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Snow

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I was excited to read this book and break out of my typical genres of choice, and the synopsis of this story caught my attention. However, it fell flat. I had trouble connecting with the characters and the way the story was written didn’t catch my attention like I was hoping. This was a miss for me.

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Really good read overall, but for whatever reason it just didn't hold my attention and I struggled to get through it. I honestly think it was a timing thing and I will pick it up again sometime and give it another shot.

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This is one of those really weird storylines. It starts out fairly innocently, but ends up with someone making a bad decision for bad reasons, sucking other people in to the vortex and being totally out of control. And the point of the bad decision in the first place, well, best to just wait it out as it all turns out okay in the end. Except for the person making the decision, that is, and those who got dragged along for the ride. A really good story about bad character.

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What a book. The suspense, the heartbreak, the anger...the greed. This book will pull you in from the first chapter. Mike Bond knows how to weave a story. This book will have you guessing, wondering and understanding each persons decision. Each of his characters come to life in his words. You feel like you know them inside and out. Hope you enjoy.

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This book was a little slow and I had a hard time finishing it. I tried going back a few times, but lost interest. I'm sorry.

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I was expecting something much more exciting than what I got. The opening definitely grabbed my attention, but the author tried to follow too many storylines for the story to stay cohesive. The pace was slow and the changing between storylines was unexpected in a bad way. It was more confusing than anything. 2.5 stars

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An unplanned find followed by one bad decision and another until it just cannot be undone. The suspense builds all the way to the end. Lives gone totally wrong, just how can one fix this?

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I enjoyed the suspense throughout this book and I thought it was exciting with great plot twists, good characters and a satisfying ending. I would recommend it to other readers!

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First off I’d like to thank Netgalley, the author and of course the publisher, for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

When three friends go an annual hunting trip, they never planned for an adventure like they were about to go on. Zac, a former NFL player, has run up huge gambling debts in Vegas; Steve who was handling his investments on Wall Street has wiped out his savings. Thus putting a stain on their friendship, and might cost everything, including his family. Curt, is trying to do everything he can to save his family ranch from developers for an energy company from taking it out from underneath him. Each friend has their own problems, but little do they know their problems are going to get a lot tougher for them.

Zac comes across a small plane which has crashed. Inside they find kilo’s upon kilos of cocaine. Steve immediately see’s dollar signs and tells the others of his plan, in which to take the cocaine and sell it themselves. However, Curt isn’t with them when they find the plane and decide to keep this secret between them, after all what are friends for. Little do the guys realize the cocaine belongs to a drug cartel. Do they really think they can get away with it, that the head of the cartel doesn’t want the drugs let alone the money from the drugs.

The plot to me seemed like a few other books that I had read, it was fast paced and read along the lines of an packed action-packed book.

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Storyline was good however seems to have a lot of extra information which was harder to read. LIke a crisp storyline with a little detail to add information.

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Snow=cocaine, so there’s the cartel, the mafia, the DEA, other cops, and a lot of good people gone bad. I wasn’t as interested in a setting involving the drug subculture as I thought I would be, but it was a very well written book. Fans of political thriller/drug culture suspense will adore this book.

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I received a free copy of this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. A great book of who done it. This book had me hooked from the first chapter. Just when I thought I knew what was going to happen the plot changed up on me. I will add more to this review at a later time.

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I really wanted to love this book but sadly it fell slightly short for me and I abandoned it about a quarter the way through.
Nothing against the book or the writing, it just wasn't a fit for me.
Sorry

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This book was a thrill ride from page one ! I am a fan of this authors writing and with this book he truly excels in writing the perfect thriller to keep every reader engaged.
Two friends and a guide are on a trip in the Colorado Rockies when they stumble across a down plane full of Cocaine. The friends made a bad decision to help themselves and begin to distribute it .They are not criminals and soon attract the attention of the wrong people who want their product back. The problems reach dangerous levels when they are hunted by a cartel, the FBI and various thugs. This is a non stop thrill ride that takes the reader from the rocky mountains to the corners of the seedy drug trade in Colorado. A very fun read.
Thank you for the ARC which does not influence my review.

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Title: Snow
Author: Mike Bond
Publisher: Mandevilla Press
Date Published: 2017
Buy Link: https://goo.gl/Bpr14z

Book Blurb: “And up in the hill, in the deepening snow, a plane of cocaine worth ten million.” (Location 526 of 4052 Kindle Edition)
This is a story of two men, Zach and Steve, who were taking a retreat into the mountains with a guide, Curt, whom they had been doing the same thing for years. But this trip was different. The two stumbled upon a plane that had crashed. The plane was carrying a lot of cocaine. Thinking the two could make some money the two pick up the cocaine and decide to sell it. But there were some other people looking for it. Maria Christina and Diego were also looking for the cocaine. She had apparently hired someone to move the cocaine so that she could sell it to the buyers. The plane crashing put a chink in her plan. The DEA too was looking for the plane and also those who were selling the drugs. The book takes you on a journey through the mountains as the two men attempt to offload the cocaine while not being murdered or arrested as the owners of the cocaine look for it.
I won’t bore you with any more details, as that is as good a synopsis as I can think of. I enjoyed this novel because it delivered in terms of three things:
1. Action
2. Story
3. Resolution.
First off, the action was to not be played with. From shooting in the beginning while they are in the mountains, to switching cars and airplane rides. The story is developed slowly but quickly enough to answer any questions you may have along the way and even some that you don’t think of. There are some points, however, that you may want to stop and think about what you read. And the resolution – well if you couldn’t guess it I won’t be the spoiler.
Needless to say that this book is well worth the purchase and the rating it is about to get.

I give this book 4 ½ stars. I would have given it a five had it been a little more action packed but it was good enough.

Disclosure: I received this book from the author/publisher via Netgalley to do a book review. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this book.

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Didn't like any of the characters, so didn't care what happened in the book. Not bad writing, just not my type of book.

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I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review. Run....to buy this book. Read in 1 day. Thrilling!

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Very fast paced and very intriguing. I enjoyed how it kept me hooked and it was an original story. Nowadays so many books read the same. Highly recommend

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I was intrigued and interested - but then lost my way. It would come around and grab me again - then lose me.

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I thought that this was the sort of book that I would enjoy, but unfortunately I was really wrong. I did not like the characters, although there was plenty of action, it was not as suspense filled as I expected. I found the book really difficult to finish and cannot recommend it.

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