Seven, Eight... Gonna Stay Up Late

Another edge of the seat experience.<br />Rebekka Frank is someone that never gives up. I think that's why I love her so much. Her strength and inner power is admirable.<br />This story, the plot is super exciting. Royalty is involved, which adds a nice twist to the already gripping story.<br />I have the next book in the series and can't wait to read it.<br />Thriller/Mystery/Horror fans, you really need this series in your life... You just might not know it until now.

This 4th installment of the series was filled with suspense as two teenage girls who were to attend a sleepover, instead went to an all weekend outdoor concert. The girls were both kidnapped and Rebekka became involved after meeting one of the girls and was also kidnapped. Story was page turning as the kidnapper was quite unstable and had special gruesome plans for the girls. Background information given explained why this crime took place. While the story ended on a good note, the next part of the series will give more detail concerning Rebekka's involvement.

Not a good book. Why did I read it? I honestly don't know.

More intense an twisted then previous books in the series, this book was hard to put down. Editing was better than previous books as well. Very anxious to start the next one!

I give this 3.5 stars.<br /><br />Hmmmm ...... how to rate this one??? Well written with a great chilling premise however I felt let down by the ending which deflated with a fftttffttt, like a whoopee cushion.<br />Excellent thrilling pacing, you could sense Rebekka's anxiety at trying to find the abducted girls and the ingenuity of the serial killer was surprising. I'm pretty close to converting to vegetarianism after reading this though. <br />As I said the ending did fall flat and felt rushed, and the surprise to be revealed in the follow on novel I've pretty much guessed and found it to be more than a bit obvious. Apart from that, an entertaining read.

<strong>I'll never eat Foie Gras again.</strong><br /><br />This book delivers the goods abductions, cannibalism and secret government genetic experiments. The villain is creepy and the heroine feisty and believable. I'd take a pass on the French food before you sit to read this novel.

This one was good, much better than the third one. This author likes disturbing subjects, that's for sure. Please get an editor !

Willow Rose’s fourth book in the Rebekka Franck series Seven, Eight … Gonne Stay Up Late adds another dimension to the mystery of where Rebekka Frank’s life is going. At the end of book three, Five, Six …Grab Your Crucifix, at a point just prior to the Epilogue, there was an event happened that was almost an aside to the story. Rebekka answered a knock on the door to find Peter, ex-husband, but someone Rebekka could still be attracted to if Peter could get over war-imposed trauma. Daughter Julie also wanted her dad back. Rebekka’s dad even liked Peter. This made for an awkward situation as Rebekka was sleeping with, and thought she was in love with, Sune, her photographer colleague. Even though I ignore and gloss over romantic contexts that appear in novels of killing, horror, and mayhem, I wanted to see how this would work out.<br /><br />I expected to see this cliffhanger immediately addressed. That didn’t happen. Not a spoiler, but we don’t see or hear much about Peter until around Chapter 30. Even then, we read very little of him. That’s OK because the reader is busy trying to figure out the ultimate fates of Amalie and Camilla, a pair of teenage rich girls who got more excitement than they bargained for when they sneaked away from their parents and went to a concert. The two were from the rich and pampered set in society. Amalie was even royalty, a real princess. Both were willing to experiment as they attempted to be one with the people. Amalie accepted some of the pills a handsome stranger offered her and woke up later in a container resembling a coffin. Friend Camilla searched for her and even enlisted the help of Rebekka Franck, a journalist on assignment covering the concert. As they searched through the crowd of concertgoers, Camilla saw a handsome stranger holding a phone cover belonging to Amalie. After a brief encounter, Camilla woke up in a container resembling a coffin. Allan, the abductor and would-be artist, had seen Rebekka talking to Camille. Soon Rebekka would end up in a container resembling a coffin. <br /><br />To understate, Allan was weird. He had managed to join a group that valued the experience of killing. Members exchanged pictures and evidence of their successful kills. There was a leader who the rank and file killers looked up to. Members could suggest killer scenarios to each other, but the leader could order specific kills. The leader had placed an order with Allan. Killing, torture, and maiming were a form of art as far as Allan was concerned. He thought of his killings as artistic masterpieces. He was also a gourmet cook. Many of his live models served a more gastronomic experience after their demise. Allan had kidnapped Camilla and Amalie on order and would prepare them as packages for delivery to the leader. He would deliver them to the leader at a time of his, Allan’s choosing. The leader was not pleased; he wanted them earlier and the leader had issued an order for an additional live package, Rebekka Franck. <br /><br />Will the leader get his wish? Who is the leader? Will Allan enjoy his meals? Will Rebekka ever figure out who she loves? And is that even important given that she is confined in a coffin?<br /><br />Willow Rose gives us a story that is more twisted in the details than her earlier books. There is an emphasis on horror. There is a rather complex depiction of Danish Royalty. Readers may find themselves going to Wikipedia to find out if there was really an experiment that involved Denmark and Greenland. This novel departs from the first three, it is not merely a continuation of the story. I think that is interesting in a set with a Series name. And there is a new possible surprise element, not really a cliffhanger, that forces me to read Book number 5. I would give this novel an Amazon four star plus.<br /><br />

3.5<br /><br />The men in this book suuuuck. The boyfriend is a childish twat who only wants what he wants and throws a tantrum when he doesn’t get his way. Doesn’t respect Rebekka’s opinion at all. <br /><br />The ex husband is also awful. He’s very manipulative and also doesn’t listen to what Rebekka wants. At one point she repeatedly tells him no and to leave, but he basically tells her to shut up and go with it. Doesn’t care at all that she’s in a relationship because he also only cares about what he wants. <br /><br />The dad was the only one who seemed decent, but he wasn’t in it very much. I haven’t read the previous books so I don’t know if that’s how he always is or not. <br /><br />Rebekka isn’t amazing either. She definitely needs therapy to work out why she chooses emotionally manipulative and angry guys, and doesn’t think through her actions. This is the first book I’ve read in the series, so I’m not sure if any of this was covered in previous books. <br /><br />I also had an issue with the age of the victims. I’m not sure why the author made them so young, because it reeked of pedophilia. Hella creepy. At least make them 16 or 17 so it’s not as yucky. <br /><br />Also, since it’s not in the content warnings - necrophilia is mentioned in this. <br /><br />There were SO MANY errors in this book. Grammatical, spelling, using the wrong version of a word, all that jazz. I’m not sure if this is translated or had a bad editor (or both). If they at least stayed consistent it would be better. One time they said duck-tape, another duct tape (correct), and another duct-tape. Why so many variations? I’m not sure why so many of these errors made it through the final version, but it took away from the reading experience and made me twitchy.

Rebekka Franck (reporter) with the The Zeeland Times stated; at the Roskilde festival bands from all over the world would come. <br />When Amalie (14) awoke Camellia was nowhere around.<br />Allan Witt was preparing supper for Sebastian Devalnier (Allan’s gay lover).<br /><br />Will Camellia ever find Amalie?<br />What about Allan &amp; Sebastian?<br />bookfunnel<br /><br />Warning: This book is for adults only &amp; contains extreme violent or graphic adult content or profanity &amp;/or sexually explicit scenarios. It may be offensive to some readers. <br /><br />A very awesome book cover, great font &amp; writing style. A very well written horror book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish &amp; never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns &amp; a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great horror movie, or better yet a mini TV series. It was just OK for me but I will still rate it at 4/5 stars <br />Thank you for the free author; bookfunnel; PDF book <br />Tony Parsons (MSW)