Ashley Bell

I'm going to step away from my usual style of reviewing for this story. Mainly because there are so many twists and turns, reality, fantasy and pure imagination wrapped up in a Deen Koontz novel that it would be very easy to give away spoilers. So instead, let me give you my thoughts without a tease of the story of my own – we'll let the Cover Description provide that part.

Ashley Bell is a big book, told in small chapters. Many readers won't like that style as the different parts of the story are spoon fed to us in brief snatches of what is happening.

There are times when the reader will have to totally suspend belief, far more than the average needed for any suspense, mystery or thriller novel. This is Koontz's style. The unbelievable wrapped up in everyday life.

Bibi is a compelling character on a mission. I enjoyed the characters in this story. They were well rounded and believable, even in the times when the reader must suspend belief in order to continue.

There will be readers who will love Ashley Bell. And those who won't. I'm falling somewhere in the middle. I enjoyed the story, felt it went on a bit too long in some areas. But for the time I was reading it I was caught up in the story and really, that is all any story is supposed to do. Entertain us for a while.