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The writing is good, included bits of information that are interesting, Storyline is suspenseful I along for that ride as much as the characters, I had to know about that little boy, Leslie Calloways life did not necessarily follow the path she had anticipated, but all in all it was good, She felt fortunate so she wanted to give back in some way, Events in her past made volunteering atFRIENDS, a call center for children whose parents are out of the house, a good fit, Its a call center set up in the basement of church with outdated phone systems, a standing protocol not to callthere had been some crank call issues in the past and manned on a totally volunteer basis.
On one particular night, with a major winter storm brewing outside, Leslie wonders how she herself is going to get home to her son and to relieve the babysitter when the phone rings.
Sevenyearold Justin is on the line and he has just told Leslie that there is a man in his basement,
So begins the hours long ordeal for Leslie on one end of the phone and Justin on the other, Leslie does everything she knows how to do but eventually she decides protocol be damned and callsthe storm must have brought down the lines and no one answers with her heart pounding she realizes its just her and Justin and, despite the storm, she needs to get him out of that house.
As she is trying to save Justin the crisis takes an unexpectedly personal turn and her panic escalates,
Atpages this is not an exceptionally long book, but it sure does pack a punch, Told in Leslies first person narrative the reader finds themselves sitting right there in the room as she continuously tries to move Justin to a safer place.
The suspense is nervetingling. If you pick this book up make sure you set aside a block of time because you are going to want to read it from the first page to the last in one sitting.
I know I did.
This story takes place in, I did not think anything of that until it came to my attention that this was not just a choice by the author to maybe explain some of the “dated” phone equipment but due to the fact that this book was first published about ten years ago.
According to some other reviews he has revised the book, tightened up the editing and added some sections possibly fleshing out Leslies personal side, Whatever compelled this revision, it worked,
Id like to thank Mr, Krzyzkowski for sending me a copy of this book at no charge in the hope that I would post an honest review,
I read library books, previously gently loved books, brand new books where no one has cracked the spine yet and I read on my ereader as well as my tablet so I dont often speak to the physical attributes of the books I read.
However, I want to add here that for a paperback edition this was a lovely book to hold and read, The book has nice crisp, white, better than average quality paper with a clean font that made reading this pageturner even more enjoyable,
I am definitely going to check into Mr, Krzyzkowski other book “One Lane Bridge”,
I was engrossed in this book for the most part, but the ending had a lot to be desired, Super quick read you could probably read it inhours, but half of that is side story that may be interesting, and yet has nothing to do with the main plot.
A Nailbiter
Justin has been left alone and calls the kids help line because someone is in his house, The suspense of what happens and whether he stays safe will have you reading as fast as possible to find out what happens, This is one book you don't want to miss, Just don't plan to get anything done until you have finished it, This is a quick and fun read, It's fast you can probably finish it in one sitting if you've got some time, I had to work a full day and I still pretty much finished this almost in one day,
I think probably my favorite part which is weird considering it's fastpaced is that it takes place in, No cellphones, no internet, no satellites with constant connection to the outside world, A lonely boy is a lonely boy because he is stuck inside all day with nothing else to do, He's bored of playing his Nintendo who gets bored of playing Nintendo! It was a change of scenery from contemporary works and isn't a decade that's generally chosen to write about.
At least not yet anyway,
I enjoyed the ending, I liked the twist at the end, though it seemed to come out of nowhere, And more importantly, I liked that all of Leslie's decisions were actually explained, She didn't make stupid decisions that had no basis anywhere, which can be pretty usual with action or thriller books, Serious kudos for that.
I have a friend who would most likely enjoy this, so I'll spread the love and pass it on! The Caller, by Dan Krzyzkowski is an amazing, psychological thriller concerning Leslie Calloway, anoperator for a latchkey children's service.
When she receives a call from Justin, a seven year older left home alone, she's pressed into a predicament that could turn into a matter of life and death.
Justin says, "I think there's a man in my house, "
The Caller is an awesome story, There's tension, fear for a child and a lot of mental issues going on, But man if it wasn't just way too long! To me, this should have been a short story, but I can't truly complain, The story was good. I mean, real good! I also can understand how he wanted to get Leslie's story out there, The Caller isn't just about who she's trying to help, but who she actually is, And Krzyzkowski pulled it off,
The story reminded me of a movie I saw when I was a tween, where the babysitter was haunted by a guy in the house.
It spooked the heck outta me, since I was a sitter for years because the guy kept calling the sitter and asking, "Have you checked on the children".
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Book provided by author, Dan Krzyzkowski, for an honest review,
First and foremost, let me just report to you a phenomenon, I WON THIS BOOK! I WON THIS BOOK!
I joined a giveaway for this book and the kind and awesome author picked me as one of the lucky winners of a physical copy of the book delivered right at my doorstep.
Ive never had much luck in these things until now, so really, thank you so much, Mr, sitelinkDan Krzyzkowski. I wont even attempt pronouncing your last name, but thank you! :
Now onto the review,
I joined the giveaway contest for the book for a reason and thats mainly because the premise of the novel really caught my interest.
It promises of a thrilling, suspenseful read and I did get what I was promised, Once I started reading the book, I couldnt put it down, In fact, I read it in one sitting not only because it was a short read but also because it was fastpaced and rather unique.
Its been so long since Ive read a book where all the events take place in a single time setting, Yes, there is a prologue and epilogue but the very meat of the story takes place in a single time, when on a stormy night on the yearwhen technological access wasnt as awesome as it is now, seven year old Justin at his house calls CallAFriend hotline where Leslie, a volunteer takes his call believing all shell have to do is cheer up a child on a lonely night.
It turns out Justin needs so much more than cheering up because his house is being invaded, GASPS!
Thus, like I told yah, once you start reading the book, there is never going back, It doesnt matter if your heart may fail to beat or that you may forget to breathe you just have to read it through the end.
The author surely knows how to build suspense and how to fully grip the reader with his impeccable and imaginative writing style, The only thing that kept me from giving it five is the excessive use of the term . But overall, it was a generally surprising and captivating read, It actually felt like watching a really good thriller,
This was a fast read! It kept me at the edge of my seat and when I was interrupted and had to go about my day, I felt bad leaving the characters hanging.
I was holding my breath so often while reading this! A few times I found myself with tears on my face, I was so drawn into the story, I read it in one sitting over night, It kept me on edge with a twist I didnt see coming, I would recommend it. Read It In One Day, spoilers
Parts of the story the introspective parts dragged, But the parts where Leslie was on the phone with Justin kept me reading,
Spoiler: why did the burglars go in Leslies house They must have known it was occupied, Also, how did they know about the safe This wasnt a simple breaking and entering, I dont like that being unresolved and that Tammy died, Dan Krzyzkowski's The Caller is a perfect little novella for reading all in one sitting on a cold, winter night,
This story is about Leslie, a volunteer for a local support center hotline designed for people who are home alone, One impendingsnowstorm night, Leslie gets a call from a little boy named Justin, who is hiding under the bed
because his parents left him home alone while they went out to have a good time.
. . but, it turns out, Justin isn't really alone, Unable to reach emergency services or the police, Leslie is the only one who can help,
The Caller is a wonderful, tense thriller that does an excellent job making the reader feel as if they are right there with the characters.
Krzyzkowski made me feel like I was there, in the house, with Justin AND at the call center with Leslie, It was perfectly done and perfectly unsettling,
My favorite thing about this book is how real it all feels, I don't usually like contrived scenarios where the kid is home alone and the police can't be reached, but this was really well done.
Leslie and Justin's actions were believable, which made them feel like real people, which made me care about them,
I enjoyed allpages of this wonderful little book, My only regret is that I didn't read it while it was snowing,
I rated Dan Krzyzkowski's The Callerout ofstars,
You might like this if you like: contained thrillers, tension, and books that read like movies, Compelling
I don't really write reviews however this book kept me up all night with suspense and terror for this little boy.
It was one of the best books I read in a while, I loved it!
You always think that a book with such heart and feeling would not be loved as this one was.
It touched a very tender place in my heart and reminded me that children's feelings are sometimes guarded but well worth finding out, Fast one sitter. Thought the ending would be different not so thrilling, more happy ever after, Meh. Mr. Krzyzkowski sent me a copy of his book in exchange for an honest review, This was a great book if you want a quick read you can finish in one sitting, I cannot give it too much of a review due to spoilers, but it is a very good story with true to life characters, Good plot development with insights about the major character and why she acts as she does, I recommend this book. Great for a rainy night, This was a quick read, Good book. Loved the ending. Leslie Calloway is a twentyeightyearold volunteer at aline, designed as a call center for children whose parents are out of the house, One snowy New England night, she receives a panicked phone call from a young boy named Justin, He says, "There's a man in my house," and Leslie is the only person who can save him,
Armed with only a handheld receiver, Leslie must use experience, intuition, and love to talk her young caller through his ordeal, The hushed conversations lead to a shared intimacy which forces Leslie to take a closer look at the boy's domestic situation, which makes her peer unwillingly into the darkened corners of her own life and state of mind.
As the intruders get closer to Justin and become all the more threatening, Leslie realizes that despite the frigid weather, she must get the boy out of his house and to safety.
Danger soon takes an unexpected personal turn, By then, it's too late to turn back: Leslie is part of Justin's life, and she will stop at nothing to keep an innocent child safe from monsters of the night.
I appreciated the premise of this story but parts didn't quite hang together and the ending felt too neat, contrived, That said I'm glad I picked this one up! Definitely a MUST read suspense from the start to the end! After reading the Mara Dyer series and after watching the movie of one of my favorite actors,John Cusack's CELL, I'd never thought I'd plunged into yet,another heartpounding,gripping story! But as I've started reading this,I am once again hooked from the first page 'til the last,bracing myself for the suspense that's sure to happen in this book which you can read less thanhours!
This is a story of ayear old female volunteer at aline,designed as a call center for children whose parents are out of the house.
This female operator is Leslie Calloway, a mother to ayear old boy named Patrick, One night,Leslie received a panicked phone call from ayearl old boy named Justin, telling her that "there's a man in my house".
And this is where the tension begins,
This is the kind of book I also love reading because it's like you're watching a thriller movie, And it kind of reminded me of Halle Berry,one of my favorite actresses in her movie THE CALL, Only,it has a different story, What I liked in this book is that, it isn't just about who Leslie is trying to help,but who she was in the past,and what she wasn't able to do.
And now that she's the only one who could save Justin,she's now a part of Justin's life, . they both feel the same thing, . extreme fear!
I want to congratulate the author sitelinkDan Krzyzkowski,for a job welldone,as well as my sister Aj the Ravenous Reader for winning this book when she joined the giveaway contest for the book! I'm so happy that she's the lucky winner, because I got lucky too,I've just read it! So,many thanks to the author and to my sister for letting me read this awesome book! So lucky to have a fantastic sister!.