Posttraumatic

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Pub Date 30 May 2022 | Archive Date 30 Jun 2022
PublishDrive | Eventhor Media

Description

Dr. Caroline Glyn is an authority on malignant cells. Carving up hairy creatures in the hunt for cancer-causing genes is a daily routine. As she leaves her daughter Mary at kindergarten, she meets her new friend Krupskaya and her father, an old Russian warhorse from the cold war. The girls could be identical twins. Caroline has no way of knowing that this meeting has been long in the planning.

The events that follow a brutal murder and a supernatural incident set Dr. Caroline Glyn on a merciless path to save her abducted daughter. The mother must use her brilliant mind, clouded by posttraumatic stress, to triumph over mighty government forces.

Dr. Caroline Glyn is an authority on malignant cells. Carving up hairy creatures in the hunt for cancer-causing genes is a daily routine. As she leaves her daughter Mary at kindergarten, she meets...


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ISBN 9789198762921
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This was one scary book. Grabbed me early on and didn't let up. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook

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I have no idea what to say about Posttraumatic.

I was hooked from the start. The narrator was fabulous. He is the narrator I expect when it comes to audiobooks. Dennis Heath will draw you in.to Ronald Simonar's story.

Posttraumatic was scary but nothing too bad.

I enjoyed this story. :)

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Our doctor Caroline is a very successful scientist in Washington DC she is a widow and has a daughter named Mary. When dropping her daughter off at the elite kindergarten she goes to. She meets a man whose daughter babushka looks just like a little Mary. It isn’t until she’s pulling out when she sees a man sneaking out of the trees that she was alerted to something being wrong. She quickly forgets and goes to work and then later that day picks up little Marie and all hell breaks loose. This book was so good if this is the kind of books in Ronald Simonar right they should invent a new word for thriller. When I say this book was all over the place I mean that in the most awesome of great ways. In the CIA, the KGB on and on there’s just so much usually I can figure out what’s happening, but I couldn’t with this book and I’m so glad I did and it was so worth getting to the end for. So if you like great twist and even greater plot get this book it was awesome. I listen to the audiobook and thought the narrator did a great job he was British and had such a good character reference but it almost sounds like other people are doing the voices. I highly recommend this book and gave it five stars and would give it five more if I could. I was given this book by net galley and I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any grammar or punctuation errors as I am blind and dictate my review but all opinions are definitely my own. #NetGalley, #RonaldSeminer

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ARC audiobook provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

“Posttraumatic” is the story of Dr. Caroline Glyn-Griffith, an expert scientist specializing in the study of malignant cells. Caroline is recently widowed, her husband having died of a mysterious brain tumor, and is living with her young daughter, Mary, in Washington, D.C. One day, while dropping Mary off at kindergarten, Caroline has a chance meeting with Mary’s new friend, Krupskaya, and her father, Aleksei Ivanovich. Little does she know that this meeting hasn’t really been by chance, and it will change everything.

Unknown to Caroline, Aleksei Ivanovich is veteran of the Cold War and a confidant of Stalin; a man who is reportedly the head of the Russian mob in Washington, D.C. The events that follow that morning turn Caroline’s life upside down and place her daughter in danger. Violence erupts and Caroline and Aleksei Ivanovich are brought together by a seemingly supernatural occurrence. What follows is a cat-and-mouse game reminiscent of a Cold War thriller: Caroline is hunted by Russians throughout the city. However, Caroline is not to be counted out. Utilizing her new gift, Caroline seeks to turn the tables and become the hunter.

I was drawn to the description of this book, which to me appeared to set it up as a mystery/thriller with a supernatural angle. While there is a supernatural element, the book mostly reads like a modern-day Cold War thriller. There’s the Russian mob with ties to the Cold War, government entities both in concert with the Russians and striking back against them. Then there’s the woman caught in the center and her daughter, who is used as a pawn against her. Add a slight supernatural twist to fortify the woman against the Russians who hunt her, spice it with some sex and unethical behavior, and you have the gist of this novel.

I must say the book does offer an original twist to a Cold War-esque thriller, which, given the present (2022) situation across the globe, seems quite on point. The book is a race against time, pulling the reader along for the ride as Caroline struggles with her new supernatural gift and the escalating situation around her. I do wish that the supernatural element was explored more, offering a more detailed explanation of how it originated and why Caroline was chosen to wield it. It was such an original premise and an important plot tool, but to me it wasn’t explored quite enough.

That being said, the book is a “page-turner,” a well-paced thriller that grabs your attention and doesn’t let go. Even when characters make eye-rolling, inane decisions, the tension builds as the book proceeds, and ends with a fitting bloody confrontation. I tore through this book quickly, wanting to see what would happen next and how it would resolve.

My ARC copy of this book was an audiobook, so I must also comment on the narrator. As a whole, I think this narrator did a good job with this book, including character voices and pacing. At times, the narrative parts did feel a bit over-dramatized, but it was not enough to fully throw me out of the story.

Overall, I thought this was an interesting take on a classic thriller. I would recommend it to adult readers (due to some content that may not be appropriate for young adults) who are fans of the thriller and mystery genres. However, if you’re a purely supernatural fan, this book may not be for you as the core of the novel seems to be more thriller than supernatural, even with the supernatural twist. All things considered, this is a four-star read for me, and I’m interested to see if a sequel will follow since the book appears to set itself up for one. If you’re looking for an original take on a thriller, and more specifically, a Cold War-esque thriller, this book is for you!

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"Posttraumatic" by Ronald Simonar is a gripping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

A recent widdow, Dr. Carolyn Glyn specializes in the study of malignant cells. As she drops her daughter off at Kindergarten she sees a man sneaking around the bushes - so begins a violent and terror filled journey rooted deep within a mother's love.

This book kept me wanting to know more right from the start. The characters were well-laid out and compelling.

If you are looking for a book that will suck you in and keep you engaged right from the start then this is it. The only question is...are you brave enough?

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this novel.

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Audiobook received for free through NetGalley

I liked this book and the narrator but I didn’t get fully into it. Not sure if I would’ve finished it if it was a regular book. That said it was written well just not my cup of tea.

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