Book review for, “Misadventures memoir; Little girl screams” by AL E. Boy and F. Carod

 

Here's the blurb:

Absolutely nothing can compare to the Hotel Amatista, Cancun's premier luxury resort. The jewel in her family's chain of 5 star hotels, Sofia Hernández is in charge, and the young woman takes great pride when she hears guests remark the hotel makes them feel like they've died and gone to heaven. Unfortunately, that's exactly what's been happening lately, Young guests vanish, only to turn up the next day...abused, tortured...and dead. Sofia suddenly has her hands full dealing with police investigations, trying to ease her guests' fears, and doing her best to save the Amatista's reputation. And, with no way of knowing if the sadistic culprit is a hotel employee or a guest, stopping the killings will be no easy task. With the help of Dale Mathis, a visiting English professor, she is able to thwart further abductions and murders, but her interference draw the ire of the sinister mastermind who decides Sofia must pay for her boldness. To make matters even worse, her new friend becomes the number one suspect of the Cancun police.

~My review ~

In the first scene of the book, where some characters were introduced confirmed the genre of the book. The concept of it being a thriller rings in the mind immediately.

Although, the quoted words on the book cover saying “ Go ahead! Scream like a little girl. It's music to his ears.” is already a useful insight on what's to come.

There wasn't any need to look further for its gore content because, the cruelty of the character Jefe was used to welcome the readers. More than enough to send a vivid warning regarding his personality. It was pretty evident that there was a ploy forthcoming. Astonishingly, it was not as gruesome as the first chapter might have implied.

In the chapters that followed, there was a nice refreshing switch between the characters. Instead of the tense attitude of Jefe and his henchmen, other characters were introduced.

Rather than dwelling on the villain that was introduced in the first chapters, we are allowed to understand different people. Sofia was introduced as the concierge, who had to pick up Dale from the airport. One wouldn't expect that they were to play important roles. Their presence in the book was of prime importance. As a matter of fact, they share the role of the protagonists. Sofia Hernandez and Dale Mathis did not have anything in common. One was the daughter of the hotel's owner and the latter, a guest and professor. The relationship they both shared could have been mistaken for romance, which was interesting to read about. Like partners, it became their task to uncover the reason for the deaths and disappearance of other guests.

Sofia and Dale were contrasting but still complimented each other. Their pair was the highlight, and the center of spotlight upon which every other thing revolved around.

As a plot twist, a-not-so expected villain was brought into play. Which is superb, because it just sweeps you off your feet. Jefe was without any doubt an antagonist. His personality makes a person hooked because then you don't know what exactly he is planning.

Instead of obvious revelations, the book contained enough shockers to almost make the eyeballs roll out of its sockets. That was the intriguing part of the book. To realize that maybe, everything isn't always what it seems. It makes it easier to relate it to life itself, hence more worthwhile. Nothing but under covering one mystery upon another.

One would notice that a third-person point of view was used here. It is not always easy to understand the thoughts of the leads when that is used. Surprisingly, in this book, blurbs were revealing what the character was thinking even though they were not the narrators.

As a thriller novel, it did not fail to deliver. At the end of the day, you are left appreciative of the techniques used. With a perfect mix of contemporary ideas, suspense and wits each page leaves you longing for the next. Al E. boy and F. Carod's book, “ Misadventures memoirs: Little Girl screams” was written impeccably and ever so beau

tifully.