Snow Escape Roberta Goodman 9781613860496 Books
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Set against the backdrop of a historic snowstorm, Snow Escape is the story of one woman’s innocent foray into the world of online dating turned deadly. Allegra Maxwell is a 30-year old, single school teacher looking for love. Having chosen to use the Internet to meet the opposite sex, she encounters an articulate, prospective beau on the night the biggest blizzard in history is blanketing the Big Apple. Their pleasant conversation soon turns sinister when she discovers that "Charles" has been stalking her for weeks and claims he lives in her building. With threats of destroying her little by little are made, Allegra must stay one step ahead of the mind games. Turning to neighbors for help, tragic consequences ensue. When her sanity is questioned, because the online evidence her stalker exists disappears, Allegra must prove he does exist and she isn’t losing her mind. When a power outage thrusts her into darkness, will she be able to overcome the helplessness she feels? Placed in a situation that’s spiraling totally out of her control, while trapped in her apartment building with no escape, will she survive until the authorities can reach her?
Snow Escape Roberta Goodman 9781613860496 Books
The first half of this book was very well written. As a whole, I enjoyed it but had a few issues. I'll start with the good - I was making guesses at the "whodunnit" the entire time. It wasn't predictable, which was refreshing as sometimes you can see plot twists coming a mile away. Not in this case. Snow Escape kept me guessing.After the POV went from Allegra to the policemen I thought it became a little less interesting. There was no point in five pages of the police interviews when we, as the readers, knew what had happened so far. It felt like the writer was needlessly regurgitating information. We find out who was responsible for the bad things that happened in a satisfactory way. I thought Allegra was being pretty dumb sometimes, such as running away from the police. I also didn't like how other people said she was an "attention whore" when from Allegra's POV she didn't seem like that at all. Was she simply an unfortunate victim to vicious rumours (from several individual people) or were we not introduced properly to her at the beginning? I feel there could have been more emphasis on her desire for male attention, which was very strong at the end but not apparent at all in the first third of the story.
That being said, I thought Snow Escape was reasonably well-written and I finished it in just a few days, wanting to know who was responsible for turning Allegra's life upside down. There were a couple of typos, too, which affect my reviews, which is why I decided on three stars (it was initially four, but the abrupt ending and the sloppy editing made it three). Recommended if you enjoy thrillers.
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Snow Escape Roberta Goodman 9781613860496 Books Reviews
Let me begin by saying if you are one of the people who get really wrapped up in a book, so engrossed that you almost feel what the character is feeling, and your husband is out of state, your son isn't home to protect you, you live in New England and it's dark, prepare to not sleep. Just kidding, well sort of! That's what happened to me when reading this story. Roberta Goodman will get you so wrapped up in the story of Allegra and her plight that you'll be double checking your locks, looking over your shoulder, and definately not logging into a dating site! Now that that's out of the way, onto the storyline.
It's winter time in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn and Allegra, a fourth grade teacher, is about to endure the worst experience of her life. Sick of being single, after a devastating break-up with her "boyfriend" Danny, Allegra decides to try a dating website. Stuck in the her apartment complex, with a cast of scary and odd neighbors, due to a blizzard that is quietly dumping feet of snow on the state and shutting down the city, Allegra decides to renew her interest in the infrequently checked website and see if her profile has brought in anyone worth her while. Here starts the thrill ride.
Charles, a shoe salesman, has contacted Allegra and caught her interest. She decides to email him back. He quickly responds to her email and asks her to chat on the sites IM. Bored silly, she agrees. During the IM chat, nice enough at first, Charles starts to ramble on about the storm and how some people wait for storms of this magnitude to commit the most heinous crimes imaginable because the police can not get there in time. Just as Allegra starts to not like the flow of the conversation and wants to get off the chat, Charles continues with "our building" and "live here". Now she knows something is wrong. When she asks him who he is and if he lives in the same complex as her he replies that he is going to burrow in her head and turn her inside out. From here is the roller coaster of a ride that Allegra experiences, changing her life for good.
I true mind twister with a mystery plot and a cast of sinister characters that keep Allegra, and the reader, on their toes, this is a book you won't be able to put down. Every new turn will have you suspecting someone else. Each new detail will have you just a little more engrossed or scared. This psychological thriller is a must read for anyone who is a fan of this type of genre. If you happen to be caught in the perfect storm you might want to pick the book up to add that little extra thrill factor! Thanks for reading! -Melissa
A room without books is like a body without a soul. -Cicero
As a reader, I love for the story I am "in" to be plausible, realistic, and with a hint of "oh my...this could really happen."
It's been my experience that many times an author will have so many twists and turns in the story, that the reader will have a hard time staying in the road...
not so with SNOW ESCAPE. Ms. Goodman did not disappoint. She "wowed" me with her ability to stay on point, yet weave a twisted web of
intrigue, suspense, and "who done it" all in the same story, without losing track of where she was leading me.
The true beauty of this story for me, are the flaws and imperfections of the protagonist, Allegra. She isn't the most beautiful woman in the world,
with the most handsome lover/boyfriend, basking in riches in her high rise penthouse in NY. No, she's an imperfect person just like the rest
of us, with a bit of extra weight, a failed relationship, and living on a teacher's salary in an apartment building with several other flawed
individuals.
Bored to distraction during a record breaking snow storm and healing from a failed relationship, Allegra logs on to a dating service she has recently joined.
She strikes up a conversation with a seemingly innocuous guy, only to find out later in their online chat that he's been stalking her, possibly lives in her building, and he's out to
get her. In a state of sheer terror, she reaches out to several of her neighbors, telling them of her caller's plot to harm her, imploring them to help...encounters that leave them and eventually the reader wondering if it's all in Allegra's head. But then again, it could be one of her neighbors...couldn't it? The ending is masterful and will have you on the edge of your seat.
A storm blackout, dead bodies turning up, and people disappearing are just the beginning of this well written and suspenseful thriller. Ms. Goodman has proven herself a true wordsmith and a master of the genre. I highly recommend this book to any and all readers, whether you're a fan of the genre or not. You will not be disappointed. Well done Ms. Goodman!
Bravo!
The first half of this book was very well written. As a whole, I enjoyed it but had a few issues. I'll start with the good - I was making guesses at the "whodunnit" the entire time. It wasn't predictable, which was refreshing as sometimes you can see plot twists coming a mile away. Not in this case. Snow Escape kept me guessing.
After the POV went from Allegra to the policemen I thought it became a little less interesting. There was no point in five pages of the police interviews when we, as the readers, knew what had happened so far. It felt like the writer was needlessly regurgitating information. We find out who was responsible for the bad things that happened in a satisfactory way. I thought Allegra was being pretty dumb sometimes, such as running away from the police. I also didn't like how other people said she was an "attention whore" when from Allegra's POV she didn't seem like that at all. Was she simply an unfortunate victim to vicious rumours (from several individual people) or were we not introduced properly to her at the beginning? I feel there could have been more emphasis on her desire for male attention, which was very strong at the end but not apparent at all in the first third of the story.
That being said, I thought Snow Escape was reasonably well-written and I finished it in just a few days, wanting to know who was responsible for turning Allegra's life upside down. There were a couple of typos, too, which affect my reviews, which is why I decided on three stars (it was initially four, but the abrupt ending and the sloppy editing made it three). Recommended if you enjoy thrillers.
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