About
the Book:
The novel
takes the reader on a journey through the thirteen-year friendship between Sean McIntyre and Trey Goodsby. When
Sean finds his best friend Trey dead and almost completely submerged in a
bathtub filled with bloody water, he is determined to find out if it was an
accident or suicide. Did his death accidental or intentional have anything to
do with Madeline Edwards, the woman who came between them constantly through
their thirteen-year friendship? The tale begins with the death of Trey Goodsby
and explores his relationships with family, friends, his romances, and which of
the circumstances he found himself in that led to the tragic event, and the
repercussions for those he left behind.
Overall Thoughts:
Oh, where to
begin on this epic tale of friendship, family, love and death…I think I’ll
start with the three main characters of this contemporary tale. I was able to
relate to each one and even saw bits of myself. Trey is a typical bad boy on
the surface. He gets into his fair share of trouble; however, there is more to
Trey…a lot more. Even though we never fully get all his secrets revealed to us
as the reader, you know this is a very complicated person deep down. Madeline
or Maddie as her family and friends called her is well a bit of witch in my
personal opinion. She has her moments were you feel for her, but she reminded
me a lot of Jennie (but with money instead of being poor) from Forrest Gump. To
me, she was the complete antagonist to Sean and Trey, and their friendship. Now
to address Sean, who is the narrative voice of the novel and what most would
picture as the boy next door personality. He is sweet and always trying to
make sense out of his life and friends.
The friendship
and family dynamics were amazing. The families all intertwined with each other.
You have mothers passing away, parents divorcing, and adults having to face
those who wronged them as their kids try to stay friends throughout it all. Sean,
Trey and Maddie, in the middle of it all, have their own issues. It’s a lover’s
triangle between them as well as a friendship that shouldn’t be. You have
Maddie the rich girl, Sean the average Joe and Trey, the kid who’s from the
wrong side of the tracks. Can it even work between them or does this all having
something to do with Trey’s death?
I’m not
going to answer that question or the question Author Scott R. Caseley asks the
reader, “If you have that feeling
that you're coming up short...what will it take to feel equal?” You’ll have to
read the book to answer both for yourself. What I will say it was an amazing
read and one that caused a lot of reflection for me.
Publisher:
MuseItUp Publishing
eBook ISBN:
978-1-77127-239-1
Publication
Date: January 2013
Genre of
Book: Young Adult- Coming of Age, Mystery/Romance
Places where
available for sale: MuseItUpPublishing.com, Amazon.com, Bookstrand, Omnilit,
Kobo, Smashwords and B&N
About the Author:
While this
is his first novel, he wrote and directed a dramatic feature, co-wrote and
directed a documentary and wrote for an online magazine. He’s also a trained
voice, stage, and screen actor. In addition to his creative pursuits, he
is passionate about healthy living. He follows a mostly self-directed fitness
quest consisting of weight training, walking, swimming, yoga, and hula hooping.
When not working out, he also enjoys cooking healthy gourmet meals as well as
playing board games with family and friends with plenty of coffee brewing to
keep the fun going until the wee hours of the morning.
You can find
out more about Scott R. Caseley, his novel and World of Ink Author/Book Tour
at http://tinyurl.com/c85xoz4
Follow Scott
R. Caseley at
Blog
Address: www.scottrcaseleyauthor.com
Twitter URL:
twitter.com/scottrcaseley
Facebook Fan
Page URL: https://www.facebook.com/ScottRCaseleyWriter
Publisher
Website: http://museituppublishing.com
Hi Virginia,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your thorough review. I'm glad that you liked it and the feedback is very beneficial.
Scott
You're welcome Scott. I really enjoyed the book a lot.
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