Renovation, by Lane Robins
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Renovation, by Lane Robins
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JK Lassiter moved to Dallas for a chance at a normal life. But normal is a hard thing to come by when he's at the mercy of the rogue psychic power that robbed him of a decade of friendships and joy. At twenty-eight he’s finally making up for those lost years. He’s landed a job renovating a long-neglected house. He’s met eccentric neighbours, made new friends, and after sexy man-next-door, Nick Collier, shows up, he’s even begun to hope that romance might not be impossible. But when JK’s extra-sensory abilities reveal evidence of a brutal crime, he finds himself embroiled in a murder investigation and feels his dream of attaining a normal life slipping away again. Even worse, the list of suspects starts with JK’s new neighbours, his new friends, and, as far as the police are concerned, ends with Nick. Now with the lives of people he cares for on the line, JK he must fight to control the abilities he never wanted to hunt down a killer.
Renovation, by Lane Robins - Amazon Sales Rank: #355071 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .50" w x 5.38" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 228 pages
Renovation, by Lane Robins Review “Robins is a fantasist with a future.” -- Publishers Weekly
About the Author Lane Robins has a BA in Creative Writing from Beloit College and she was a writer-in-residence at the Odyssey workshop. She is the author of Maledicte and Kings & Assassins, as well as Sins & Shadows (under the name Lyn Benedict). Her short fiction has been published in Strange Horizons, Penumbra, and Nightmare. She lives in Lawrence, KS.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The moment JK Lassiter rolled up the U-Haul door, he had an audience. This surprised him, though it shouldn't have. His new neighborhood, from what his boss Davis had said, was a mixture of students, university professors, and retirees―the kind of people who'd very well be home midday. A curtain in a fancy bay window directly across the street twitched, then a stiff-backed man came out to sit on his porch, a book in hand. The book rested on his lap, unopened. A prop. An excuse to let him watch as JK unpacked. An older couple in a hatchback made a slow circuit around the cul-de-sac, then retreated into the first driveway off the main road―a go-round to get a better look. The woman, grey-haired and stocky in her yoga gear, waved as she got out of her car. JK raised his hand, waved back. Nosy neighbors, but friendly ones. A nice change. So many of Dallas’s neighborhoods were industrial, or apartment dense, or made up of houses with three-car garages that let people pull in, pull out, without ever seeing their neighbors. There weren’t a lot of places left like this one: houses built in the twenties or thirties, full of personality, with lots that might be small―no room for swimming pools or tennis courts, but room enough for backyard decks, a swing set or two beneath the shade trees, and the inevitable barbecue grill. JK smiled, soaking in the scene. Like something out of a movie setting. His boss, Dustin Davis, must have had the luck of the devil to find a house for sale here and at a decent price. Of course―JK turned back to the house―you got what you paid for. Against the pretty backdrop of the other houses, his place loomed like a nightmare, the building kids would dare each other to creep up on. The blight of the neighborhood. First impression: A house built out of scraps and remainders. Brickwork here, stone there, grey shingles cascading down one side, peeling and yellowed siding on the other. A decaying privacy fence gaped like a row of broken teeth, edging a front lawn where grass went to die in long, brittle brown strands. The house wasn’t that bad, JK reminded himself against the sinking of his heart. It had been the victim of a series of renters, a disinterested landlord, and most lately, a couple who apparently had other things on their mind than home repair. At its core, the building stood strong and attractive. It was just overwhelmed by too many influences. He could take care of that. He hoped.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. the Barton house is not only ugly it’s full of horrible memories and emotions By It's About The Book 3.5 starsJK Lassiter is going to live his own life on his own terms. His psychic power is going to make that difficult, but he’s going to do it. JK is going to renovate the Barton house and his boss is going to flip it for a big profit. It’s something JK could really make a career out of. Unfortunately, the Barton house is not only ugly it’s full of horrible memories and emotions. JK plans to overwrite the bad feelings with new positive feelings, take his meds as prescribed, and hunker down and get to work. The attractive guy next door, Nick, is just a bonus. JK has trouble working in the house. Foolishly, he takes his gloves off to see if he can learn anything about the house. Barton was a horrible person. JK has some real difficulties staying in the house. He does enjoy his burgeoning relationship with Nick. He even manages to get Nick to go on a coffee date. JK quickly learns Nick’s life has been in upheaval for a while. Nick’s friends are extremely protective and quickly latch onto the fact JK is different.While working in the backyard JK has a major psychic experience that leads him to believe Barton is dead and buried in the backyard. Nick’s friend doesn’t want him digging. Finding Barton’s body leads to police scrutiny of the neighborhood, the neighbors, and Nick’s circle of close friends. JK decides to investigate despite the fact he’s opening himself up to severe problems as a result of using his psychic powers, but he can’t let a killer go free even if Barton was a horrible man, and he can’t leave the wrong person in jail.Unfortunately I had this book solved by page 25. I kept hoping I was wrong. For a while I thought I might be, but at the same time the real killer was just being cemented more strongly into my brain. I enjoy the locked room mystery trope, but sometimes it’s just really obvious and this was, for me, one of those times. So yeah, the whole mystery aspect of the story was a bit of a wash for me.I’m not sure how I felt about Nick asking JK to use his abilities. It was everything JK’s brother feared would happen to him. Nick regretted it when he saw the end result and JK had the power to say no, but I just didn’t like it. Especially after Nick was so offended JK could use his ability to look into his life and he had no similar power. It added an interesting element that this relationship was lopsided and not in favor of the person with the special power. Hopefully that was intentional, as this whole book had a vibe that JK had a psychic disability rather than a psychic ability.I expected more from the mystery, but the paranormal and relationship aspects of the story took up some of the slack. JK’s psychic powers never felt like a way to solve the story’s problems and fit in well with the plot as a whole. I’d recommend the book to die-hard mystery fans.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A great whodunit in a classic nosy neighborhood setting By Tiffany Michele (BookAndCoffeeAddict) JK Lassiter can pick up psychic atmospheric readings just by walking into a room and with the touch of his hand, assimilate memories, good and bad, along with the overpowering surge of physical and emotional feelings attached to them. His gift has proved to be more of a curse to JK, one he has to manage with medication and protective gloves to stop from being completely overwhelmed by. Now 28 years-old, he’s tired of his life being ruled by his abilities – which is why he’s excited when a new career path flipping houses opens up, offering a road towards independence and a chance towards a new, normal life. The chance at normal pretty much gets thrown out the window when it becomes apparent that the house he’s flipping has dark secrets tied to the sudden disappearance of the former owner.Renovation is a great whodunit in a classic nosy neighborhood setting. The neighborhood is populated with all the usual characters you’d expect – the elderly, garden-obsessed couple down the way, the retired military man across the street, the single mom struggling to take care of her son, the house a few young college kids are renting – not exactly an original cast, but they provided a great list of suspects to chose from.There’s also a great romantic aspect to the story with JK’s slightly-agoraphobic neighbor, Nick. The two share a pretty good connection, and some semi-explicit-to-explicit intimate scenes. I loved how the romance played out between the two, not insta-love, but not a slow burn either; it was paced pretty well, although the intense events in the book kind of accelerate the depth of closeness in their relationship towards the end.Be warned there’s some drama and angst here – JK, our poor, relatable everyman main character, suffers some serious mental trauma while investigating the mystery. Some of the memories he has to re-live, and then live with, are memories that no one should have to endure.I really enjoyed this book and found myself staying up until 3 a.m. on a week night because I just couldn’t put it down. I definitely see potential for a series here and I would absolutely love to read more of JK’s adventures in crime solving using his “rogue psychic power”.*I received an ARC of this book to review. You can find this review and others like it at BookAndCoffeeAddict.com, along with recommendations for a fantastic cup of coffee.
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