Review - Eeny Meeny by M. J. Alridge

Published June 2015

Blogger Recommendation - Samantha at Booked On a Feeling

Book Summary

Two people are abducted, imprisoned, and left with a gun. As hunger and thirst set in, only one walks away alive.

It’s a game more twisted than any Detective Helen Grace has ever seen. If she hadn’t spoken with the shattered survivors herself, she almost wouldn’t believe them.

Helen is familiar with the dark sides of human nature, including her own, but this case—with its seemingly random victims—has her baffled. But as more people go missing, nothing will be more terrifying than when it all starts making sense....

My Review - 4  1/2

Eeny Meeny miny moe, who will suffer, me or YOU.  This is edge of your seat, cannot wait until you get to the end thriller.  I actually wished I hadn't chose this to read during Book Bloggers Appreciation week, I wasn't able to give it the time it deserved. 

I really like mental games and the serial killer put the victims through the worst mental game, a survival game and really no one wins.  The survivor sometimes suffering more than the victim.  I realized it would really depend who I was imprisoned with.  I thought the serial killer did a great job on choosing.  I like to be in control so I think the choice would be to kill myself or the other but letting my guard and being killed, nope, isn't that terrible, but this is the torture they go through while starving.

Short chapters are addictive, just one more continues until your eyes are closing.  I can't believe how these chapters really pack a punch, whoooah.  I had to stop for a few seconds at the end, take a breath and continue on, yes, I was holding my breath.  I just couldn't wait to get to the end, it did end as I expected but it's a series so that is what I expect but I'm so excited the next two are out, MJ Alridge is releasing all 5 within 2 years, now that is exciting.

I did figure out 2 main parts of the suspense, who the serial killer was, mainly from one early scene, so it was a little annoying that Detective Helen took that long to figure it out, definitely must have been denial.  I lost respect for her due to this decision, she should have shared earlier on.  It actually made me think she is a little hypocritical considering the person that was corrupting the case, which I  also had figured out.

I really look forward to this series, I thought 5 star start to a series and I really prefer stand alone"s but I look forward to more Detective Helen Grace, she is a great main character.  Strong female, genuine, a loner due to dark past but a hard dedicated worker and oh so mysterious.  If you enjoyed Chelsea Cain's series and or the movies Saw, you would love this one.  I think the fact of knowing who the killer was and the way it was revealed was a major fault for me, it took away from the edge of your seat worthy thrill.

I enjoyed the secret lifestyle chapters but hope this continues with a little more of why in the future books.  Some will not enjoy this part in the book at all but I understood the connection to the story.  I initially was going to give a 4 but when I really think about it, this was twisted, dark and bloody and the mental game, brilliant so a 4 1/2 stars it is.  I thought one part was gruesome but oh so intense, intelligent like.  If your looking for a thrilling suspense, this will keep you up at night to get through just a couple more chapters.  I will be reading Pop Goes the Weasel soon.