Review: "Promise You Won't Tell' by John Locke

Okay, on my last post I said I was primarily interested in reviewing indie books that I feel deserve more attention than they're currently getting. However, the truth is that I just finished reading John Locke's "Promise You Won't Tell", so even though it's a best seller, it's the obvious choice of the day.

Promise you won't tell is the story of a young female private investigator named Danni Ripper. Danni is hired by high school student, Riley, who believes she might have been date raped at a sleepover party by a group of her male classmates. She feels she can't confide in her parents, so she hires Danni to get to the bottom of what happened that night.
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Reading this book, I couldn't help but feel that author, John Locke, tried just a little to hard to portray Danni as a wise cracking detective. The dialogue was so over the top that I found it hard to believe a professional would speak to her clients in such a manner. I love quirky characters as much as the next person, but Danni felt too contrived to me.

As for Riley, she could have been any high school teen, really. Nothing struck me as unique about the character, so I never really connected with her.

Locke tries to take the reader through twists and turns, but I found it reasonably easy to predict what was around the corner. As a result,the surprise ending fell a bit flat.

I wouldn't say it wasn't worth 99 cents, but unless you're a die hard Locke fan (and I'll admit I'm not) you might not want to get too excited over this one.

This is my first post, so I'm excited. I created this blog primarily to review indie authors. I've been reading indie books for the past couple of years. Sure, there are plenty of self-published authors who should have hired an editor before taking their work to the public, but I've also discovered a few diamonds in the rough. I'm not talking about Amanda Hocking, John Locke or Joe Konrath. I'm talking about the writer's who aren't getting enough credit. The midlisters and the ones who are struggling to make sales. Don't get me wrong. I'm glad to review the more notorious writers and probably will. I'll likely review traditionally published authors, as well. I'd love to grow this blog and interview some indie authors as well, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. I haven't even posted my first review yet, something I intend to do within the next few days.

I have a Kindle, so if you would like your Kindle book reviewed, I am accepting request to do so on this blog. All authors I review will also get a customer review on Amazon. If you would like your book reviewed, you can send a gift code to CarpenterCarly@yahoo.com.