This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Sherri Fulmer Moorer for Readers' Favorite
Charlotte McKenna has it all: a successful dermatology practice, a gorgeous apartment overlooking Central Park, and best of all, a handsome attorney husband. Her life is absolute perfection, right down to her spunky best friend, stable finances, and her cat, until she's shot one night returning home. The good news is that the shot didn't kill her. In fact, she both saw and heard her would-be killer. The bad news is that the bullet tore through the right side of her brain, and that's where the elusive details are to crack the case. Brain Damage by Freida McFadden is a different kind of mystery/thriller that will take readers on a different kind of journey than they're accustomed to in your typical mystery/suspense novel.
I enjoyed Brain Damage so much that I couldn't put it down. Charlotte McKenna is your typical thirty-something woman who is conflicted between her desires to have a successful career and starting a family, which is something so many people can relate to. The plot is exciting and intriguing, and Freida McFadden gives you enough details of the brain injury so that readers can understand it without getting bogged down in medical jargon. In fact, readers will learn a lot about how the brain works and the trauma and tragedy of brain injury in this novel. I also like that it focuses on Charlotte's desire to solve her own murder attempt while trying to recover, and how she connects with the other doctors and patients around her (especially one mischievous man who always seems to be around). Brain Damage is an exciting read that will take readers on a journey that's satisfying and thrilling. I highly recommend it.
