Book Review: Fix by Force by Jason Warne

Fix by Force by Jason Warne

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

Warning: Book contains Drug Usage, Slight Language and Gun Violence 

I first wanted to read this book simply because I found the cover and title intriguing. Naturally it is not my genre of choice. My taste dabbles in Teen Fantasy and Romance. Mostly Angels and Demons but something about this book told me to choose it. Flipping through the pages I was astonished to see it was about thirty six chapters long but after a few minutes you've come to realize they are not very long.

When I first started reading this book I was amazed by it power and emotion. Spencer Shane is a high school senior who feels meaningless in life and incapacitated to change his circumstances. He lives in a highly dysfunctional family with a verbally, emotionally and physically abusive mother. To top it off  he is also being bullied at school. Spencer feels he is unaccompanied in the world  with no one he can turn to for help and a sense of safety and love.

His pain, and his greatest fear is of turning into his much-hated father. Spencer realizes he needs to take action to turn his life around, but he is looking for a quick fix with direct results, no matter the outcomes. Although Spencer create a lot of his own disaster, his cognition to acquire to take control and obligation for his actions is huge. Its a lesson very few learn in life. Choices have consequences and some of them last a lifetime. 

 

Story Excerpt: Full Circle - Prologue

You ever wonder how two people, from two different worlds, crash into one another?

Yeah so did she!

The wind gusted through the trees and the girl tugged at her scarf from flying away. Here she was at Rowling University the School of Arts. Her scarf became erratic again and she sighed at how quick the moment disappeared. She could see four smaller buildings diagonally from one another each a little different. Smiling with glee she ventured towards a building that was made of reflecting glass. Surely this was Guston Hall where her first class of the day was located.

Stopping at a large metal blue door with a silver number four she hesitated before reaching for the knob. She got rid of the large mammoth butterflies churning in her stomach and opened the door. The loud metal screeched across the floor as the Professor stop speaking. He was a short stocky man with white hair holding a piece of chalk in his hand and seem to be far into his lesson.

“Welcome to Biology 206, Name?” He pondered crossing his arms and tapped his foot. “Biology? Is this not Guston Hall?” Her voice trembled as she realized she was in the wrong classroom in the wrong building. “My Dear this is Walt Hall, you are across the Quad and about ten minutes late” He lectured as he turned around to his work on the board.

She took in a shaky breathe before scanning the room of faces and seeing no sympathy among them. Escaping the panic attack that was about to start she returned to her previous spot. Sighing at the far distance she would have to walk now she began her walk to Guston Hall. She could skip her first class and endure her second class of Spanish Literature.

Knowing that she would regret missing Painting she would just suck it up and make it to her class with pride. As she passed the third building her mood elevated and saw the old red brick building. Taking in the orange leaves on the ground and large brown limber trees it screamed Art building. She began to jog towards the door when the cream scarf decided to escape from her neck.

She gasped at the action and ran after the whirling scarf as it stopped at the foot of a young man. He picked up the scarf and smiled at the girl who just shyly smiled back at him. “May I have that back?” Her voice came out a little strong and frustrated at him. “Sure here” He said and passed it to her. She felt an instant spark from him and her cheeks tinted pink.

“Just don’t let it slip away again you will never know whose hands it may fall in” He teased as he began to walk away. “Uh Thanks” She called back and he winked at her. He walked towards two guys who were waiting for him and she walked towards the building. She took one glance back to where he was walking away with his friends and she shivered.