{"id":1399,"date":"2012-02-18T09:52:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-18T14:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tedkrever.com\/blog\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2012-02-18T09:54:50","modified_gmt":"2012-02-18T14:54:50","slug":"a-new-mindbenders-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tedkrever.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/18\/a-new-mindbenders-review\/","title":{"rendered":"A New &#8216;Mindbenders&#8217; Review!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/tedkrever.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mindbenders-8-3-150-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1244\" title=\"mindbenders 8-3-150 copy\" src=\"http:\/\/tedkrever.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mindbenders-8-3-150-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a>4.0 out of 5 stars\u00a0<strong>Keep Track of the Characters<\/strong>,\u00a0February 17, 2012<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>By\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A17ETBG254GGV2\/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp\">Sarah Smith &#8220;Rhubarb&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Los Angeles)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Keep track of the characters for this one, because each one is critical to the story; each one is different (and interesting). For instance, you don&#8217;t want to forget the bearded guy, because he shows up again near the end. Of course, the nice part about having the book on Kindle is that you can do a search for &#8220;bearded&#8221; if you don&#8217;t remember him.<\/p>\n<p>Other reviewers have written a precis of the plot, so I will skip that part. Quick review: Plot? Excellent. Setting (especially Rome)? Superb. Characters? Very good. Dialogue? I got lost sometimes and had to figure out who was speaking; otherwise, top notch. Denouement? Quite satisfactory.<\/p>\n<p>Krever loves to use similes. Sometimes overmuch. But they&#8217;re such good ones, all is forgiven.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Full as a python in mid-cow [ever feel that way?]<br \/>\n&#8211;buzzing like a bee on steroids [yup, Fiat 500 sounds just like that, so do Vespas]<br \/>\n&#8211;like trying to push a ham through a sieve [nearly choked on my coffee on that one!]<br \/>\n&#8211;The Coliseum shown [sic] through the dark streets like the world&#8217;s grandest jack o&#8217;lantern [if you&#8217;ve ever seen the Coliseum at night you&#8217;ll appreciate the comparison]<\/p>\n<p>and last, not really a simile, but I just had to share it<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;marble floors, dark wood booths and cathedral-type windows, a bank being just a church for money anyway.<\/p>\n<p>A really good writer, a thriller story, and a great sense of humor. What more could you ask?<\/p>\n<p>-Thanks, Sarah. And don&#8217;t forget: Buy &#8216;Mindbenders&#8217; now and get a copy of &#8216;After&#8217; FREE! 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