Pivot

WOW!! Such a compelling story, and though it was horrifying and beyond creepy, I couldn't stop reading it. I had some pretty disturbing nightmares a time or two.

Jack... I had no clue, until it was directly pointed out to me. I never even suspected.

Cyrus scared me to death. Patrick was both amazing and tragic, and I adored him. Roland ripped my heart out.

I loved the exploration of the gray, where I think the majority of us hang out. There is rarely only black and white, and angels are only demons who are better at control. This story is a journey into the pliable and moldable mind, as well as the very nature of good and evil. Such a mind fuck. Never once was I not routing for Jack in some way, regardless of the atrocities committed. show more Excellent writing!

I'm so hooked. Can't wait for the next leg of Jack's journey! show less

Okay, it's about time I review this. (Now that I am coherent.) This book blew my mind. From the first page, I already knew I was going to like this book.

The writing was very easy, yet was very grounded. I found myself reaching for the book whenever possible to keep on reading. The story flowed well; so well in fact, I read late into the night.

The book had its creepy parts. Some scenes were really descriptive and I was totally horrified by what had happened. THAT is awesome. When a book can scare me, you've won me over.

I loved the characters. Roland was so sweet to Jack. He was the true father figure to him, and I felt so bad for him at the end of the book. Cyrus was severely interesting to me. I kept trying to figure out just what on show more earth he was. He is still a mystery, but I have to say he's my favorite character next to Jack. Patrick was funny and I really enjoyed his role in the book, and Jack.

Jack was something else. Favorite character in the series, hands down. Jack was sweet, yet strong and in some ways, very confused about his life. I felt so bad for him at times in the book. He was so lonely. Haha, and the "twist" at the end had me screaming. Yes... I admit it. My brother had to check up on me because I kept saying, "WHAT? No, no way- are you serious?".

*SERIOUS SPOILER DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE SPOILERS*
Oh, and by the way, I'll just refer to Jack as a "he", because that's just what I see in my head despite what the book (vaguely?) says.

Man, this book was so good. I love everything about it. The cover (so gorgeous), the characters, story, dialogue, everything. I will definitely be reading the rest of this trilogy, and I eagerly await the next installment. (To be honest, though, I want it now. Haha.)

I received this copy through Goodreads Giveaways, however this had no effect on my review.

Oh, and BLESS YOU L.C. BARLOW for this copy. Thank you so much! It was a pleasure to read. show less

Ok so, I’ll admit I’m not always a fan of first person narration, but Barlow does it well. This book had some very chilling elements, and may not be for all readers. With that out of the way, it was interesting to watch Jack grow and develop as a character. There were a few snags in the flow, but not enough to make me not like this book. If you enjoy (very) dark horror, you’ll likely enjoy this quite a bit!

This one was definitely not for me and it's not for the dark content involved either.
I don't actually mind dark in my books and actually read quite a lot of stuff that touches on the bizarre and just plain wrongness, but this just never manage to capture or even retain any of my attention and if I'm honest it was really bloody confusing and also at times rather boring.
If this wasn't a review copy I am sure this would have been a DNF, I persevered to see if it got any better for me.
This was told from the protagonists pov seven-year-old Jack after she is taken in by the mysterious and enigmatic cult leader Cyrus.
This cycles all the way from age seven up to seventeen giving us insight into Jack's strange and unusual childhood as she is show more taught by her new friend Roland everything she needs to know about killing.
This deals with themes that some readers might find objectable especially as Jack is so young when she begins her education of death.
Jack is a product of her upbringing and the seventeen-year-old Jack who chains smokes is proficient in death and also an addict is perhaps not a surprising end-game for the teenager but then add in a supernatural curve-ball in the shape of a mysterious creature held captive by her guardian in the mansion basement and this then becomes more about that age-old battle between good and evil and which entity will eventually come out on top here in regards to young Jacks inner battle.
I feel that though originally imaginative this lost points and by extension me in its actual execution.
It looked so good on paper but didn't for live up to its initial promise.
I believe there are two more parts to come after this but for me, this was the end of the line.
There was nothing technically wrong with the writing itself this really was just a strange one that I didn't enjoy.
I voluntary reviewed a copy of Pivot (Jack Harper Trilogy #1).



Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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This one was definitely not for me and it's not for the dark content involved either.
I don't actually mind dark in my books and actually read quite a lot of stuff that touches on the bizarre and just plain wrongness, but this just never manage to capture or even retain any of my attention and if I'm honest it was really bloody confusing and also at times rather boring.
If this wasn't a review copy I am sure this would have been a DNF, I persevered to see if it got any better for me.
This was told from the protagonists pov seven-year-old Jack after she is taken in by the mysterious and enigmatic cult leader Cyrus.
This cycles all the way from age seven up to seventeen giving us insight into Jack's strange and unusual childhood as she is show more taught by her new friend Roland everything she needs to know about killing.
This deals with themes that some readers might find objectable especially as Jack is so young when she begins her education of death.
Jack is a product of her upbringing and the seventeen-year-old Jack who chains smokes is proficient in death and also an addict is perhaps not a surprising end-game for the teenager but then add in a supernatural curve-ball in the shape of a mysterious creature held captive by her guardian in the mansion basement and this then becomes more about that age-old battle between good and evil and which entity will eventually come out on top here in regards to young Jacks inner battle.
I feel that though originally imaginative this lost points and by extension me in its actual execution.
It looked so good on paper but didn't for live up to its initial promise.
I believe there are two more parts to come after this but for me, this was the end of the line.
There was nothing technically wrong with the writing itself this really was just a strange one that I didn't enjoy.
I voluntary reviewed a copy of Pivot (Jack Harper Trilogy #1).



Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
https://www.facebook.com/beckiebookworm/
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I haven't finished it yet, mainly because i am waiting for my hard copy to arrive (been waiting for 2 or 3 months, for my fiancee to bring it over to my part of the world). I started reading it on my kindle, but got so hooked that decided to stop myself right on the middle to be able to experience the actual book.

I already love it. It's dark, very gripping, pulls you in and never releases you.

Excellent read. Main character developed well. The story had surprising twists and touched on many "activities". Ready to read Volume 2.