Review: Jenny's Blue Velvet

Jenny’s Blue Velvet by Angela Carlie 

Publication date: August 22nd 2013
Genres: Adult, Romantic Thriller
Purchase Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble

Blurb:

Jenny’s stuck.

She’s tried just about every occupation she can think of and will be digging out of student debt for a very long time, but has nothing to show for it. Her everyday routine feels like a prison. And her marriage? Well, let’s just say it’s been a little one-sided lately and the money she threw down on the toys from Lover’s Erotic Store was well worth it and then some.

Jenny decides her next big step is to become a romance writer. Romance books are flying off the virtual shelves, after all. This will be her big break, her escape from the prison, and a way to freedom. Self-publishing is all the rage these days. She’ll be a best seller in no time.

When Jenny makes friends with a woman named Cassandra from the gym, she instantly decides that her new friend will make a perfect main character in her upcoming book. After the first chapter, real life begins to resemble the fiction she’s writing. Her friendship blossoms, sex with her husband turns into a daily feast, and her job gets more interesting with each chapter written.

Out of the blue, a person who is a close friend with her husband and who is dating Cassandra disappears. As the mystery behind the missing person unfolds, Jenny wonders if she might be responsible for his possible death. And if she is, what will be the consequence? What has this writing business gotten her into?

JENNY’S BLUE VELVET is a dark, humorous, romantic thriller for adults only

My Thoughts:

Jenny is pretty much stuck where shes at, never able to make up her mind with what kind of job she wants. As of now she works in a boring office wishing she could quit. When she goes running a 5k with her husband it's there that she meets the lovely Cassandra who inspires her to write a romance novel. As the story goes on, Jenny's life seems to get better. Its like everything that happens is too good to be true. But when characters die and some go missing, people from her own life are either going missing or found dead. Her story and real life start to have a weird connection.

My reaction toward the end.

Wow, just wow. When I got to about 86% of the book, the book took a turn where I was wondering what the heck was going on. I don't even mean it in a bad way, more shocked than anything on the way the book was turning because I wasn't expecting this twist. Then like near the last two pages there was another WTF moment that I had to reread the ending maybe 2 or 3 times to get what the author was staying because again, I was shocked. I loved the ending it was unexpected. Once I gotten ahold of the book was just hooked.

Overall I enjoyed this book and recommend you lovely readers to check it out!

I’ve lived in the state of Washington my entire life. Sure, it rains a lot, but that’s what makes it so beautiful here. I’d like to say it’s the most beautiful place on the planet, but I have yet to travel the world. Someday I’ll know for sure.

I write fiction involving young people. Mainstream publishing would label my writing as YA or middle grade. Since I’m an indie author, I can skip over the labels and tell you that each one of my stories is unique, can be read and enjoyed by all ages, and almost always has a young person as the protagonist. Authors write what they know and I don’t know old yet. I may someday write about older people, but that’s so far in the future that I can’t see it yet.

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