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Reader reviewed by ReggieWrites

I picked up Reality Check because of the blurb. I found it to be extremely appealing--expecially for those who love mystery and suspense.

From the moment I read the first chapter, I was certain that Abrahams
was no stranger to action and suspense. He was able to keep me on the
edge of my seat throughout the entire book. I finished the book in less
than two hours. The way it was written, and the way it was executed,
was absorbing and eloquent. I was hooked.

Reality Check is not a book for those who like a happy and energetic read. Reality Check is a dark book; full of dilemma and mystery. Abrahams did a great job in character development--Cody especially. He was a compelling and relatable character. His problems were realistic. Abrahams
wasn't afraid to show how the other (less-than-middle class) half of
the world, lives. Additionally, a lot of the decisions that were made
by the characters, and situations that they found themselves in, were
controversial. Abrahams took a risk in doing this, and he obviously succeeded.

In the book, I felt like nobody was to be trusted. Abrahams
did a great job in making sure that my assumptions were wrong. I had a
few suspicions here and there, but they ended up to be way off the real
thing. This is one of the few books that was able to keep me on my
toes...seriously.

Although Reality Check did have a lot of strong traits, it still had its weak points.

For
instance, I was roughly around page two-hundred when I realized that
the characters were kind of stalling. The mystery wasn't close to being
solved and I was worried because there were only about a hundred pages
left in the book. In the last sixty or so pages, I felt as though Abrahams rushed through solving the mystery. I felt as if all of those pages built up to a weak climax. I wasn't satisfied at all.

The ending of Reality Check
was flaccid. It kept me hanging but there wasn't enough that happened
AFTER the mystery was solved. My thirst for an amazing ending was not
appeased. But that's just me.

The Bottom Line: Reality Check
is worth reading and worth remembering. I really admired the
strongly-developed characters and the originality of the plot. It made
up for the not-so-great ending. Overall, I liked it. I'll remember this
one. Reality Check earned a B+. :-)