter, her visions begin to assist in the discovery of the whereabouts of the abducted children; however, when her newfound ability draws the unwanted attention of the sinister parties responsible for the abductions, Cass is left to wonder if the visions are less a blessing and more a curse – especially when they ultimately endanger both her and Max's lives.
A superb storyteller of suspenseful tales, Rick Reed delivers again with Deadly Vision. In what has become his signature, unique style, Reed presents a fast-paced, action-packed page-turner, and even manages to poke subtle fun at small-town politics along the way. Interweaving drama, wit, and intrigue, Deadly Vision is an entertaining read from a proven scribe with increasingly impressive literary credentials.
An engaging tome, Deadly Vision will surely satisfy Reed's expansive base of readers, and is likely to add quite a few more names to the bunch.”
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