klwpvfc's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Sexual assault, Torture, and Sexual violence
dawnmoore21's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
hmmm.... this was quite the interesting book.
Samantha is a teenage girl whos got everything going for her that a girl could want, popular, a loving boyfriend, prom only a few weeks away and a promising future... that is until she disappears. Rumors have it she simply ran away, something her bestie Megan is unable too accept. Megan's detective skills only seem to lead her to trouble.
Jimmy is not your average teenage high school boy. He's been the subject of bullies his whole life. Jimmy has dark desires, and soon learns how to act upon those desires.
I did enjoy this book thought, the ending was a cliffhanger which aggravates me as a reader lol, but I'm not sure where there was an opening for a second book.
Samantha is a teenage girl whos got everything going for her that a girl could want, popular, a loving boyfriend, prom only a few weeks away and a promising future... that is until she disappears. Rumors have it she simply ran away, something her bestie Megan is unable too accept. Megan's detective skills only seem to lead her to trouble.
Jimmy is not your average teenage high school boy. He's been the subject of bullies his whole life. Jimmy has dark desires, and soon learns how to act upon those desires.
I did enjoy this book thought, the ending was a cliffhanger which aggravates me as a reader lol, but I'm not sure where there was an opening for a second book.
davesbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Difficult read because of the subject matter. Good writing by the author and the ending done the book justice if you can stomachs this kind of storyline.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Rape, and Kidnapping
wperdue92's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of the most disturbing books I have read (I have read a few by the way). I could not put it down however, if you have the stomach for it, it is a great read.
secre's review against another edition
1.0
Course and poorly written with multiple plot holes and blatantly obvious inconsistencies. Interesting concept which is astronomically badly executed, with a focus on grotesque scenes with no writing finesse or attempt to structure it well. Jimmy is supposedly a 'normal' teenage boy with a fetish for hanging girls and violent sex. I put normal in inverted comma's because he turns absurdly violent so quickly it is clear the boy has way more issues than his fetishes alone.
The plot is equally absurd. He kidnaps a girl and nobody pays any attention whatsoever. He strings her up and she goes from vaguely fiesty to so damn placid and submissive that it is ridiculous in less than twenty four hours. Despite the entire town knowing about the deserted building he keeps her in, nobody bothers to look there even when people finally start searching because the Sherriff's daughter has also been kidnapped. Jimmy is violent to everyone, acting strangely and generally being suspicious and that isn't followed up. There are in depth depictions of violent and sexual acts, people pissing themselves and other bondage - but obviously not consensual scenes.
In between this you get long winded descriptions of him playing video games with his brother - James Bond, I believe. Descriptions of him watching bondage/rape porn and being disappointed with how it's turning out in real life. Jimmy beating the crap out of people and a truly stupid scene where a young man is asked to collect a girl from school by her mum. Despite two girls now being missing from school, this idiot literally chases her into school. What adult man would do that in an atmosphere of fear, particularly when the girl was very clear why she wasn't getting into his car. Come on.
That brings us onto Tina, the girl chased into the school. There is a lot of boring melodrama between her and her mother for no reason whatsoever. You get some supposedly crucial back story to the mum, but too late for it to have any impact. They both act in a ridiculously juvenile fashion and only one has the excuse of being a hormonal teenager.
I have no issue with dark or graphic tales. I object to poor characters, absurd plotlines and behaviour and stupidity in general. This demonstrate all of these in abundance and the ending is the worst offender of the lot. It is rushed, ill thought out and an obvious cop out because the author didn't want to have to bother with annoying little details like long term consequences or reverberations. There are some excellent thrillers out there. This is not one of them.
The plot is equally absurd. He kidnaps a girl and nobody pays any attention whatsoever. He strings her up and she goes from vaguely fiesty to so damn placid and submissive that it is ridiculous in less than twenty four hours. Despite the entire town knowing about the deserted building he keeps her in, nobody bothers to look there even when people finally start searching because the Sherriff's daughter has also been kidnapped. Jimmy is violent to everyone, acting strangely and generally being suspicious and that isn't followed up. There are in depth depictions of violent and sexual acts, people pissing themselves and other bondage - but obviously not consensual scenes.
In between this you get long winded descriptions of him playing video games with his brother - James Bond, I believe. Descriptions of him watching bondage/rape porn and being disappointed with how it's turning out in real life. Jimmy beating the crap out of people and a truly stupid scene where a young man is asked to collect a girl from school by her mum. Despite two girls now being missing from school, this idiot literally chases her into school. What adult man would do that in an atmosphere of fear, particularly when the girl was very clear why she wasn't getting into his car. Come on.
That brings us onto Tina, the girl chased into the school. There is a lot of boring melodrama between her and her mother for no reason whatsoever. You get some supposedly crucial back story to the mum, but too late for it to have any impact. They both act in a ridiculously juvenile fashion and only one has the excuse of being a hormonal teenager.
I have no issue with dark or graphic tales. I object to poor characters, absurd plotlines and behaviour and stupidity in general. This demonstrate all of these in abundance and the ending is the worst offender of the lot. It is rushed, ill thought out and an obvious cop out because the author didn't want to have to bother with annoying little details like long term consequences or reverberations. There are some excellent thrillers out there. This is not one of them.
themorgueanne's review against another edition
4.0
You can read my review of 'Jimmy' at http://extollereblog.tumblr.com/post/26129280784/20120628-1
eddieawesomeg's review against another edition
5.0
Awesomeness!
I can’t believe this is his first book. What a great story. Really well put together and the characters really grow on you. You even start to cheer for the bad guy!
I can’t believe this is his first book. What a great story. Really well put together and the characters really grow on you. You even start to cheer for the bad guy!
pinkiepie81's review against another edition
5.0
Once I started I could NOT stop. And it makes you think about everyone you went to high school with and wonder if someone you sat next too was "that boy" and you narrowly missed being a victim. This book was well written and it your attention hostage until the very end.
hana15's review against another edition
1.0
Story: 1/5
Writing Style: 1/5
Overall: 1/5
I honestly never gave any book 1 star before. But here we are...
This was a boring book. I am going to be blunt and honest here, this felt more like a first draft rather than a finished book. It really had potential. When I read the synopsis, I was really intrigued by the story. And I felt it was gonna be a good one.
But it is nothing like that. The writing is...not good. I don't usually pick on writing style but this needed a proper editor. Because there were mistakes, a lot of it, everywhere. And after a while it does starts to get annoying. Especially the multiple povs in a single chapter, very unnecessary.
It would had been much better if it was solely from Jimmy's perspective. A teenager who kidnapped two of his peers. I wanted to know what was going on inside his mind. Instead, we got lengthy details about him playing games -that adds nothing to the story - and this mix of povs because the author wanted us to know about everything.
Very disappointed. I never rate until I finish a book, and this 592 pages - Epub format- took me 3 months to finish. I just couldn't get through with it. It was so boring. I ended up skipping pages and paragraphs because I just wanted it to finish.
Writing Style: 1/5
Overall: 1/5
I honestly never gave any book 1 star before. But here we are...
This was a boring book. I am going to be blunt and honest here, this felt more like a first draft rather than a finished book. It really had potential. When I read the synopsis, I was really intrigued by the story. And I felt it was gonna be a good one.
But it is nothing like that. The writing is...not good. I don't usually pick on writing style but this needed a proper editor. Because there were mistakes, a lot of it, everywhere. And after a while it does starts to get annoying. Especially the multiple povs in a single chapter, very unnecessary.
It would had been much better if it was solely from Jimmy's perspective. A teenager who kidnapped two of his peers. I wanted to know what was going on inside his mind. Instead, we got lengthy details about him playing games -that adds nothing to the story - and this mix of povs because the author wanted us to know about everything.
Very disappointed. I never rate until I finish a book, and this 592 pages - Epub format- took me 3 months to finish. I just couldn't get through with it. It was so boring. I ended up skipping pages and paragraphs because I just wanted it to finish.
5hadow_girl's review against another edition
5.0
When the line between fantasy and reality is crossed, there is no turning back to the way things used to be.
Since turning the Hood’s abandoned fall out shelter into his private sex dungeon, and kidnapping Samantha King & Megan Reed, Jimmy Hawthorne is learning this lesson firsthand. It doesn’t take long before real life intrudes, and his fantasy of having his very own sex slaves reminds him of the rabbit he didn’t like taking care of as a kid.
Renacting his favorite scenes from bondage sites and fetish videos only get him so far. As the thrill and excitement wane, he considers just sealing up the shelter and walking away. But, he knows that he would still be drawn to them. Even in death, the call will always be stronger than his will.
Real life contains the regular intrusions as well. a new girlfriend, [Tina], the ass-hat classmates [Brett, Matt, and Paulie], who try to play the ‘bully’ role, and a younger brother, [Alan], who’s perception is just short of Hercule Poirot’s. The local police presence is growing, and his school prom is just around the corner.
All these things combined make for one kick ass and intense story.
This should go without saying, but, JIMMY is an 18+ story. Since I’ve reviewed a couple YA books lately, I figure it can’t hurt to throw that in.
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Since turning the Hood’s abandoned fall out shelter into his private sex dungeon, and kidnapping Samantha King & Megan Reed, Jimmy Hawthorne is learning this lesson firsthand. It doesn’t take long before real life intrudes, and his fantasy of having his very own sex slaves reminds him of the rabbit he didn’t like taking care of as a kid.
Renacting his favorite scenes from bondage sites and fetish videos only get him so far. As the thrill and excitement wane, he considers just sealing up the shelter and walking away. But, he knows that he would still be drawn to them. Even in death, the call will always be stronger than his will.
Real life contains the regular intrusions as well. a new girlfriend, [Tina], the ass-hat classmates [Brett, Matt, and Paulie], who try to play the ‘bully’ role, and a younger brother, [Alan], who’s perception is just short of Hercule Poirot’s. The local police presence is growing, and his school prom is just around the corner.
All these things combined make for one kick ass and intense story.
This should go without saying, but, JIMMY is an 18+ story. Since I’ve reviewed a couple YA books lately, I figure it can’t hurt to throw that in.
Join in on the discussion of this story on BBB -
http://beckisbookblog.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/jimmy-by-william-malmborg/