Guest Review: Dangerous Designs – Dale Meyer

Drawing is her world…but when her new pencil comes alive, it’s his world too.

Her…Storey Dalton is seventeen and now boyfriendless after being dumped via Facebook. Drawing is her escape. It’s like as soon as she gets down one image, a dozen more are pressing in on her. Then she realizes her pictures are almost drawing themselves…or is it that her new pencil is alive?

Him…Eric Jordan is a new Ranger and the only son of the Councilman to his world. He’s crossed the veil between dimensions to retrieve a lost stylus. But Storey is already experimenting with her new pencil and what her drawings can do – like open portals.

It … The stylus is a soul-bound intelligence from Eric’s dimension on Earth and uses Storey’s unsuspecting mind to seek its way home, giving her an unbelievable power. She unwittingly opens a third dimension, one that held a dangerous predatory species banished from Eric’s world centuries ago, releasing these animals into both dimensions.

Them… Once in Eric’s homeland, Storey is blamed for the calamity sentenced to death. When she escapes, Eric is ordered to bring her back or face that same death penalty. With nothing to lose, can they work together across dimensions to save both their worlds?

Series:  Book 1
Release Date:  June 30, 2011
Publisher:  Dale Mayer
Source:  Provided by Author
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:

My mind is totally blown by this book. The character of Storey – she’s so unique that I can’t help but love her, and I love that her imagination is never limited. The idea of there being different dimensions is crazy, but somehow not crazy at the same time. I had a hard time pulling myself away from the computer; I just had to know what happened next. I love the idea of “soul-bound” items. It’s a very interesting concept and I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. I hated Eric’s father he pissed me off so much! The ending had me ripping my hair out (figuratively) because it’s just not fair – after all her hard work and Eric’s promises to visit her….it’s just really messed up for it to end that way. I kind of liked it though, because if she made it home then I’d be wondering if Eric did come and visit her like he promised and all of that. I’m definitely going to have to read the second one. Amazing, totally insane book.

Guest Review by:
Kari