Blood Brothers Paperback – February 28, 2013

This is what a book should be. It has suspense, mystery, realistic dialogue, complex characters, a truly evil villain, and a twisty plot. I loved all the myriad details about the art world, hot yoga, history, politics and cultural references. I was right there in the story with Philly and Billy, my emotions going up and down, my curiosity piqued and my heart racing. I read a massive amount. I could not put this book down and I don't say that often. I immediately looked to see what else has been written by this author and was crushed. This was written in 2013 and it looks as though the author has found other pursuits. I wish you well, Jody Zimmerman, and I want to thank you profusely for writing this marvelous book. What an accomplished individual you are.

The storyline is good and if it had been about a quarter the length it would have a pretty good book. The authors sentence structure and syntax was good and so it was easy to read and understand. There was no glaring "what the heck does that mean" moments for me.The premise was child abuse and murder which causes great internal conflict with the MC when he tries to come to terms with his past. If the story had stuck to that and the solving of the murders it would have been fine. To say the MC was conflicted is putting it mildly. One stream of conscience scene went on for pages and I thought perhaps the best place for this guy was a nice rest home. From his many visualizations I could not tell whether he was gay, het, bi or just plain confused. Seemed to me at one time or another he visualized sex with every other character in the book.The cast of characters was pretty interesting but everyone was so earnest and understanding it was beyond credible.The really problem with the book was the endless detail. It was boring me out of my mind and did not enhance the story what-so-ever. Three or four paragraphs or in some cases pages to describe in detail, including the type of china, placemats, silverware and where people were being seated for a meal is WAY too much. Every scene, every place visited and every room entered was described in such minute detail I wondered if any action regardless of how boring was going to take place!!! I surely didn't need to know about the MC taking a dump nor the picking up of dog crap which was repeated several times during the book.This book could have benefited from some serious editing.Pogo

Unfortunately, you can't "unread" something. I read up to the graphic description of pedophilia and sexual abuse of 2 young boys by their uncle, and then I took this trash off of my Kindle. There should have been some kind of a warning about the very graphic and disturbing content. I love a good thriller, and maybe this book would have gotten better, but I was not going to chance filling my brain with more of those images.

overall I really enjoyed the story. in fact I ended up dreaming about the book several nights (I was trying to piece all the clues together). my only complaint is that the author needs a good editor working with him. there were a number of spelling issues as well as some places where the story didn't flow very well. also while I loved the incredibly detailed descriptions of architecture, design and fashions, I felt that it often got in the way of the overall story.several reviews mention the subject matter and how it was hard to read. much of it was disturbing, but I think it was meant to be and at the same time it was very honest.this sounds like I didn't really like it but quite the contrary - it is an incredible story that pulls you in and doesn't let you go. in fact I would love to have a sequel updating me on the various family members.

This book was most awesome and quite graphic. There was a bit too much detail when describing one of the character's homes. The story line was pretty amazing about Billy's and Phillip's lives as well other family members and those that "just got in the way".Would definitely recommend this book to others. Will research other books that he has written.I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and really couldn't put it down. Kudos to Jody

Yes the book was a long read, BUT OH WHAT A FANTASTIC READ IT WAS, detailed as it is I could not put it down, had to see what new twist was added. Like some of the reviews noted I also cried, laughed and thanked god for Clark..........All I can say is READ this book and enjoy the roller coaster ride...................... thank you Jody, will certainly keep a look out for your works.

The story was good and somewhat unusualBUT you would have made it much more exciting and readable had you just eliminated all the fluff and descriptive filler. A good book is a partnership between the author and reader. Leave something to the imaginationA third to half of it should have been edited out.Keep trying I see potential. Just get a good editor