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Kristen Noel

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Latest book: The Water Mystic of Woodland Springs: A Caviston Sisters Mystery.
Published March 4, 2023.
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Smashwords book reviews by Kristen Noel

  • Nothing Ventured on Dec. 30, 2013

    What a lovely book! Molly is too swept up with work to worry about romance until Paul comes along and they turn each other's worlds upside down. Molly is someone that I can identify with, and one of my favorite main characters as of late. The detail offered by Oldaker makes the story pop off of the pages. I feel a different cover could really add to the value of the book, though. I'm a sucker for beautifully done covers, and this one doesn't do it justice. All in all, everyone should give this book a chance. It's a perfect, quick read. **I was gifted this book for free in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to the author and/or publisher.
  • Panic (Wildfire Chronicles Vol. 1) on Dec. 30, 2013

    Panic is definitely a different approach on the apocalyptic tales that have sprung up lately. After a mysterious canister lands in a small town, the residents begin to change into eyeless zombie-esque creatures from a seemingly blood-born illness/effect. The book often switches between different characters and their points of view, so it's hard to establish early on who's going to be the main character. A pet peeve of mine with this book, or maybe a stroke of genius on Griffiths part, was to get you invested in a character only for it to die. It occurs so much that I lost interest in becoming invested in any of the characters. Towards the ending, you do see that a main character is established. But I was disappointed with the predictable ending and cliff hanger. A trigger warning should be included for a couple of the scenes at the end, as well. This book is fast paced, though. I was surprised to notice how quickly I was reading it. Regardless of my pet peeves and dislikes, Griffiths knows how to keep the flow going well. There were a few editing mistakes (misspelled words and the like), but they are easily overlooked and forgiven. All in all, Panic was a decent read. I would recommend it to the die-hard apocalyptic genre crowd. Though, I'm not interested enough to read the rest of the series. **I was gifted this book for free in exchange for an honest review.