Well Now THAT Was Interesting - Ricochet Joe Review

TITLE:  Ricochet Joe (Kindle in Motion-Single)
AUTHOR: Dean Koontz
PUBLISHER: Amazon Original Stories
PUBLISHING DATE: December 28, 2017

FROM GOODREADS: Can an ordinary guy make extraordinary choices in a battle between humanity and unearthly evil?

Joe Mandel is a perfectly ordinary guy from a perfectly ordinary town—a college student and community volunteer who dreams of one day publishing a novel. When a series of strange intuitions leads him to a crime in progress, Joe jumps headlong into danger without hesitation. In the aftermath, he wonders about the uncanny impulse that suddenly swept over him.

Until new friend Portia Montclair, the strangely wise daughter of the local police chief, explains to him what sent him ricocheting around town like a crazy pinball. Portia tells of another reality, a reality more thrilling—and terrifying—than Joe ever imagined. Timeless, elemental forces of good and evil have come to the quiet town of Little City: a cosmic entity capable of infecting human beings, and the seeker who has chosen Joe to find it.

To stop the malevolent invader, this average Joe must be braver than he ever thought possible…and face the hardest decisions of his life.

MY THOUGHTS: So I saw "Ricochet Joe" reviewed on another blog (Ruff Day Reviews) and it sounded like an interesting enough novella, especially given there was a time I would devour several Koontz books a year. I was hesitant because it was "Kindle in Motion" title but when I saw that through Prime, I could borrow it for free, I figured I had nothing to lose. 

Joe is an average college student in an average small town. One day, he starts "ricocheting" around town - meaning he would touch an object and a word would pop in his head and then he would run and find that object and so on and so on. Along his way, he joins up with Portia, the sheriff's daughter who is one of the few people who know what is going on. Apparently there is a "parasite" in town causing havoc and spreading evil and Joe has been chosen by The Seeker - who comes in the form of a Golden Retriever, to save the community. Along the way, Joe must learn about the space/time continuum and how things can be altered.

This was a fun read. The interactive bits provided by Kindle in Motion weren't overly fantastic but they did add some fun. There is especially one where you get to see the parasite that was just pretty awesome in my opinion. I could have easily read this in one setting if I hadn't started it so late one night and I definitely feel it's worth the read if you get a chance and are a Koontz fan.

And come on, you know the Golden Retriever alone scores some points from me especially since it is an all-knowing, all-seeing cosmic power! Go Koontz!

RATING: 4 PAWS

CHALLENGES: What an Animal (because of the Golden Power who holds all the knowledge) and Swords & Stars - read a book with time travel.