Review by: Floridamysterywriting.blogspot.com
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Zack Chasteen is living the peaceful life with his wife and infant daughter until an old friend comes asking for a favor.  All he has to do is pilot a mega-yacht to a private island in the Bahamas and find the friend's missing daughter along the way.  Sounds easy; but as Zack looks for the missing woman, he finds more questions than answers.  This is Morris at his best; bringing the charm of the Caribbean into your living-room while taking the reader through twist and turns of true mystery.  The character and relationship development took on a genuine quality that drew me in while the plot unfolded at a pace that kept me reading late into the night.  I couldn't put this one down.  This novel has put Bob Morris at the top of my favorite mystery writers list and I would recommend this book for anybody.
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Andersen Prunty is a friend of mine. I guess more of a "colleague" if you want to get pretentious considering we are both involved in the bizarro fiction scene and only see each other once a year (although we speak on the phone once or twice a month, maybe.) Andy, as he is known by people who speak on the phone with him once or twice a month, sent me this book for free, likely because he is familiar with my status as a dirt poor graduate student. So I was talking on the phone with him tonight and asked him if he wanted me to write a review, considering receiving free books makes me feel obligated to reciprocate with a review. And he said, "Ok."

I would like to add here that I strongly dislike writing reviews. I find them difficult to do well and they usually take me longer to write than ANYTHING else, so I recently vowed to never write a review again. But I asked Andy if he was ok with a review that I put absolutely no effort into, and he was, so here is a review that I am putting no effort into. Perhaps what I write below this will be helpful to the potential reader. Perhaps it will not.

Anyway, I see a lot of reviews of bizarro books by bizarro authors, and I think a potential buyer may think they lack some degree of validity, and this may be the case. But they would be less necessary if more readers were writing more reviews (the small press needs your help!).

So as a preface, I think I'm more critical of bizarro books than most of the authors who are involved in the scene (although I usually keep my mouth shut in public forums). This makes me feel like a jerk sometimes.

So let's get to My Fake War, but not just yet. First I want to mention Andy's other books: I love love love love his novella, Zerostrata. His others are decent, but do not excite me like Zerostrata.

I have also published a few of his stories in my literary journal, and one of them excited me, but not nearly on the same level as Zerostrata.

Ok, so it's time to talk about My Fake War. I usually do not like "war books." There is something about them that turns me off. I do not know what this is. But the first half of My Fake War excited me. Probably because it is a fake war book rather than a war book. The first half excited me as much as my Zerostrata reading experience.  Silently in my head, I was screaming, "Andy Prunty is back! He is back!" And considering the protagonist is alone with no one to talk to throughout much of this section, this is quite an achievement.  It is difficult to engage the reader with a protagonist  who is mostly spending his time alone.

But then the second half comes along, and my excitement dwindled. It was too action-y for me. Like zombies, I think action is better translated in the medium of film. It usually gets boring for me, although there are the occasional exceptions, often dealing with zaniness and unreality. There was a little of this, but not enough.

So if you like action in your lit, this is a freakin' awesome book. Buy it if you're looking for a good introduction to Andy. If you're more like me, get Zerostrata, which is a surreal/absurd romance that will, pardon my clich, blow your mind.
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Hi Jeannine, I just wanted to drop you a note to tell you how impressed I am with your book. You are a GENIOUS!  I'm still experimenting with sponges, but the posibilities are endless.(and beautiful).  I had planned to order another book soon to get your entire collection. I want them all. Thank you so much until next time.
KA
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I (hopefully soon, We)will be pulling up anchor and following in your wake to the Caribbean and beyond (no Cape Fear for us though).  I have been following your Blog and now have read your book (better half is now reading it also) and will continue to follow your adventures in your Blog.  Thank you again for the free read.
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<3 Tynan. Have loved the blog for years now, and decided I'd give a book a shot. Will check out others. Happy to support a great writer that's added value to my own life
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This is cool...so proud of you Unc$!  :)  I already enjoy your songwriting, so I'm looking forward to reading these poems.  Hope to see the BB at Chili next week!
-Mel
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Please! I have written a review on this book. Please check your records. I seem to get at least another want for a review and am tired of it
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Pretty good. He isn't James Rollins, but the story was entertaining and he shows promise. Mark, there's quite a few punctuation errors, and some formatting problems. I'd love to help you out with editing and proofreading, if you'll let me. Still working on the website, but rates are up: I can't post a link here, so Google me: The Red Pen and my name which is on this post.
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As the author of [...], I'm very familiar with making money writing articles, blog posts and website content from home. The author recommends Textbroker as a way to get started, and I wholeheartedly agree.

I've written for Textbroker clients and can vouch that TB is an honest writing service. Once you're accepted and begin completing assignments, you'll get paid via Paypal twice a month. They do pay on time. In fact, I still have an account there, but don't use it because I make way more  money from clients I've gotten on my own. But, they are very good for acquiring online writing experience. Also, the clients come to you.

Be sure you set up a Premier Paypal account like she recommends. This is their business level account and you won't be limited in the amount of money that can be sent to you. I also have the PP debit card and love it!

I'm familiar with several of the writing sites listed, but don't have experience with most of these. I trust that the author has given us an updated list - it's pretty thorough.

BIG TIP #1: Do as this author suggests and create a portfolio of articles to send to clients so they can see a sample of your work - THEY WILL WANT THIS. Have samples on a variety of topics so that you can show your versatility.

BIG TIP #2: Ask to be paid WHAT YOU ARE WORTH. In the beginning, you won't get paid a lot per article, but as you improve, and get great reviews from your clients, your rates should also go up. Top quality writers deserve to earn enough to pay the bills.

BIG TIP #3: If you are allowed, ask clients who like your work to write a review of your writing services. Most will be happy to do so. Reviews allow you to quickly build up your credibility and help you get more work.
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Ok, first how'd you like my title review?  I just wanted to do something different, yet honest, to get your attention.

As for giving a full review, after 441 other reviews, I think I'll pass on that.  This book is GREAT...period.  Each chapters end had me wanting to start the next chapter.  THAT my friends is what a writer, in MY opinion, is supposed to do.

So buy it and get started. Have Fun
Ron
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I bought one of your books for .99 and it was very good.  I think you r an amazing author, but can't afford your books.  Which I really think is a shame, bcuz I think there are many avid readers out there that can't afford them either.  Ty
Terri
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LOVE  Chat Show - great man. And hearing his humble beginnings was a fun little trip down mammary lane.
Thanks Kevin. GFY. :-)

LKG - I remember writing my first book and got to use the first ball point pen made by a company founded by my uncle Sebastian. I still have it, sadly Sebastian passed away sometime ago. Lake Mohawk, NJ you're on!
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See my book review at http://rebeccabookreview.wordpress.com/2014/07/30/2014-book-63/
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Wow! Bre, I am so proud of you!!! I read your news article; it was beautiful written about you! This is such an amazing accomplishment!!! I wish you so much (1# New York Times Bestseller) success on this book and many many more! I cannot wait to see what God has for you to write next!!!
Definitely a MUST READ for me! ;)
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I am severely disappointed that I am out of titles to read and can't wait to hear more from you!! You're writing is well paced, with just enough thrill and affection in all the right places. I check back for new work frequently. :)
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PSST.  Ahem!  Now that I have your attention. This is a great book to read.  I actually received this book for Christmas.  I finished it the Thursday after New Years!  A teriffic book by a great first time author.  Dont just let this fantastic best seller run away! Run to oyur computer next time and buy this book...  See for yourself!
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I write blog reviews for&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Kindle-Blog-Report/dp/B0037CF43G/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Kindle Blog Report</a>.

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