Remix

Caz Tallis has a great life living in her dream flat in London and loving her job making and restoring rocking horses. So when a handsome stranger turns up on her balcony she is surprised to say the least. Particularly when the stranger turns out to be rock star Ric Kealey – who died three years ago when he was accused of the murder of his bandmate. After Ric’s ‘death’ the murder investigation was closed. But now Ric wants to prove his innocence, and Caz gets drawn into helping him.

Cas finds herself drawn to Ric, but as their enquiries progress, she starts to wonder how much she really knows him – and suddenly she doesn’t know what the truth is, or who she can trust…

This was a great story, combining an intriguing mystery show more with a budding romance. The story unfolded at exactly the right pace, and I genuinely had no idea how it would end up. I was able to empathise with Caz’s feelings towards Ric – he was charismatic and attractive, but could also be selfish and irritating.

The story is narrated by Caz, and she’s a great character – easy to identify with, and with a great sense of humour. The story twists and turns as she tries to sort out the lies from the truth.

There are a few other characters who flesh out the story – Ric’s solictor and manager Phil, who may or may not be trustworthy; his outrageous and unpredictable former bandmate Jeff Pike; Caz’s best friend James; and Phil’s girlfriend Emma.

Overall, this is a very entertaining and fun read, with a genuinely unpredictable ending – I would certainly recommend it, and hope to read more by this author. show less

Surprisingly good, particularly since I think I got this free on kindle a while back. If you need something light and fun with engaging characters, give it a go. Caz rebuilds rocking horses. One day she finds a "bum" on her patio who turns out to be a rock star who is supposed to be dead. That sounds cheesy, but it was well written and a nice little ride.

I don't really do 5 stars because it seems over the top, but in this case I did dither over it for some minutes before caving; my only criticisms are very minor really.

This is the story of Caz Tallis, who makes a meagre living restoring rocking horses. She finds a man and dog asleep on her sofa and, reacting with more courtesy than you'd expect in such a situation, finds herself befriended by a legendary rock star back from the dead - and that's before the action really kicks off!

The characters are well-drawn, believeable and the type of people you do actually want to hang around with. Ric is - well, as you imagine he would be, Caz is feisty and compassionate but never tiresome, Jeff is obnoxious-but-sympathetic, and of the other show more characters, the eventual baddie is splendidly, unredeemably manipulative and ruthless, and at least one of the good guys has potential to develop in interesting directions in the sequels.

How to classify the story? Difficult until they make a tag that says "Cinderella-detective-humour with added rocking horse action" but actually, and as an aside, I was quite fascinated by the rocking horses as well....

....I should probably warn you, I started reading quite late at night just to get a taste for it and finished the damn thing around 2am entirely by accident...
I can recommend reading it.
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I loved this book, despite having to read it sitting at a desk because it's on my computer!

It's a wonderful thriller/romance and I got totally involved with the main character Caz. I wanted her to end up with the right man - then I just wanted her to end up alive! I didn't want to close the book and go to bed.

It's very well written and has a satisfying ending. I enjoyed the way the English setting was so deftly suggested and the range of different characters. I'd recommend it.

I read this because of a recommendation from my sister. Well done. A likeable hero, which is often not the case in this type of book. A love interest with an interesting life and a villain that I identified early on, but kept changing my mind about until the last scenes.
Bought the next few books from this author.

Free on Kindle. Spoilers.
This is an OK book. It is narrated in the voice of a young British woman and has that tone that books like that have, very British & matter-of-fact. Our heroine is a strong woman working as a self-employed artisan in a craft she loves. Suddenly a man shows up & she gets involved with him & helps him find the true murderer of his friend, clear his name, and come back into the world. There isn't anything very profound or surprising.
The one thing to mention is that the love story is pretty shallow. The guy is completely sexy & charming, but I'm not sure he works as a boyfriend for her. He has a couple of violent outbreaks that should worry her, and he is pretty self-focused. There is an epilogue, 3 months later, show more and she loves him more than ever, but maybe we're supposed to assume that it won't last. show less

Remix is a nice contemporary/suspense/romance that although has a touch of the improbable is still an enjoying read. For those that like romance with steamy scenes, this book is not for you. There is attraction, but the intimate details are implied. For those that like a good "who-dun-it", this book may appeal to you as the main male character, Ric, is accused of murder. The whole purpose is to find out who really killed Bryan Orr, a member of the rock band Ric use to be the lead singer for.

What I Liked: The writer can tell a story. It was easy to picture myself in the environment and I would love to live in Caz's apartment (flat.) I'm not exactly sure how, but I found myself wanting to know how things would play out between Caz and show more Ric and who really killed Bryan Orr. Before I knew it, I it was like stepping into someone else's eyes. The thrill of meeting a gorgeous stranger and helping to solve a murder is intriguing, although highly improbable. I liked "Dog", he was a nice touch to have around. I liked Ric's character and thought he had a dry humor, especially when talking to Dog. I love the cover! This is the print cover, which I prefer because it does apply more to the book I think (taken from Amazon.) Everything in it has some sort of connection to things in the book.

What I Didn't Like: The suspense went on too long toward the end. You think you are at the climax and then one event after another happens to make the climax go on too long for me. I found myself skimming over what should be intense action scenes to get to the conclusion. The probability of how the main characters meet and how they immediately form some sort of alliance with Caz letting Ric basically live with her out of nowhere, is odd to me, but this is fiction. The ending is tied up well, but I'm left feeling a bit incomplete on the relationship part. I wanted to know more from Ric's point of view or some sort of discussion with Caz and Ric of where things will go or how things are with them, not just what will be will be from Caz.

Overall: I liked this book. Fans of suspense with relationships that don't go into detailed sex scenes, this is a book you may want to try. show less