Relentless Blog Tour: Review, Author Interview, and Giveaway

Title: Relentless

Author: Nancy J. Alexander

Published: August 30, 2014

423 pages

Synopsis

“The little girl lay under the hay stack scarcely breathing. Sweat poured down her face and dripped into her eyes; her heart pounded through her thin chest. Tiny flecks of hay clung to her wet skin, making her itch. She squeezed her nose tightly afraid she’d sneeze. Eyes clamped shut, she lay there. Flies buzzed around her, crawling on her. She didn’t move. She didn’t know how long she’d been there in the loft. She didn’t care how long she stayed. She couldn’t move. Not yet.”

Nearly a lifetime after a childhood filled with misery and abuse, Gina, now a successful doctor, finds herself thrown back into a terrifying world where her nightmares become far more than just a dream. With the help of an unconventional therapist with secrets of her own, the hunt is on and Gina fights for her life in this harrowing tale of cat and mouse.

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My Review

This story pulls you in and intrigues you from the first page. The way the story started off was a great way to start. It held my interest the entire way through and was hard to put down. It was never boring and was full of non-stop action. 

This book was told from multiple points of view. At times it switched back and forth between different characters points of views so quickly and within paragraphs that I wasn’t sure who was speaking at first. Reading a book that was written this way was a first for me but I enjoyed it. It was neat getting to see the way each character in this book thought. 

There are things that happen to some of the girls in this book that I would rather have not had to read scenes about and I was glad that I didn’t have to. It was smart for the author to leave these brutal situations out. For the most part I enjoyed the writing style, there was one small pet peeve that I had. Every time that God was referred to in the book it was written as G-d. It was a little strange. 

I enjoyed the chase of the criminals and couldn’t wait to see how they were finally going to slip up and get caught. I enjoyed reading the stuff they got into and couldn’t wait to see what they had up their sleeve next.  Reading from Reggie’s point of view was also interesting. I loved her career and reading about that. There were plenty of colorful characters in this book and they all had their own personalities. While there were quite a few characters to read about it was VERY easy keeping track of them and remembering who they all were.  All the elements of this book were interesting to read. I thought the setting for this novel couldn’t have been better. 

I would have liked a little more twists and turns in the book. There wasn’t anything that really surprised me or blew me away. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed reading this story. 

I would recommend this book if you love reading books from a criminal’s point of view. This was what made it the most interesting and fun to read for me. 

Interview with the Author Nancy J. Alexander

Your book primarily set in Chicago. Have you ever been there?

Briefly on occasion. I write intuitively and that’s where the book needed to be.

If you could put yourself as a character in your book, who would you be?

The series title character, Elisabeth Reinhardt, a therapist in Chicago, is my doppelganger. So philosophically and psychologically, we are one.

Where do you write?

In my computer room.

Who are some of your favorite authors?

Tami Hoag, Tana French, Jodi Picoult, John Grisham, Kathy Reichs, Lisa Scottoline, Jonathan Kellerman, Joseph Finder, Jeffrey Deaver, Patricia Cornwell, Michael Connelly, David Baldacci and Elizabeth George.

Any hobbies? or Name a quirky thing you like to do

I like reptiles and have had many over the years.

What is your next project?

The second book in the Olive Branch series is called Sun Runner. It follows Hadara Eiliat and her children on their next Middle Eastern mission as they struggle to decipher codes, identify terrorists and align with peacekeepers of other nations to help stabilize the chaotic region that surrounds them.

About the Author

Love of the mystery/thriller genre combines with psychotherapy training and experience to produce an emotionally supercharged dramatic novel. Nancy Alexander has devoted much of her professional life to helping survivors of childhood trauma; their distress has been ingrained and works to create characters who give voice to their plight. To analyze the evil minds that prey on others and the intricacies of law enforcers who pursue them seemed a natural interlacing of professional, literary and creative interests.

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