Being part of the WritingCommunity on Twitter, I see lots of books and authors. However, combined with writing, playing games, learning a foreign language, and just relaxing and other duties, it's hard to find time to read entire novels. As a solution, I figured I can at least read the free samples of books people are struggling to get attention (and, to be honest, hope they will return the favor).
I argue this is actually a good exercise in writing as well as I get to learn what attracts my attention and what would make me interesting in finishing the book or even pay it.
And now, onto the...
Sample Impressions of Beyond My Dying Mind by Andi Loveall
Let's start with the verdict: I find this book interesting and it's on my wishlist. However, I did come out of the sample not sure what the book would be like. The impression I got is that I read a prologue which set up the interesting world, but it ends before we actually get a taste of the flow. As a result, I would like to read a bit more before buying, but because I found it so interesting, I might end up buying anyway.Why do I feel like it's a prologue? Because it starts off in a Hellish environment where the protagonist is killing and doing a bunch of stuff, but the premise of the book is that he goes and saves people from committing suicide on Earth. As a result, the impression I get is that we are just introduced to a harsh environment to help explain the protagonist's motivation, but nothing else that feels like it'll matter later based off the premise.
I do like that we do learn the basic mechanics of the world within the sample. And the mystery about the background of the main character's suicide and his rescuer sound intriguing.
Again, my disappointment is that the sample ends before we get to see the main character work his first case. That being said, based off what I read so far, I think I can be willing to purchase. This also sounds like a neat setup for a series of short stories where people work different cases to prevent suicides.
If you are interested, I've embedded the sample below and provided a link to the book
https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Dying-Mind-Andi-Loveall-ebook/dp/B079TQVHYT
