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The Wake-Up Call Kindle Edition

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You either love him or hate him. No matter if you think he’s an asshole or just a nice guy in a heap of trouble, Jack Reynolds will stir your feelings...

On the surface he has it all: the women, the career, and the Central Park view penthouse, but behind his well-groomed and chiseled facade he has nothing. At least this is what he's about to realize... Find out how Jack gets his life-changing wake-up call in this fast-paced, heartfelt and funny novel about soul-searching, friendship, and love.

Readers response to The Wake-Up Call...
"A contemporary Don Draper!"
"A riveting page-turner."
"Brilliant fun for small money."
"If you don't smile to this book, you probably never smile anyway."
"Like a male Bridget Jones in the voice of Marian Keyes."
"Good style, great flow! Can't remember that a book entertained me this much."
"Gritty, realistic and a damn good read!"
"The Wake-Up Call really has it all - you laugh, you're moved and most of all you're entertained."

The Wake-Up Call has been downloaded over 40 000 times and reached the semi-finals in The Kindle Book Review's Best Indie Books of 2012.

This is the *second edition* of the book, with a major proofread overhaul and some changes to the storyline.

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233 pages
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September 6, 2011
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About the Author

Jonas is currently the creative director of one of the most successful online gaming groups in the world. He has previously worked as an advertising consultant, copywriter and a journalist. When he's not working he cherishes every moment with his family Lenah and Aiden and whatever time there's left he spends writing, reading and playing tennis. He's passionate about traveling and wine and thinks New York is the greatest city in the world. He lives with his family on the Mediterranean island of Malta. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005LR7GB8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jonas Eriksson; 2nd edition (September 6, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 6, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 532 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 233 pages
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Jonas is a writer with a quirky sense of humour and a passion for crafting a clever line. He blogs about his writing adventures and other things at jonaswrites.com.

Besides writing edgy fiction, Jonas works as a brand strategist for a world-leading online gaming group. He has a background in journalism and was once stationed in the White House.

Jonas lives with his family on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Malta and travels frequently. Favourite destinations are New York and Rome.

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Lady ReadsaLot

Started out well, but went south when Jack did

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2012

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I thought the start was strong. A mid-30s NY exec has an early mid life crisis as he realizes that in his rush to cross everything his career goal list he forgot to live. Alcohol, sex, and success seem to be his driving force and it leads him right up to the edge.

The beginning was well told. Jack seemed pretty real as he slowly realized how empty his Manhattan penthouse life really was. Then as he went south to visit his dad things the whole story went in the same direction. By his second day in Florida I was beginning to dislike Jack. When he and his buddy got to Mexico I was past disliking him. I stopped rooting for him completely and wondered if he was ever sober and ever not a total jerk.

***SPOILER ALERT***

I debated adding any spoiler details, but this needs telling... The ending was beyond all I could comprehend. The guy treats everyone like dirt, gets his dad's fiance pregnant, falls in love with the only daughter of a major Mexican drug family in a 2 minute span of time, but, aww, it all turns out pretty okay for him! I am missing stuff in there, shallow drunken friends, sexual harassment in the workplace, Mexican drug killers--but hey, he is "working on his relationship" in the end and it looks like dad is going to forgive him. Too much. I was hoping for a good, entertaining story about discovering what is really important in life as told from a guy's perspective. What I got was "drunken frat boy really never grows up."

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Romance Reader

Wow. Just Wow.

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2012

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You have to give Jonas Eriksson points for having the guts to write the most unlikeable protagonist ever. By page ten I was on board. Against my better judgement, I was interested in the twisted journey The Wake-up Call promised. Yes, yes, Jack Reynolds is the most worthless human being ever, but I'm ready for him to get his wake-up call. I was empathetic and ready for karma to serve up a heaping helping of comeuppance.

Jack is 35 years old, a handsome, boozy, workaholic ad exec who is examining his empty life. At first I felt sorry for him, but as I got to know him better, I realized he was one of the most spoiled, mean, sarcastic, vicious, selfish, egotistical, cruel, abusive characters that has ever been written. He is a misogynist of the highest order, irredeemably shallow and worthless. I got it. I got it. The litany went on so long that eventually I couldn't have cared less whether he found his spiritual salvation or not. When he screws his sweet, loving father's ex-stripper live-in girlfriend a day after meeting her, Eriksson lost me forever. I detested Jack so much that I wasn't interested in finishing the story. I did so only out of curiosity. The ending fizzled. There was just no there, there.

Although the writing was okay and quite funny in places, it dragged. This is weird considering the fast pace of boozing and bedding that occurs throughout. Jack "falls in love" rather quickly for a jaded narcissist. It wasn't believable, nor was his rapid abandonment of the company he had spent his entire adulthood building. The book had promise, but it didn't deliver. Jack may have gotten a wake-up call, but he never awakened. The extremely brief mention of his child and the impact it had on him did not deliver an emotionally satisfying ending, nor did his marriage to the ex-stripper. Rather than provide the raisons d'être of the book, these plot devices were delivered in a compact Reader's Digest form. They deserved more exploration to counterbalance the endless chapters devoted to Jack's flagrant misogyny.

Did I mention I hated Jack?

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Brittany Gardner

Just ok.

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2013

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The Wake-Up Call is about Jack Reynolds, a guy who can be a complete jerk, totally inconsiderate of anyone and everyone, and who treats women like dirt. Then he has a bit of breakdown and he decides he needs to change his life.

I really just ended up disappointed by this book. I typically like reading books about men who aren't total angels and who aren't made of the stuff of romance novels. And when the book started, I could see what a jerk Jack was and there were funny moments, and I was okay with it because I thought that he would change.

He really doesn't. Even after his supposed wake-up call, he is still acting like a jerk and treating people like crap, even people he is supposed to love. Then he "falls in love" but even that is weird and feels more like an infatuation than anything else. Ultimately, I just couldn't ever really believe that the main character was any different. And the ending, the time when the author could have really illustrated the maturation of Jack, was so quick that it felt like it didn't even happen.

Also, the book could have really benefitted from better editing.

I don't think that I would read this one again. I got it as a free download, and it was ok. But I'm glad I didn't buy it and I don't plan on rereading it at any point. I also wouldn't recommend this book.

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zzz

Fast, fun read, but lacking in several areas

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2012

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I enjoyed this book, and liked that it was written from the perspective of the main character. I liked his style of humor in conveying his thoughts and attitudes. I did get bored with it somewhere before the middle of the book, and skipped a lot of the text, still finding I picked up the story later and felt I'd missed nothing. The thread remained intact, even tho' huge chunks of the text were missing for me. The ending was somewhat unrealistic, but who says stories have to be realistic? I do think the ending was wrapped up too quickly. My main complaint was that this book needs some serious editing. Incorrect verb tenses are used throughout the book -- extremely distracting and irritating.

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Jill M

Excellent read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2013

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I really enjoyed this book.

I downloaded it as a freebie but feel if it was recommended to me it would be worth paying for it too. The writer has you with the story at all times, it is never boring and is quite humorous all the way through.

jm939

Decent read for the late 20's to early 40's guy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2013

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Decent read. While a bit ham-fisted in places with sentences like "my look was that of wealthy young stockbrocker" or "just like the John Mayer song, her body was a wonderland", Eriksson is a good writer and an entertaining one at that.

The ending is genuinely bizarre in its conclusion but I enjoyed this book. I was surprised when found myself talking to my friends about this more than any other book I had read lately - a sign of a good or at least engaging read. Definitely worth the price.

roya

Finally growing up

Reviewed in Canada on June 8, 2013

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A first person narrative that outlines a man's final acceptance and growth. Although some premisses in the story are a bit hokey, the book is well written and compelling enough to read. I enjoyed the book, even though I believe the ending will result in future sorrow as opposed to what it purports.

AnnaBanana

Difficult

Reviewed in Germany on April 21, 2014

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I really had trouble reading this book. There are parts which are great and moments you can learn from. The writing style is mostly hilarious, I love the irony and the sarcasm. But.. It wasn't unputdownable. Sometimes I got bored and exspecially the end was really...short compared to other parts.

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