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Figure Eight Kindle Edition
Do you remember me?
Of course you don’t. So I’m going to give you a refresher course.
I’ve known you for years and years. We used to have beautiful conversations. There was no one that knew you better than me. We were handmade for each other.
Lately, it’s become achingly obvious you’re miserable. You’ve moved back home to take care of your ailing mother. You’ve been looking for a new job, but that’s not going well. Admit it: it’s all too much.
Everyone around you sees your suffering, but they’re not willing to help you.
Everyone but Jackson.
He comes into your life at the perfect moment and offers you everything you could want: a shoulder to lean on, love, and most importantly, hope.
But there’s no one that can compare to me. You seem to forget that I’m your figure 8. Your infinity. You try to run, but I will always find you.
Yours Truly,
Figure 8
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMarch 10, 2017
- File size2.7 MB
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- ASIN : B06XJF18CJ
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- Publication date : March 10, 2017
- Language : English
- File size : 2.7 MB
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 319 pages
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,274,149 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #6,398 in Psychological Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #9,359 in Psychological Fiction (Books)
- #12,589 in Psychological Thrillers (Kindle Store)
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About the author

Calia Read is the author of the Sloan Brothers Series, Fairfax Series, The Surviving Time Series, and Belgrave Dynasty. She lives in the Midwest with her family. She is currently hard at work on the fourth book in the Belgrave Dynasty.
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Customers are captivated throughout the story and find it wonderfully written, with one review comparing the author's words to poetry. The book is thought-provoking, with one customer noting how clues are teased throughout the narrative, and customers find it authentic and real. While customers appreciate the twists and turns in the plot, some mention that the ending leaves them feeling a bit down.
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Customers are captivated throughout the story and find it convincing, with one describing it as a definite page turner.
"...in such a way that purposefully jigs and jags yet remains steady and portentous...." Read more
"...There are so many beautiful things that happen in this book, so many things I desire to dissect and tell you about in great detail, but to do so..." Read more
"...With multiple POVs, this story will take one a wild ride...." Read more
"...It's real. Kind of gritty. And, it feels more...important. I don't think she's trying to shock you. Blow your mind. Trick you with some big twist...." Read more
Customers find the book thought-provoking, with one customer noting how the clues are presented throughout the story, while another appreciates its psychological elements.
"...For those seeking a story with a range of emotion, mystery, psychological elements and twists, I highly recommend Figure Eight." Read more
"...The last half of this book was faster paced, clues are coming at you, but you don’t realise that they are clues until the end and then it all makes..." Read more
"...This is a book that has so many layers, so many facets and secrets, telling any one of them would destroy the experience that is Figure Eight...." Read more
"I was captivated throughout the story. It teased me with information that kept me thinking, “what happens next?!”..." Read more
Customers praise the writing style of the book, finding it wonderfully crafted, with one customer noting how the purposefully deceptive narrative drags readers in, while another compares the author's words to poetry.
"...As ever, Calia Read’s writing was impeccable, this author never fails to draw me into a story and hold me captive for its entirety...." Read more
"...I am in love with her writing and the important stories she tells...." Read more
"...The execution and writing style were brilliant (outside of the handfuls of grammatical errors sprinkled throughout)...." Read more
"I like her writing style. The story line had promise. The horrible editing job made reading this frustrating!..." Read more
Customers appreciate the authenticity of the book.
"...as Calia Read successfully writes a convincing story in a truthful and challenging manner...." Read more
"...It's real. Kind of gritty. And, it feels more...important. I don't think she's trying to shock you. Blow your mind. Trick you with some big twist...." Read more
"...The ending may not be what people want but you know what? It’s real. It’s as real as it gets. Five enthusiastic stars!" Read more
"...It's complicated to follow, but naturally comes together. It's truth, it's real. This woman is a brilliant writer. I'm still a little bit in shock...." Read more
Customers find the book engaging, with one mentioning it had them glued from beginning to end.
"...this author never fails to draw me into a story and hold me captive for its entirety...." Read more
"...Had me glued from beginning to end and in the end I was a puddle of tears...." Read more
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"So good, suspenseful and gripping. Had me hooked from the get go and I couldn’t stop reading!!! Great ending too!" Read more
Customers have mixed reactions to the plot twists in the book, with some enjoying them while others find the ending disappointing.
"...With varying perspectives, the plot flows in such a way that purposefully jigs and jags yet remains steady and portentous...." Read more
"...Gotta admit though, the ending left me a bit down. I mean, I understand, but I’m such a sucker for happy endings. Still, 5 stars!" Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2017Format: KindleVerified PurchaseSelah Kerrington is a 33 year-old elementary school teacher who returns home to care for her sick mother. Always having been a quiet and rather introspective person, Selah becomes aware of stares and hushed whispers strangers who observe the signs. In keeping her focus on her mother’s well-being, Selah tries to do the best she can as provider and protector from interlopers but she also has her own demons she is trying to keep at bay.
Being a creative person, Selah’s passion is reading and wants to be a writer. After establishing a connection with Jackson, another member on an online writing site, they agree to meet and form a friendship. The male attention is a welcomed distraction and it serves to curb Selah’s loneliness but as she begins to want more, it becomes more complicated.
Adding to Selah’s stress is a neighbor who seems to be eerily aware of her activities. While she knows being more discreet is the obvious way to deter questions and onlookers, Selah is determined to get answers of her own and the path she takes is the one that feels right to her.
From the first page, the tension slowly builds as questions arise and suspicions mount. With varying perspectives, the plot flows in such a way that purposefully jigs and jags yet remains steady and portentous. With Selah, her character is one that has many relatable elements, as she is a woman who wants balance in her life yet she feels the weight of her own emotions and fears. The main characters are just as convincing and each serve a purpose in Selah’s life and are intricately weaved into this taut and compelling narrative.
In starting this book, I wasn’t sure what to completely expect but it exceeded my expectations, as Calia Read successfully writes a convincing story in a truthful and challenging manner. For those seeking a story with a range of emotion, mystery, psychological elements and twists, I highly recommend Figure Eight.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2017Format: Kindle*I volunteered to review a Copy of this book from Wordsmith Publicity*
Thank you so very much Wordsmith Publicity!! I am extremely honored and grateful!! :)
This was my first time reading Ms.Read’s work. I really enjoyed this page-turner of a thriller!! From the very beginning I became hooked to this story. It messed with my mind in every which way and just when I thought I had it all figured out I was wrong. I loved the unique concept and how with every chapter questions wouldn’t stop popping up in my mind. I like to be kept guessing and boy did this story make me do that and so much more! I haven’t had a novel bring goosebumps to my skin in such a long time especially from fear of the unknown.
Ms.Read’s writing was so very haunting and brilliant!! At times I would have to re-read certain parts just to see if could find out more clues. My heart was pounding so hard throughout and I wasn’t quite sure how things would end. I found Selah’s story to be realistic, so very intense, heartbreaking, suspenseful, and down right addictive. Ms.Read has definitely got a fan in me now for sure!! I can’t wait to read more of her work!! :)
Even though i highlighted a lot in this story i couldn’t forget this quote – “The truth is a powerful thing.”
If you haven’t already One-Clicked it, What are you waiting for?!?! Buy It Today!! Trust me, you do NOT want to miss out on this book. This is one of those books you have to read for yourself. Get ready for an epic rollercoaster ride of a story with twists and turns you won’t see coming!! It’ll keep you glued to your kindle until the very last sentence! I hope you enjoy this one and that it messes with your mind as much as it did mine!! 4.5 Stars all around!! :)
- Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2017Format: KindleVerified PurchaseFigure Eight by Calia Read
3.5 stars!!!
“Well, your nest is getting ready to fall. So it’s either fall or fly. Little bird that I love the most, what are you going to do?”
As ever, Calia Read’s writing was impeccable, this author never fails to draw me into a story and hold me captive for its entirety. Calia Read’s words are like poetry, where you feel the timbre, the resonance and are lulled into the melody the more you read. That has not changed.
“You seem to forget that I’m your figure eight. Your infinity. You try to run but I will always find you.”
I really cannot go into details about this book, because everything is a spoiler. When a book is all about the suspense, intrigue and build up, the author spends a remarkable amount of time and effort to bring you to that precipice. That feeling of balancing on the edge of a cliff and you are impatiently waiting for the author to give you that final nudge over. This was how I felt throughout this whole book. I was waiting for that push, that nudge, but all I felt was a whisper.
“DIDN’T I TELL you that there’s a dark side to love? Well, you’re getting ready to experience that and you don’t even realize it. Yet.”
Calia Read delivers a book that confuses you, it infuriates you, it has your brain running a mile a minute frantically trying to decipher what the hell is going on. You will find yourself going back over things, dissecting every little morsel, replaying, analysing and after all that spent energy you will still be no closer to understanding what the hell is going on. For that, I applaud the author, she had me hoodwinked from the very start. I had many ideas of what was transpiring between the pages, none of which were right, some ideas were on the right track but none fit the bill completely.
“Let that blood flow and listen carefully to the walls. They’ll start to whisper to you and if you’re lucky those whispers will transform into screams. You’ll hear the honesty and truth that you need. All because of the color of blood.”
I will be honest and say the first fifty percent was a little hard going, sometimes being confused for so long gets a little tiring and I wished that the author had maybe thrown us a little bone a little earlier on, but none the less, I still kept those pages turning. I did find I had to be in the right frame of mind to read this one, I needed to be alert, so bedtime reading for this one was definitely out the question. The last half of this book was faster paced, clues are coming at you, but you don’t realise that they are clues until the end and then it all makes sense.
“See? Levels of affection. To know them is to love them. And to love them is to hate them.”
I hardly ever disagree with the way that an author ends a book, it is their prerogative, their story to tell, it is what their characters dictate, but sometimes an ending screams at me and this was one of those instances. In fact, I had two on the trot…totally unheard of. I understood it, but didn’t like it, I resonated with it, but still didn’t like it. This is most probably personal preference, was it predictable, hell no, but it was what Calia Read does best. Calia Read delivered a book that will shock you, the reveals are cleverly done, the book written in some amazing point of views, the story of which a lot of people can and will empathise with. Cleverly plotted, brilliantly executed, fantastically written but for me personally, the ending killed it, up until that very last chapter, it would have been a solid 4.5 stars.
Top reviews from other countries
- BronwynReviewed in Australia on April 3, 2024
2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was expecting, very depressing
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI love this author and after reading the Belgrave series, was keen to read this book. It’s very depressing and I’d imagine if you have any mental health issues, it would be best to steer clear. I’m not a fan of sad books so worth taking that into account; however I can deal with tearjerker sad, this just felt horribly depressing and bleak. Wish I dnf.