Title: Blinding Echo
Author: Tina Saxon
Genre: Romance/Drama/Suspense
Release Date: November 27, 2018
"Blinding Echo is a thrilling book that will make your blood and emotions boil with excitement. Be prepared for an unconventional love-story, catching you like a deer in the headlights." Goodreads reviewer
"Do yourself a favor, read this story, go into it with an open mind and heart. It's gonna make you gasp and make your heartbeat a little different." Goodreads reviewer
We were best friends at ten.
Lovers at sixteen.
Going to be married at nineteen.
Until she woke up one day and couldn't remember me.
Leaving the small town was easy. Leaving her was my only regret. Ten years later, with a resume that said I had the perfect kill shot, I landed a job at a Security firm. Finding my way in the civilian life, I never thought it would be her I would find.
She still owned my heart. She still looked at me like I was a stranger. I wasn't leaving her again. This time, we were playing by my rules. I'd been given a second chance to right my wrongs and I was going to start by claiming what was mine.
We were lovers at twenty-eight.
Getting married at twenty-nine.
Until she woke up and remembered me.
3.5 stars
An enjoyable mix of second chance and romantic suspense
Blinding Echo is the first book I've read by this author, so other than the blurb - which doesn't give away much - I went in fairly blind (no pun intended!) I would be careful when reading reviews - stick with the ones that tell you in advance they're going to be vague. This is a story that will be massively spoilt if anyone gives too much detail. I do recommend giving this book a chance, it's a story unlike others you will have read.
Over all I did enjoy the story, the characters were likeable enough, the writing flowed fairly well and the plot was amazing. There were several things that FOR ME stopped this being an excellent read. That's not to say that you won't love the book, but whilst it ticked plenty of boxes it didn't tick some of the ones that are important to me.
There were some very long run on sentences that seemed to lack punctuation. Now I read an arc, so this might have been altered before publication, but it made it very difficult to comprehend some paragraphs. It wasn't a huge problem but it occurred enough for me to notice it.
I really didn't feel a connection to the characters, though it wasn't that they were poorly constructed, boring, unbelievable or flat. For some reason I just didn't 'feel' their emotions, I wasn't invested in them as people and that is top of my 'needs' list. Often this would lead to me DNF'ing the book, so the fact that I read this to the end is testament to the quality of the plot.
Finally I felt the first part was a little too slow at times and the end a little rushed, it also skipped large chunks of time. Now I don't mind this but personally I like a little bit of infill for this time, a suggestion of what's been happening rather than just an 'we've been together 5 months now'. Again that's a personal preference so might not be a negative for you.
I will repeat again, this is still a good story, it is one I'm happy to recommend. The parts that didn't work for me are very subjective and personal too. I'd love a follow up story/concurrent story for Wayne. If there is one I'd definitely read it.
Blinding Echo is the first book I've read by this author, so other than the blurb - which doesn't give away much - I went in fairly blind (no pun intended!) I would be careful when reading reviews - stick with the ones that tell you in advance they're going to be vague. This is a story that will be massively spoilt if anyone gives too much detail. I do recommend giving this book a chance, it's a story unlike others you will have read.
Over all I did enjoy the story, the characters were likeable enough, the writing flowed fairly well and the plot was amazing. There were several things that FOR ME stopped this being an excellent read. That's not to say that you won't love the book, but whilst it ticked plenty of boxes it didn't tick some of the ones that are important to me.
There were some very long run on sentences that seemed to lack punctuation. Now I read an arc, so this might have been altered before publication, but it made it very difficult to comprehend some paragraphs. It wasn't a huge problem but it occurred enough for me to notice it.
I really didn't feel a connection to the characters, though it wasn't that they were poorly constructed, boring, unbelievable or flat. For some reason I just didn't 'feel' their emotions, I wasn't invested in them as people and that is top of my 'needs' list. Often this would lead to me DNF'ing the book, so the fact that I read this to the end is testament to the quality of the plot.
Finally I felt the first part was a little too slow at times and the end a little rushed, it also skipped large chunks of time. Now I don't mind this but personally I like a little bit of infill for this time, a suggestion of what's been happening rather than just an 'we've been together 5 months now'. Again that's a personal preference so might not be a negative for you.
I will repeat again, this is still a good story, it is one I'm happy to recommend. The parts that didn't work for me are very subjective and personal too. I'd love a follow up story/concurrent story for Wayne. If there is one I'd definitely read it.
EVERLY
Love stories typically begin with boy meets girl. Ours did. Yet, our story is anything but typical. I had always thought the heart led us to ‘the one.’ But, I’ve learned the heart doesn’t have a memory. Its beat is steady until our brain triggers an emotion, making the beat so unmistakable it takes your breath away. It’s blinding, life-altering and sometimes earth-shattering. The feeling of true love. We grow up with the grand illusion there is only one person made for us—our soul-mate. But what if your memories are stripped from you? Your soul-mate forgotten. The unmistakable heartbeat gone. The love that completely filled your heart, now an empty space. That was my heart. Vacant. He was a stranger, determined to make me fall in love with him. He made it easy. Even though I didn’t know him, he felt familiar. The scars that riddled my body, illustrating my past, he made them feel invisible. Made me feel like I deserved to be cherished and loved. He was also lying. Doctors told me my memories were locked in my brain. Eighteen years of my life was under lock and key inside my head somewhere. It was Pandora’s box. I wish I had never found the key. Our love story began with boy meets girl. Now… I love two men. He loves two women.
Tina Saxon lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband and two kids. She’s not afraid to try new things because it’s outside the box of typical housewife. CEO of her home is by far the most rewarding job she has ever had. Her jobs include, but are not limited to, seamstress, carpenter, craft extraordinaire, PTA President, chauffeur, dance mom, mediator—of mentioned kids—and author. Once upon a time she was a Financial Analyst but traded budgets and forecasts in for diapers and bottles. The former was definitely easier but the latter more fulfilling. Tina’s love for reading surged into her passion for writing. Wanting to bring the reader an intriguing story that’s hard to put down with steamy love scenes that heat you up, she’s always thinking of the perfect way to take you down that path.
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Ratings
5 stars - This is a book I will not forget and would definitely read again.
4 stars - I really enjoyed this book, I might not read it again but I would definitely recommend it to others.
3 stars - This story was good but either forgettable or just very typical of its genre.
2 stars - Whilst the book was readable I either didn't enjoy parts of the plot or just could not connect to the main characters.
1 star - This is a book I simply could not finish for reasons listed in the review.
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