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Scribbles

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Scribbles is an interesting mixture. There are elements of The Da Vinci Code. Illuminati, anyone? A child with psychic abilities used for experimentation relates to aspects in Dark Visions by L.J. Smith, author of The Vampire Diaries.

The main character, Meg MacAllister is also many things. She is the daughter of two convicted murderers. She is a cop. She is a psychic. These disparate qualities elicit different responses from those around her. Devotion from her father. Disdain from her mother. Understanding from her grandmother. Frustration from her fellow cops.

Johnny Peyton is Meg's partner on the police force. His relationship with the newly divorced Amanda Adcock is already on shaky ground when Johnny and Meg are dispatched to a domestic disturbance involving Amanda and her ex-husband. The ensuing violence lands Meg in the hospital.

Johnny's guilt forces him to admit that he has feelings for Meg. His adolescent infatuation with Amanda was based on superficial attributes. He realizes that he has unwittingly fallen in love with Meg.

However, Johnny learns that a relationship with Meg will not be easy. Since childhood, she has been tormented by a recurring nightmare. It starts in a white room. Black scribbles fill the space. A face emerges from the black lines. Upon awakening, Meg learns that the person featured in her dream has met with violence.

Her parents, Jim Ed and Natalie, may be imprisoned for murder, but Meg believes she is the one responsible for their crime. Natalie had created a laboratory in their basement in order to forge a deeper connection with her lover, Professor Worthen. She dupes Jim Ed into fashioning a device to aid their psychological research. During an experiment, a juvenile delinquent used as a test subject dies at the same time Meg experiences her dream.

Johnny has a hard time making sense of Meg's psychic ability. When she opens up to him about her situation, he feels like he's been dropped into an episode of The Twilight Zone. Complications arise when Amanda decides she wants Johnny back, and will stop at nothing to separate him from Meg.

When Natalie obtains parole, she returns to her lab of horrors and Professor Worthen is determined to pick up where they left off. However a larger force is at work, and Meg's psychic ability is the only thing that can stop it.

Scribbles is a bit disjointed and leads the reader to believe it might be one of Tommie Lyn's earlier efforts. With a thriller, a reader needs to suspend disbelief. However, some points just don't ring true. Would the local police force really hire Meg after they arrested her parents for murder? Can Johnny fall in love with Meg so soon after ending things with Amanda? Why does the conspiracy theory involving the Illuminati read like a cliche? Lyn leaves the door open for a sequel, and one wonders what new face will appear in Meg's dream.

Overall, Scribbles is a bit all over the page. Supporting details and character motivations need to be more in line with the plot in order to create a more cohesive narrative.

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I was paralyzed with fear when I went to read this one as it was my third book by this author. I expected more romance more so after the last book I read and here we go again, so I thought. I started out and before I could believe what my eyes were telling my brain I was done and I WAS entertained. This book has a bit of everything all thrown into one and then gives you more. Now I can not wait for the next book by this author.
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Saw re this author in a Kindle Discussion. Downloaded all 3 of her novels. I read and liked all 3; but thought this was the best. Recommend.

Tommie Lyn's new book 'Scribbles' is everything I have come to expect from this talented writer. A spooky thriller that I could'nt put down, it kept me wondering right to the end.
Her writing is wonderfully discriptive, creating atmosphere and tension.

She portrays a wide range of characters in such a way, that the reader is drawn into their lives, hating some and loving others.
Like Granny Mac for instance, what a wonderful character, I would have loved a granny like her.
And then the heroin Meg,I felt great sympathy for her, as I followed her through the pages of the book.

Tommie Lyn's books, give one a snapshot of a part of American life, and it is quite fascinating.

'Scribbles' is a brilliant book, and I am already recommending it to all my friends.

Tommie Lyn tells a great, fast-paced story that will never leave you once you read it! You'll never see pencil scribbles the same way again...

I find myself truely admiring Tommie Lyn's ability to create true-to-life, likeable characters. This horror/suspense thriller will keep you guessing all the way to the end! After reading only two of Tommie Lyn's books, I'm becoming a huge fan!

Tommie Lyn did a great job making me care about the main character Meg. She also did a good job portraying Meg's awful mother, her very sweet and kind grandmother, and her sort of a pushover father.

Basically, the premise is that Meg has dreams about people dying right before they actually die. After a while, Meg starts to wonder if she's the one actually killing them.

I won't say anything about the ending except that I want a sequel! This genre is mostly real life experiences with a dash of science fiction in it. I'm a big sci-fi fan, so I wanted more sci-fi in it, but that's my opinion.

Another great book!!! Scribbles is the second book I've read from this wonderful author, Tommie Lyn. She does a great job of getting you interested in her books from the beginning. The characters come alive in your mind, you can imagine them with her descriptions. I'm looking forward to the next one I start reading of hers! Buy any of them, you'll enjoy her books!