[Review] — "Three Drops of Blood" is a Fast-Paced Thriller

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I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THREE DROPS OF BLOOD by Gretchen McNeil Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About the Book

A Good Girls Guide to Murder meets Hitchcock in this novel from celebrated author Gretchen McNeil. A mundane office job takes a dark turn when a girl witnesses a double murder through the window.

Being an actress, Kate is no stranger to drama. And when her chance at a leading role gets canceled, she is willing to do whatever it takes to get her acting career back on track even if that means getting a boring office job at her best friend's father's law firm so she can prove to her parents she can to support herself rather than go back to high school. Now, rather than living life on the big screen, she is stuck filing mundane contracts and watching the people in the office across from hers live equally boring lives.

But when Kate sees things heat up between a woman and her assistant, her new source of entertainment takes a turn for the worse when she witnesses a double murder. Now, she must get anyone to believe her and find out who this mystery woman is to get answers. But as she learns more and more about the circumstances leading to the gruesome act, she begins to realize there is a bigger mystery under the surface...

In this voyeuristic thriller filled with twists and turns, can Kate get anyone to believe her before she becomes the next victim?

My Review

Take any Disney Channel or Netflix teenage show and twist it with Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Widow, and you get Three Drops of Blood, an engaging young adult dramatic thriller I read in two sittings over 24 hours. It's my first time reading anything by Gretchen McNeil, and I'm impressed with her storytelling powers. Even though I am certainly not the book's target readership, I enjoyed reading it. If you can't have fun while reading something, you probably should be reading something else.

Did I connect with the main character? No, not at all. Usually, this would be a problem for me. When I can't connect with the protagonist, my attention span for the narrative suffers. That was not the situation in this case. Katie is a flawed yet sympathetic character. Although I have nothing in common, I rapidly became engaged in Katie's "situation." Or, should I say, "incidents" throughout the story? I'm a big admirer of Rear Window —therefore, I related to the modernized, updated storyline.

Overall, and as previously said, I liked Three Drops of Blood. It's an intriguing, fast-paced story that young adults and adults will enjoy reading.. ╌★★★★✰

About Gretchen McNeil

Gretchen McNeil is the author of #MurderTrending, #MurderFunding, #NoEscape, I’m Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Possess, 3:59, Relic, and Ten which was adapted as the Lifetime original movie Ten: Murder Island in 2017, as well as Get Even and Get Dirty, adapted as the series "Get Even" which is currently streaming worldwide on BBC iPlayer and Netflix. You can find her online at www.GretchenMcNeil.com, on Instagram @Gretchen_McNeil, and on Twitter @GretchenMcNeil.

Giveaway Details

1 winner will receive a finished copy of THREE DROPS OF BLOOD, US Only.

Ends April 7^th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule

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