Polar Night Review
Polar Night by Julie Flanders is a supernatural thriller about
a killer who abducts women who are unfortunate enough to resemble his one true love. But when they fail
to "become" her, the women inevitably die. Until one gets away. This escapee convinces cop Danny that maybe
the killer isn’t what he seems and she isn’t crazy for believing so.
Polar Night has a mellow start and makes you wonder where’s the
mystery going to come from. You meet Aleksei and think “interesting.” Then you
get to really know Danny, a cop on a track to ruin, who runs away to Alaska after
the death of his wife, and you’re hooked on the story: Crazy killer and the
alcoholic cop after him. What really grabs you is the dialog, which rings
harshly real and makes you feel for the characters. And the story ends with a nice
finishing touch.
In
the author’s words:
I am a novelist and a freelance writer in
Cincinnati, Ohio. A native Ohioan, I happily cheer for the Ohio State Buckeyes
and the Cincinnati Reds.
My debut novel, the supernatural thriller Polar
Night, was published by Ink Smith Publishing in February, 2013. My second
novel, The Ghosts of Aquinnah, is a love story/ghost story/mystery that will be
published by Ink Smith in December, 2013.
I am a life-long animal lover with a passion for
writing about animals. I have written features about the joy of pets and the
importance of animal rescue for several media outlets including Best Friends
Animal Society, Cat Fancy, and Thrive in Life.
I share my home with my cat Nate and my dog Clancy,
both of whom are rescues.
Purchase Polar Nights here.
From
its premise – American history based on the viewpoint of a Black butler (Cecil
Gaines) who served US Presidents from Eisenhower to Reagan – I was so looking
forward to seeing Lee Daniels' The Butler. And the movie did not disappoint. It
is a riveting story of not only rarely portrayed character aspects of the
presidents, but is a dedication to Gaines’ amazing life and the struggles,
triumphs and (yes, my favorite thing) transformations of his family. Oprah
Winfrey is, of course, excellent in her portrayal of Gaines’ wife. The
chemistry between Winfrey and Forest Whitaker is the core of what makes this movie exceptional.
Being
one who rarely cries in movies, what does get me crying is when
characters come to a breakthrough... and bust through it. So, yes I did
unashamedly cry during the movie at one point. As I reviewed in Flixster, The
Butler is an “EXCELLENT movie, worthy to be part of Black movie history.”
Now go on and see it for yourselves!
So glad you enjoyed The Butler and will see it when I can. Nice Endorsement for Polar Night.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get a chance to see it. Great movie.
DeleteI've been wanting to see The Butler! And been meaning to read Polar Night. Julie's super sweet, and I love anythings set in Alaska. Such a gorgeous place!!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely go see it!
DeleteExcellent review - I can't wait to read it! And I too am thrilled to read anything set in Alaska!
ReplyDeleteThanks Yolanda. I'm sure Julie would be thrilled.
Deleteyay for julie! loved the review! im such a slow reader, but im almost ready for it!
ReplyDeleteI'm a slow reader too. If not for slow days at work, I'd never finish!
DeleteI've heard great things about The Butler, I'm glad you loved it!
ReplyDeleteYay for Julie, I have to get my behind reading Polar Night, it seems like a great read and your review was short and sweet :D
Short and sweet is the way I like my reviews. :)
DeleteThis has been on my TBR list for a while! I hope to get to it ASAP and can't wait. Nice movie review too - Gaines must have had a fascinating life.
ReplyDeleteIndeed Gaines seemed to have.
DeleteI was fortunate to have won an e-book of Polar Night.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great story and Julie is such a talented writer.
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