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Book length - 288 pages Publisher - The Dome Press Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Emily from www.thedomepress.com for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with a copy of this book for review. I am lucky enough to have a guest post from the author himself which you can read further on, so thank you so much J D Fennell! ABOUT THIS BOOK Will starling has been drafted into the SOE, joining forces with the French Resistance, but his memory is fractured and only occasional flashbacks reveal fragments of his past. When his mission is compromised, Will suspects that he’s been betrayed. Back in London he hears that VIPER are developing a deadly weapon. As he and MI5 agent Anna Wilder set out to destroy it, their every move is anticipated by their enemies. While Will fights to prevent genocide, his sister, Rose, has become the key to VIPER’s future plans and is drugged to dull her kinetic powers. But Rose faces danger from an unexpected enemy and her time is running out. MY REVIEW Continuing the adventure, SLEEPER: THE RED STORM by J D Fennell swept me up into a dangerous whirlwind with characters that truly got under my skin. Will Starling, now eighteen years old, is still determined to uncover the truth about his past and find his sister, Rose. Working with MI5, Will is battling enemies on every front, from Nazis to the evil Viper organisation who are developing a deadly weapon that would destroy the world as we know it. But who can Will really trust and will he survive long enough to protect his sister and discover the truth about his family? Gripping, hypnotic, and dangerously exciting SLEEPER: THE RED STORM by J D Fennell is a spy thriller with a difference, perfectly combining a James Bond feel with paranormal elements to keep you hooked from the very beginning. This is the second book in this series and I highly recommend you read the series from the beginning (Sleeper) to get the most from these characters and to experience the plot as a whole. Reading this book kept my nerves tingling as Will raced against time to stop his enemies and I felt invigorated and part of the drama as I turned each page. SLEEPER: THE RED STORM by J D Fennell is an exhilarating story with a main character that is flawed, dangerous, and utterly captivating, and I cannot wait for more from this extremely talented author. This book is a must for thriller and spy fans everywhere. GUESTPOST Getting published - fluke or luck? I began writing at the age of eleven. It was something I started in school lessons and had thoroughly enjoyed. I continued in private at home all through my teens and into my twenties. I was always a voracious reader and found my heroes in authors and their fictional creations. I dreamt about being an author. It was all I ever wanted. Back then I had no idea of the amount of work and personal sacrifice that being a writer would entail. In fact, it still surprises me today. As my twenties passed into thirties, my writing and dreams of being an author diminished. And then, as if in a blink of an eye, I woke up in my forties with the feeling that something was missing. I had still thought about being a writer, but it was an ambition that just seemed so impossible. Or was it? Something that had been sleeping inside me began to waken once more. The more I thought about writing, the more fired up I became. I started writing again. I began taking classes to learn a bit more about the craft and to also connect with other writers (always a good tactic). Some classes were good, some not so good. I was learning a little but wanted to know more. In 2011, I started a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Sussex. This was a wonderful time. It was fun deconstructing novels, debating and writing essays on plot, suspense, dialogue, location, character, point of view, and all that stuff writers need to know about. I loved it. I really did! I also learned academic discipline and how to fit writing in around my full-time job. And so, with a completed MS, I was ready to submit to agents. Arguably, securing an agent is the toughest challenge for writers following the traditional publishing route. I submitted to many agents only to receive several rejections, or, in most cases nothing at all. Zero. Zilch. I was disheartened but was not prepared to give up. The truth was I was not afraid of failing and was determined to carry on with a new book, if I had to. I started doing the usual circuit of writing festivals, pitching my book and meeting agents and publishers. I pitched to an agent from one of the large established literary agencies. I worked with that agent for a period only to eventually be rejected. Down, but not beaten, I returned to the drawing board, convinced that I could make my book better and hook someone else’s interest. So, I rewrote the entire book, changing the title, the story, the protagonist’s drive and gave him a darker purpose. I worked hard on problem areas and finished the new version almost a year later. I did the rounds once more and by sheer fluke, or was it luck, I managed to get a spot on a writing festival, where I pitched Sleeper to super-agent, David H Headley. He read the first few chapters, liked them and asked to see the rest. This was unexpected. He read the remainder and asked to meet me. We chatted about Sleeper and my writing ambitions. By the end of the meeting, to my utter shock, he offered me representation. And so almost a year later, after further rewrites, Sleeper was published. My second book, Sleeper: The Red Storm, came out in hardback earlier this year. The paperback is available on October 25th. Writing that book was one of the most difficult challenges of my life. There was a lot to live up to and unlike my first book I had a tight deadline. Getting published is a difficult process and luck plays a big part. As a writer you must hold your nerve, believe in yourself and write the best possible book you can. Also, be prepared to redraft and edit over and over again. Getting an agent is one thing. Getting a publishing deal is a whole different ball game. And that is only the beginning. AUTHOR BIO J.D. was born in Belfast at the start of the Troubles, and began writing stories at a young age to help understand the madness unfolding around him. A lover of reading, he devoured a diverse range of books – his early influences include Fleming, Tolkien, Shakespeare and the Brontës. He left Belfast at the age of nineteen and worked as a chef, bartender, waiter and later began a career in writing for the software industry. These days he divides his time between Brighton and London, where he lives with his partner and their two dogs. For more information: Website - www.sleeperbook.com Twitter - twitter.com/jd_fennell Facebook - www.facebook.com/JDFennellAuthor/ Instagram - www.instagram.com/jdfennellauthor/ DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY!!!
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