Sunstruck [Kindle Edition]

Mayra Calvani (Author)

Book Description

Daniella is a young woman in search of a purpose as she mixes with a quixotic cast of characters who offer insight into human nature as might be seen looking at the world through rose-colored glasses with broken lenses.

“Highly entertaining!” ~ Romance Junkies.

"...[A] funny satire that reaches into the realms of paranormal and horror as well as mystery and women's issues." ~ Anne K. Edwards, mystery author

"This book was so crazy it was fantastic. Talk about a nutty twisty book this is it and all in good fun." ~ Babs Book Bistro

Product Details

• File Size: 254 KB
• Print Length: 236 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Twilight Times Books (July 15, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B008LYYOWM
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,169,584 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A feverish mix of disturbed characters in another time and space, truly facetious entertainment from Calvani. April 6, 2011

By Autumn Blues Reviews

Format:Paperback

Sunstruck was of interest to me in part because the author Calvani lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico and this is where Sunstruck comes to life. Having been born in Puerto Rico myself I found it fascinating to run into an author from the island. I found Sunstruck to be quite funny and throughout the book I caught myself laughing many times. The crazy characters and atmosphere of Old San Juan create a perfect narrative for this mix of madness. Daniella the main character seems like a regular college student until you step into her life and meet her psychotic friends. For a little while you feel Daniella's mother, a widow is the only sane one, until you find out what her true interests are. While her best and only friend fills her ear with her amor for a priest, Daniella feels there are more important things to think about. Like Zorro the psycho going around leaving his mark on the rear ends of woman. Sunstruck is like a nutty Whodunit with a little twist. Who really is in the Zorro costume? With all the crazy characters I caught myself pointing fingers again and again. A great read that will make you forget where you are, while you giggle yourself to complete oblivion from all the silliness.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Strange times in Old San Juan April 3, 2011

By Margaret L. Fieland

Format:Paperback

Daniella, an architecture student living in San Juan, is surrounded with mysteries. Why has Ishmael, Daniella's ex-husband, opened a hotel for animals? Why are young women disappearing, not even leaving a body behind? Who is Zorro, a masked man marking min-skirted young women on the rear?
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Calvini has assembled a wonderfully weird cast of characters: Daniella herself, an architecture student who keeps getting involved with the wrong kind of man, her mother, fond of retail therapy, Ismael, Daniella's ex-husband, now married to the truly creepy Irene, nicknamed appropriately Lady Dracula by Daniella, Tony, Daniella's handsome, self-centered artist boyfriend, and the mysterious Zorro.

Mayra Calvini is a master of wit. The descriptions contain just the right telling detail, as when she describes Daniella's red hair as the color you'd get if you mixed brandy, carrots, and raspberries in a blender. Calvini makes the absurd seem reasonable. I found myself nodding at death from hiccups, coffee enemas, and drugged cats. The writing is exquisite, and the narrative strangely compelling. Do yourself a favor and snap this one up.

3.0 out of 5 stars A unique read for sure September 12, 2012

By Brenda Demko

Format:Kindle Edition

I'd give it three and 1/2 stars if I could. I can't say I liked it but it was enjoyable.

Sunstruck was a unique book. The plot was full of bizarre characters and intrigue.

If you are looking for something quirky, this may be just what you're looking for!

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. It was honestly unlike anything I've ever read before.

More About the Author

Mayra Calvani writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. She's co-author of The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing, a ForeWord Best Book of the Year Award Winner and a 2011 Global eBooks Award Winner. She's had over 500 stories, articles, interviews and reviews published both online and in print, in publications such as The Writer, Writer's Journal, Acentos Review, Bloomsbury Review, Mosaic, and Multicultural Review, among many others.

A reviewer for more than a decade, she now offers numerous book reviewing workshops online. She also offers workshops on the art of picture book writing. She's represented by Mansion Street Literary and Savvy Literary. She lives in Belgium with her husband of 25 years, 2 wonderful kids, and her two beloved pets.

Visit her website at www.MayraCalvani.com. For her children's books, visit www.MayrasSecretBookcase.com.

Favorite writing quotes:

"You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you." ~Ray Bradbury

"Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand." ~George Orwell, "Why I Write," 1947