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Summary: Love, death, suspense!
Review: I could not put this book down. I read until the wee hours of the morning. It was so different from any book I have ever read about "near death" or "life after death". Chilling, yet strangly moving and mesmerizing. From the opening plane crash that was so real to read to the dreams and visions and to the surprising, final outcome, I was glued to this book. I loved Kylie (Wylie Coyote) so much as the moving force of this book. I cannot wait to read it again in a year or so.
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Summary: HAUNTING!
Review: I finished this book days ago, but I still can't get it out of my head. Once I got sucked in, the story consumed me. It will leave you thinking while scaring the heck out of you in the process. It delves into a woman's near-death experience. Only the experience is not your typical floating toward the light one. It's disturbing and harrowing. Quietus is one of the best thrillers I've ever read, but be forewarned. It will keep you up at night frightened of the shadows!
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Summary: Positively brilliant!
Review: I just finished Quietus and had to tell someone, anyone, how much I loved it! I won't even begin to try and describe the story. It's complicated, terrifying, moving, and ultimately very rewarding. I loved the twists and turns. I was completely engrossed with the characters. Hands down, this is the best book I've ever read, thriller or otherwise! Vivian Schilling is my new favorite author. I can't wait to see what she writes next.
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Summary: Positively brilliant!
Review: I just finished Quietus and had to tell someone, anyone, how much I loved it! I won't even begin to try and describe the story. It's complicated, terrifying, moving, and ultimately very rewarding. I loved the twists and turns. I was completely engrossed with the characters. Hands down, this is the best book I've ever read, thriller or otherwise! Vivian Schilling is my new favorite author. I can't wait to see what she writes next.
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Summary: I just don't understand
Review: I just finished reading Quietus and was so unhappy with it I logged on to find out what others had to say. I was very surprised to find many good reviews. I think the author writes well but could use a good editor to help move the plot along. Speaking of plot, none of the story lines was completed. Death was the answer to every question posed. What was the author trying to say? I kept reading the book because I longed for some twist which would give hope to the characters, there was none. What you read at the beginning, that death was stalking them all, was all you got. Am very sorry to have wasted my time.
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Summary: Quietus
Review: I just finished reading Quietus by Vivian Schilling and thoroughly enjoyed the entire book in spite of the inevitible but sad ending. I hope to read more by this author soon.There is one thing I missed however and that is the identification of "Sarah". I don't recall reading about her in the book.
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Summary: Quietus
Review: I just finished reading Quietus by Vivian Schilling and thoroughly enjoyed the entire book in spite of the inevitible but sad ending. I hope to read more by this author soon. There is one thing I missed however and that is the identification of "Sarah". I don't recall reading about her in the book.
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Summary: My new favorite book.
Review: I loved this book, and am reading it now for the second time. It's impossible to specify one or two things that I liked best about the book as every aspect is first-rate. Discovering "QUIETUS" was genuinely exciting and has restored my confidence in the quality of new authors. Truly a wonderful book and my new favorite. Check it out!
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Summary: Completely Engulfing!
Review: I loved this novel!!! I found myself reading Quietus early in the morning, during lunch, late in the evening and late into the night. I even found myself reading during my work commute at the red lights!!! You wont be able to put this one down! I laughed, I cried and I even found myself afraid to look over my shoulder into the shadows of my room! Quietus is a must-read for all!!!
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Summary: Engrossing, but ulitmately unfulfilling
Review: I read this book in one week, because I had to know how the author would resolve the ending; the conflict between God's authority and the death angels. In the end, it seemed that the death angels were loose cannons with no real control from above. The methods of untimely deaths constructed by the author are chilling and patiently presented. The two main characters (Kylie and Melia) cannot explain to others what is happening to them without people thinking they are crazy. Who would believe them, if you read the story? It is like a chess game where they have no recourse at all to escape. The relationship of Kylie and Tucker seemed more realisitic to me as mother-son rather than sister-brother, but it was a powerful episode just the same, when they finally meet. Some minor complaints: It was hard to accept that Sean was Tucker's father, or that Kylie's older brother OD'd on drugs. This opinion is based on the gruff-but-kind personality of Sean presented in the book. Also, no one used the Internet to look up information. They always went to the library, or talked to people, which made for a better narration. The saddest part of this book for me was Kylie's opinion that God is unapproachable and does not care. That prayers of people in trouble are unanswered and pain upon pain is put upon the two main characters with no concern. I do not believe God is like that; if he knows when a sparrow falls, he knows if we are in trouble, and he hears our cries. But, in a world without a just God, where "cracks form" between spirit world and physical world, this would be a sad place to exist. Yes, I expected a better resolution, because the story is very intelligent through most of the book. The idea of a heinous person having to do penance by feeling the pain of dying people is creepy indeed. The death angels have a jaded attitude that you would imagine from someone who has seen a lot of bad things. They also have time to do some reading, though, as one quotes some interesting passages. And, they can perceive other's thoughts. The near end of the story was like a swell of relief, but the ultimate conclusion was an emotional break-even. Just the same, this book gave me a lot to think about, and to be glad for what I have.
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