Over the Falls Book Review - Book Club Reporter

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Over the Falls - Mystery-Suspense Novel - Written By Author, Rebecca Hodge

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BOOK REVIEW TRANSCRIPT – Over-The-Falls - Rebecca Hodge

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Hello gentle readers. Welcome to Book Club Reporter Book Reviews Podcast. I’m your host and Book Club Reporter, Laura Jay. 

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This is Season 3 - Episode 12

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Today I am sharing with you my Book Club Reporter book review of: Over the Falls, the  mystery-suspense novel written by author, Rebecca Hodge. 

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Okay, what I would like to do first is to share the publisher’s book description of the Over the Falls with you all. Since the publisher’s book description is usually the very first thing you read when deciding whether or not to read a book, I’ll go ahead and cover that for you right here. 

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Publisher’s Book Description – Over the Falls:

 It's early June in the mountains of Eastern Tennessee, and the idyllic beauty of the landscape belies the darkness that lurks beneath the surface. Bryn Collins has been living in isolation for fourteen years after her fiancé, Sawyer, jilted her for her despised sister, Del. Although a life-threatening accident ended her days navigating the perils of whitewater, she still finds refuge kayaking in the local lakes.

But Bryn's placid life hits the skids when an unwelcome cast of characters re-enters her life. Del goes mysteriously missing, and her fourteen-year-old son, Josh, arrives to ask for Bryn's help finding her. His father, Sawyer, had been killed in a plane crash and he has no one else to turn to. Carl, an unruly punk the sisters knew years before, is desperate to find Del because she owes him money.

Bryn and Josh follow an ever-elusive trail to Colorado, and at the annual Mountain Games competition in Vail, they finally confront the truth. For Bryn, all roads lead to the river, and on vicious Colorado white waters, she must muster every ounce of courage and strength to save what she most loves in the world.

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Alright, that concludes the Publisher’s Book Description. 

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Now, I invite you to relax and enjoy my Book Club Reporter book review of: Over the Falls.

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Over the Falls is a Mystery-Suspense novel. However, I consider Over the Falls to be an engrossing contemporary women’s fiction novel as well.

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 This captivating tale finds Bryn Collins, and her nephew, Josh in a desperate race against time! 

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Over the Falls has it all! This engrossing thriller and mystery-suspense novel is a dynamic story rushing headlong into the power of love, betrayal, loss, sadness, anger, and the “should have been expected” consequences of some really bad choices. The action in this story is driven by secrets, lies, greed, hatred, danger, and love. 

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 As the story begins, we learn Bryn has been living a quiet, tranquil, and solitary country life on some land with her chickens, goats, and her faithful dog. However, I found myself wondering if Bryn was really happy. Bryn seemed content with her life…that is, until Josh turned up at Bryn’s place after his mother, Del, went missing.

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 Bryn soon learns Del, her estranged sister, has apparently managed to get in over her head with a sleazy drug dealer named Carl. Bryn remembers Carl as a juvenile delinquent back in the day. But Carl is now a violent, grown-up thug. Carl is now threatening Bryn’s peaceful existence, if she doesn’t find Del, and fast! It soon becomes clear to Bryn, Josh has a very good reason to be worried about his mom. 

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 I completely enjoyed this engrossing story of an aunt and her nephew in their desperate quest to find Del…and to unravel the mystery of a familiar face in a crowd. Was that  face she caught a glimpse of one Bryn never imagined she would ever see again?

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I flew right through this propulsive, suspenseful and compelling story. I found myself driven by the constant need to see what would happen next! There was simply no putting this book down!

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I listened to the audiobook version of Over the Falls. I very much enjoyed the narration. Kudos to Aven Shore and Nick Mondelli, who provided the great narration and perfect voice to this story.

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This is my first book to read by Rebecca Hodge. And what a great book it is! I wanted to know more about this awesome author. I learned that this book is actually the second novel written by Rebecca Hodge. And after reading Over the Falls, I knew I needed to read her first book too! 

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As soon as I finished reading Over the Falls, I found Hodge’s debut novel, Wildland. I just finished reading Wildland. Yes! It is awesome! I will also create a podcast book review for Wildland, so be sure to come back and check it out. 

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Thanks again for listening. See you all next time.