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Bits & Pieces

By: Dawn Hosmer
Narrated by: Diane Box-Worman
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A chance encounter with a stranger traps Tessa within the mind of a madman.

Tessa was born with a gift. Through a simple touch she picks up pieces of others. A flash of color devours her - the only indication that she’s gained something new from another person. Red equals pain; purple, a talent; yellow, a premonition; orange, a painful memory; and blue, a pleasant one.

Each flash blurs the lines between her inherent traits and those she’s acquired from others. Whenever she gains bits of something new, she loses more pieces of herself. While assisting in search efforts for a local missing college student, Tessa is paralyzed by a flash that rips through her like a lightning bolt, slicing apart her soul.

A blinding light takes away her vision. A buzzing louder than any noise she’s ever heard overwhelms her, penetrates her mind. As the bolt works its way through her body, images and feelings from someone else take over. Women’s dead eyes stare at her as her hands encircle their throats. Their screams consume her mind. Memories of the brutal murders of five women invade her.

Will she be able to find the killer and help save the next victim? Can she do so without completely losing herself? Bits & Pieces is a fast-paced, riveting psychological suspense tale with supernatural elements that leaves the listener guessing until the end.

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Unique Concept • Unexpected Twists • Distinctive Character Voices • Gripping Suspense • Compelling Protagonist
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I absolutely loved this book. While it was dark, it masterfully captured emotions that have often left normal people wondering about the dark side of human nature.
Tessa has a unique power. When she touches someone she can see flashes of color. Each color is related to an emotion, a thought. This "gift" has traumatized her for many years, but finally, Tessa thinks she can make a true connection with someone else. But that sparks her seeing and feeling the thoughts of a serial killer who rapes his victims. If only Tessa was able to tell who the flash came from, she can help the authorities find the killer. But Tessa has to deal with the shocking effects of absorbing the desires of such depraved persons.
Using Tessa to describe what the serial killer is thinking is a new approach at trying to understand what goes through these horrible people's heads. Tessa's dealing with those emotions and how she reacts to them is the ultimate manifestation of how we as a society live in a society with these people. The author shows you inside their heads without glorifying or making celebrities out of them.
I enjoyed the idea of flashes of color being connected to thoughts and ideas. It gave Tessa's power something to set it aside from similar ideas in other novels. Tessa stands on her own two feet as a haunted heroine and I loved her complexity and that she wasn't just come stereotypical mind reader.
I listened to this via Audible. I liked that Tessa had an adult voice. So many books are done with a young woman's voice, but the narrator here sounds like's she's lived and that weight gives a lot to the story. She was able to handle such dark ideas with true emotion and moved me to tears.
Bits & Pieces is a special book; while not everyone can handle something so dark, those that can will have a genuinely moving experience.

A Wonderfully Emotional Sory

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I absolutely love this book! I love how the author captures your interest and draws you in immediately and doesn’t let you go till the very end! Unique and exhilarating, the MC is quirky, smart, and fun. Definitely a good book!

Wow 🤩👌🏼

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I am a thriller junkie, and I devoured this book. I listened to this so fast. It is a really unique idea as well as well written. It is fast paced, not leaving you time to get bored, and honestly I could not wait to finish it! I highly recommend this.

Unique And Amazing

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This book was so unique, it grabbed me and never let go.....

This book has twists and turns and lots of surprises....

Tessa sure has an interesting 'gift' and she deals with it the best she can....

There is violence to women, but it's very well written and such a unique story!!

Wow..... Unique and Gripping!!

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Oh, where to begin... Tessa is a young woman with what she feels is a curse, others call it a gift. She has sort of premonitions. Depending on what colors she sees surrounding you when she touches you, she will either see your future, your past, learn something (like a language) take a piece of your personality with her. Good or bad! She could pick up smoking, gain memories of places she's never been or maybe desire to kill... so she tries to wear gloves and keep touching to a minimal.
Life for her becomes even more complicated when she is touched by an unseen serial killer. At the same time she is at the beginning of a new relationship. Could he have been the one to touch her? She doesn't want to think so but something's not right with him.
Then there are abductions from the college where he's a teacher.
Tessa begins to think she is loosing her grasp on reality. But her psychiatrist and brother are a great support. Or are they?
This is a fast paced, fun roller coaster of book with a really surprising ending.
The narration by Diane Box-Worman takes a little getting used to. She speaks like a Valley Girl and everything sounds like a question.
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Unique look at premonitions...

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Bits and Pieces is a thriller that will captivate any audience!

Featuring Tessa, a woman with a unique ability to take something from someone when she touches them, whether it’s a talent, a memory, or an addiction, Tessa no longer knows who she is, and this struggle becomes much more intense when she accidentally touches a serial killer.

Desperate to regain some part of herself, Tessa tries to find the murderer while resisting the urge to hurt people herself. Focusing on themes of self-doubt, insecurities, and fear, Bits and Pieces is a relatable read, even though Tessa’s ability is very unique.

I adored this story. I’ve never read anything quite like it! Tessa is a unique and likable heroine, and her struggle between finding herself and letting others in was something I feel that a lot of us can understand.

Filled with twists and turns that I never saw coming, Bits and Pieces is reminiscing of an M. Night Shyamalan film. The ending caught me entirely by surprise! I never saw it coming!

Although I didn’t love the narrator for the Audible version of this book, I will definitely be reading more by this author very soon!

A captivating thriller!

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Tessa's story was incredible to listen to on audio. As a character she was so different from any that I've read and I found that quite refreshing. Growing up with a gift that no one understands or believes would be difficult to say the least. While some parts of her gift would be considered an added perk (becoming fluent in French over night) the darker parts were very much a burden. Seeing flashes of a killer's mind is one thing but living through the horror they create in what appears to be real-time is intense. The details were gut wrenching but made the story feel real and created a full picture of what Tessa was battling. Uexpected twists throughout the book were an added bonus. The idea of our loved one's always being with us in our time of need was touching and seeing Tessa's gift which had driven her away from people bring people into her life was the icing on top for me. An excellent thriller to say the least!

Incredible book

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I read the book previously and loved it. I was lucky enough to get a free coupon, so I decided to try the Audible version. I loved the narrator’s pacing and the way she portrayed the different characters. It was easy to discern who was speaking. I knew from reading the book how suspenseful, and well written it was. Hearing it made me appreciate it that much more. This is a scary thriller told well.

Wow. Powerful performance of gripping story

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Jeepers Creepers this was a good book. I got to *listen* to this one at the courtesy of the author in exchange for a review.

Let’s get the trigger warnings out of the way: this book deals with rape, murder, violence, anxiety, depression, and thoughts about wanting to die. For that reason, this isn’t going to be for everyone, so beware.

This is not my usual kind of read. I love psychological thriller movies, and I’m one of those weirdos that finds serial killers morbidly fascinating. So, when this came up for a review, I thought, why not? I didn’t know if I would like it or not, but figured I could try! And this book was great! I really loved the story.

It was visceral, painful, and heartbreaking... but it has hope at the end. I loved this concept of someone who has the ability to see into people, but as a side effect takes on pieces of the people she comes in contact with. It’s a great concept of something that could be a super power, but is actually not so great. I love that Tessa expresses everything through art, and that she’s in therapy. She feels relatable.

In terms of narration... I didn’t love the narrator, because her voice is very coarse. Also, the editing is a little weird, so that sentences rush together in way that indicates they’ve trimmed out pauses, but trimmed it too close. It just sounds off. However! She does a fabulous job of emoting with the characters, which definitely enhances the experience of the book. There are some really chilling passages from her narration of the killers thoughts, I mean it creeped me out bad. It was awesome.

So... I really enjoyed this, and it was very emotional. Being my first in this genre, I can’t give you a good comparison. It does make me think of a lot of Shaymalan movies though, the good ones (and I may have spelled his name totally wrong, sorry). So if that’s your thing, I think you’ll like it!

Visceral

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Even though the narration and audio quality made me crazy, the story kept me listening.

The twists, unexpected turns, and the hunt to save Tessa and find the killer were absolutely addictive. The suspect list had me biting my nails, and those who aided her only enhanced the tale, and ultimately blew my mind.

If you like psychological suspense with supernatural elements, then you need to read this or listen to it.
The audiobook however had an issue with sound quality, pacing and shrill male voices.

Brilliant suspense thriller with audio issues

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