Barby Helena Messorem's Reviews > Ask for Andrea

“Ask for Andrea” was a long anticipated read for me, which looked to have the type of drama and suspense I seek when I’m really looking to get out of my own world and immerse myself into another. What’s more is, it was my distraction immediately following my unexplained seizure and it did pretty well for that. I guess in a sense, due to its proximity to me in times of strife, it’ll always hold a good amount of memories to it.

I can’t always review with my emotions, though. And if it weren’t connected to that period of time, I would have to say this book is pretty much…. Mediocre. I loved the concept of three scorned women uniting in the afterlife against one common enemy- their murderer. And though this was executed exactly as you’d expect it to be, and the writing was simple and sharp, it just felt so generic to me. Skye, Brecia, and Meghan were not especially loaded with personality. I mean I could tell them apart, but who these ladies are both in their corporeal life and their spiritual afterlife seems to escape me.

Side note- James? Jamie? Whatever you want to call him…. He is a regular Ted Bundy. Now, I understand that you cannot rationalize everyone’s actions, let alone a psychopathic serial killer who is a danger to the entire world including his own family, but the lack of motive or explanation becomes a burden of sorts. We know what he did, but nothing about why he did it, or where this behavior originated from. Although I suppose that he himself quite possibly doesn’t even know.

Was this a bad book? No. Not by any means. But in my opinion, it was a basic one. I’ve been reading horror and thriller for most of my life. It could be that perhaps I’m just a jaded reader, who is bound to see a lot of the same concepts repeated over and over. But my emotional connection to most of the story just wasn’t there. I love the themes of girl power and survival, even in the face of death, but I know that we could’ve gone a little bit deeper and I think it would’ve suited the story well.

I’ll be sure to give “Run on Red” a try too. I’m hoping to have a better experience with that one!