{"id":6311,"date":"2014-10-02T09:25:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T14:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=6311"},"modified":"2014-10-06T14:18:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T19:18:16","slug":"book-review-blur-by-steven-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/6311","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Blur by Steven James"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Blur\"<\/a>By Jenni Beaver–<\/strong>During the last four days I have had one thing going through my mind.\u00a0 \u201cJust one more chapter.\u201d \u00a0I\u2019ve been reading\u2014and I have been enthralled with\u2014Steven James\u2019s Blur, the story of Daniel Byers, a sixteen-year-old Wisconsin student, who, over the past few weeks, has been seeing \u201cvisions\u201d of a girl named Emily Jackson.\u00a0 Let me explain.<\/p>\n

Emily Jackson, a girl who was deemed invisible by almost everyone around her, was found in the local river.\u00a0 Face down.\u00a0 Dead.<\/p>\n

Daniel, the son of the sheriff, accompanied his father to her funeral, and even though he hadn\u2019t known Emily, he felt a sense of responsibility for her.\u00a0 Maybe if he had paid more attention to her, then she wouldn\u2019t have been lying in the casket.\u00a0 Those thoughts plagued his mind as he made his way through the line and to the open casket.\u00a0 He saw the young girl, skin blue and pale, and just as he was about to walk away, the unthinkable happened.\u00a0 She opened her eyes.<\/p>\n

Now, I am not the type of person who enjoys ghost stories of any kind.\u00a0 However, as a loyal reader of Steven James, I decided to give Blur a chance.\u00a0 During the first few pages I was underwhelmed and couldn\u2019t help but think I had made a mistake.\u00a0 Maybe I should have just stuck with James\u2019s traditional FBI and police thrillers.\u00a0 I have just one thing to say\u2026 I was very wrong.<\/p>\n

This story isn\u2019t just about a ghost or the supernatural.\u00a0 This story is about acceptance and finding your way through this crazy, messed up life.\u00a0 As a teenager, I can certainly relate to the characters presented in this story.\u00a0 As you flip through the pages, these characters become real and their stories captivate you with every word.<\/p>\n

The suspense is insane!\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t put the book down, because it seemed that with every end to every chapter, there was another unanswered question, and I just needed to keep reading to figure out what would happen next.\u00a0 There were twists and turns, just like James puts in his other thrillers, but this time, all of this intense adventure was happening to a group of teenagers.\u00a0 It was a crazy adventure and a thrilling ride that I can\u2019t wait to go on again with book two of this trilogy, Fury.<\/p>\n

A little disclaimer for all of you who are anxious to read the book: things aren\u2019t as they appear.\u00a0 That goes for every piece of the book.\u00a0 Nobody is who you think they are and nothing is what you think it is and this story is just one mind-bending twist.\u00a0 With that said, I wouldn\u2019t recommend reading this book unless you like a little bit of a scare, because some of the things that you\u2019ll read make you want to keep a nightlight on as you drift off to sleep.\u00a0 After all, I don\u2019t think you want to be caught by surprise when Emily Jackson shows up in your room ripping a necklace through her neck.<\/p>\n

If you like a little bit of suspense, agony, thrill, and adventure, make sure you pick up Blur <\/i>by Steven James at the local Barnes and Noble.\u00a0 It\u2019s a wild ride, but well worth it once you get to the final page and all of the pieces fall together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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