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Dr. Orville Boyd Jenkins
A review of the book by Kay Hooper
Blood Ties (NY:  Dell/Brilliance Audio, 2009.  Audiobook)

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This is somewhat of a murder thriller, but crosses the border into Sci Fi.  I do not recommend this book, though the basic story line is somewhat intriguing, with the Special Crimes Unit under attack from a sniper.

But much of the book is given over to a confused metaphysic that detracts and wanders.  The author attempts to weave an intrigue of wonder and mystery with an atmosphere of psychic drama, exploring unseen evil powers puppeteering the perpetrators of the crimes.

Some readers will be intrigued, as I was at first, with the inclusion of a medium (two actually) and other psychic skills among the elite special task force here.  They actually travel into another dimension while conversing with the deae or spirit guides, in a mish-mash of several different other-world formats that don't seem to mesh well.

Hooper seems to have drawn on several different metaphysical constructs for other-world existence ad communication, but did not consistently implement any of them.  It got confusing and unbelievable.  It frustrated me.

The story founders on its preachment of a metaphysical universe of afterlife evil.  Maybe.  It is hard to tell what the theme of this is.  A love story of sorts is included but it seems the author could not decide what she really wanted to the story to be.

It drug on and on.  Hooper is billed as best-selling author.  I wonder who buys her books?  I was glad I had checked this one out of the library and had not spent my own money for it.

The vocal performance by Joyce Bean was read well enough, but the voices and vocal characterizations of the characters were not believable.

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First reading notes written 24 January 2011
Developed 29 January 2011
Reviewed on Amazon 31 January 2011
This version posted on Thoughts and Resources 28 March 2011

Orville Boyd Jenkins, EdD, PhD
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