Bits & Pieces

De: Dawn Hosmer

Narrado por: Diane Box-Worman

Duración: 8 h y 34 m

Resumen del Editor

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.

©2018 Dawn M. Hosmer (P)2019 Dawn M. Hosmer

A Wonderfully Emotional Sory

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.

Wow 🤩👌🏼

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!

Unique And Amazing

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.

Wow..... Unique and Gripping!!

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!!

Unique look at premonitions...

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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A captivating thriller!

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!

Packed with emotion and imagery

I absolutely was not expecting the roller coaster ride of this book but it was very much a good thing what I got! I only took about a chapter to get invested in Tessa and her life. I loved the imagery, the feelings and emotions, just how the author pulled me into the world in general. I found myself getting a little angry every time I had to stop listening because I just NEEDED to know what was to happen next! The ending came with a twist I was not expecting at all, and was kinda sad. If there is a second book, I would most absolutely want to read it. The abilities of the main character are intriguing and captivating, I could easily read a whole series about them.

I enjoyed it!

Fast paced and full of action mystery thriller! The book has you guessing till the very end! I liked the character and the way her abilities were portrayed! The author sets vivid scenes that you can almost see!

A Mind-Numbingly Brilliant Thriller

Hopefully that review title intrigued you. Because we’re about to explore Bits & Pieces, a novel written by Dawn Hosmer.

I listened to it on audiobook (though I also own the paperback), and WOW. What a novel.

Let’s start with a clear CONTENT WARNING. Bits & Pieces contains incredibly graphic scenes of sexual violence. Read (or listen to) this novel at your own risk.

Bits & Pieces follows Tessa, a young woman with an extraordinary gift. This is one of those novels where reviews really shouldn’t give away specific details, because this book’s narrative relies on its twists and turns. But I’ll do my best. The story begins with Tessa’s ordinary life, complicated by her insane gift. She wants love and companionship, but her mind won’t let her experience those to their fullest extent.


And through Tessa’s gift, she’s thrown into a whirlwind of an adventure where she uncovers the truth about particular crimes throughout her community… but will it destroy her in the process?

Listening to Bits & Pieces on audiobook, I enjoyed the witty writing and focused first-person POV, all from Tessa’s perspective. However, the narrator’s pacing was inconsistent throughout (though one particular chapter stands out as significantly better than the rest). The narrator was good at giving Tessa personality, but sometimes she lacked in giving voice to other characters. And sometimes, words would cut in and out at different volumes.

The critiques of the narrator aside, Dawn Hosmer’s words draw you in through every chapter. Just enough suspense, just enough characterization, just enough style to keep the words moving at a pace deserving of the story.

If you’re looking for a psychological thriller exploring the human condition through a novel lens, Bits & Pieces is for you. I usually don’t like thrillers of this style, so the fact I enjoyed Bits & Pieces should say quite a bit about its gripping and compelling nature.

Writing: 9/10. Excellent voice and POV.

Characters: 8/10. Loved Tessa. Other characters were good, but they were overshadowed by Tessa.

Setting: 7/10. Typical small university town, nothing special. It worked well for the story.

Plot: 10/10. Every word mattered, every word drove the story, every character fit in perfectly.

Overall: 8.5/10. Round that up to 9 and we’ve got a clear 5 stars!

Incredible book

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!