Author Reply: Will Lavender

Super fast author reply! Roughly 4 hours after sending out the original email, Will Lavender, author of Obedience replied! I decided to make a post right away, because, why not?

Anyway, he agreed that the book was complex, and said that he was trying to toe the line between "convoluted and crafty." He also mentioned that his new book, Dominance, came out last week, and that it's a "pretty straightforward murder mystery at heart." Check it out at Amazon here.

That's all for now!

"The strange things about Williams was that nobody had ever seen him.": Will Lavender

Obedience (Amazon) by Will Lavender is a puzzle thriller about a class of students whose professor gives them an assignment. They must figure out where a missing girl is within six weeks or else she will be murdered.

I'm going to be honest here. I didn't really like this book very much at all. I'm not sure why. The premise itself is rather interesting. However, I found myself very frustrated with the characters. I also found myself not caring very much about the mystery itself by the very end, because it had all gotten too convoluted and I didn't feel like trying to follow it. However, I'm sure more hardcore fans of solving mysteries will love this book.

Here is my email to Will Lavender:
"I just finished reading Obedience and I wanted to congratulate you on creating a very complex mystery. Unfortunately, it was a bit too complex for my tastes-I'm not the kind of reader who really tries to solve the mystery before the end or anything like that-and I sort of got lost a few times. However, I'm sure more dedicated mystery solvers would love trying to figure out everything. I can definitely appreciate the complexity of what you did. Good luck on your future projects!"

Tomorrow begins the Once Upon A Readathon so expect a post about that, as well as a review of whatever I read!

My To Be Read List

Hello everyone! I had quite the busy weekend and didn't finish anything! However, I wanted to make a quick post today. I decided to list five books in my To Be Read pile. Feel free to comment and let me know which I should read asap and which I might as well save for later.

1. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
2. Volt: Stories by Alan Heathcock
3. Obedience by Will Lavender
4. This Girl Is Different by JJ Johnson
5. Calli by Jessica Lee Anderson

Also feel free to comment with other suggestions! I'm going on vacation next week and looking for things to read on the beach! I'm also doing the Once Upon A Read A Thon, so I need to stock up!