Lori Lapekes

An emotional rollercoaster of the protagonist Christi Bell: She loses her fiancé owing to a suicide. Then she falls in love with a former friend of the deceased. But this friend as well as Christi herself are feeling responsible for the occured suicide. Only when this feeling of joint guilt comes apart are they able to find together in a new harmony.

Packaged is all this in a rather misplaced overall fear of the 'Predator' who is wreaking havoc in the urban park.

Well, don't expect too much of it - it's simple to read stuff for your notionally feelings with no whit of real thoughtfulness.… (mehr)

I received this book as an ebook free from the author through LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review. Christie Bell is a young woman who is struggling through a loss. She meets a man who is a bit mysterious, has a couple of goofball friends, works at a job she hates and struggles to stay happy. The book is about her experiences and her struggles with an added "mystery". I hate to say it but I thought this book was terrible. Christie, the main character is a woman of about 20 years old but she "speaks" and acts like a 10 year old. As a matter of fact the whole book felt very childish, from the nicknames she uses to the very simplistic sentance structures. I'm not sure if this book is meant as a YA read but I would think that audience, or even a younger audience, would prefer this book to me. I'm a middle aged woman. Now don't get me wrong, I enjoy many YA books but this one was just too childish and I couldn't wait to finish it. There was zero character development, the story of the predator felt almost like an after-thought and it was much too predictable. The book needs a good editing to improve the flow of the story and sentance structure though I will admit there weren't too many typos for an ebook. Overall, I did not enjoy this book but a think a young teen might like it better.… (mehr)

I received a copy of this book through Early Reviewers.
If you like quirky, whimsical, slightly different and odd stories, than this is the book for you.
Unfortunately I could not relate to either the characters, the humor, or the overall 'atmosphere' of the book.
The predator character seemed almost added on just to label this book as a mystery. The identity of this predator was easy to guess from very early on in the story, even for a YA reading this book.
Still, this book is quite well written, and there will certainly be many people, Young and Older Adults, who will enjoy this book.… (mehr)