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Salome: A Modern Retelling Kindle Edition

by JB Trepagnier (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Not the tale you've been told
In this modern day retelling of Salome, Herod is a drug lord. Herod’s life is mostly the same until he marries his business partner’s wife and her daughter comes to live with him. If his wife is not trying to destroy him, his new step-daughter is disobeying at every turn. Everything changes when Salome comes home from college and he has to use her help to clean up her mother’s mess with a snitch. Things change even more when he asks her to dance for his birthday. Things go totally to hell for Herod when he promises Salome anything she wants if she spends an entire week with him dancing. Heroid has avoided heartbreak for so long and is used to having power over everyone. Salome has all the power now and what she asks for could ruin his entire cocaine empire and have the cops at his door.

This is a tale of debauchery, sex, drugs, and romance.

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JB Trepagnier is a huge liar. She first started lying as a child when someone asked who colored on the walls. She later went on to major in art, so they really should have framed it instead of sending her to the principals office so many times. When she was fourteen, she wrote a very large lie into several notebooks, which later became her first book, Midnight's Sonata. Rather than dabbling in politics and possibly ending up in jail for lying when it counts or under oath, JB chooses to craft elaborate lies into word documents and use them for entertainment rather than harm because she is really batman, just without all the money to fight crime

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XHL7DSR
Publisher ‏ : ‎ J.B. Trepagnier (March 8, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 8, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 500 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 219 pages

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USA Today Bestselling Author JB Trepagnier is a huge liar. She first started lying as a child when someone asked who colored on the walls. She later went on to major in art, so they really should have framed it instead of sending her to the principals office so many times. When she was fourteen, she wrote a very large lie into several notebooks, which later became her first book, Midnight's Sonata. Rather than dabbling in politics and possibly ending up in jail for lying when it counts or under oath, JB chooses to craft elaborate lies into word documents and use them for entertainment rather than harm because she is really batman, just without all the money to fight crime.

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H. Starrenburg

My problem

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2017

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I do not like pornography, and therefore I did not like this book. It may be regarded as my problem, but it does influence my attitude. This was therefore one of the few books that I did not read till the end. Concerning the re-telling, as far as I could see, some of the names were the only things this book had in common with the original tale. Even that was contrived, for no-one is called Herod these days.

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NicLou

Compelling Retelling.

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2017

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Written in the 3rd person so you get the story from all sides, this modern retelling of Salome was very well thought out and unique. I really liked the idea of Herod as a drug lord and the role he plays in Salome's life. I'm not a fan of spoilers, so I can't say too much, but the story is well told and very entertaining. There's something for everyone. Gangsters, drugs, horrible mothers, and of course an unlikely, unconventional romance.

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019

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This Salome is not what you are used to and it's a great thing! Salome is off to college but when she comes home she finds her mother in a mess so she helps her out. Herod, her mom's husband wants her to dance for him for a week and promises her anything she wants. Will she bring down the cocaine business fall? Hell is about to break loose and you don't want to miss it. JB Trepagnier has taken this to a whole new level of awesomeness

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Philosopher's stoned

Competently Written and Engaging

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2017

As its title explicitly states, Salome: A Modern Retelling, by J.B. Trepagnier, is an adaption of the Biblical story of Salome and Herod II. She is perhaps most (in)famous for requesting the severed head of John the Baptist, a wish that was granted to her by Herod after he was very pleased with Salome's dance. The story has been adapted countless times, in theater and literature, but also as a theme in painting and sculpture. So, what does Trepagnier's modern adaptation - where Herod is a druglord - have to offer?

The narrative begins with a headlong dive into the story dynamics. The tempo is fast (some readers might find it a bit too fast) as the entire first chapter is dedicated to rendering the setting and the characters. Although it feels a bit rushed - Salome's teenage years and her admission to college are all dealt with in a few pages - this does have the positive effect of taking the reader by the hand and leading her/him straight to the action. The narrative gradually evolves into a slower, more descriptive path, and the characters' motivations and personalities do eventually begin to trickle down the reader. At this point it should be mentioned that Salome is a novel requiring the reader's participation. There are not, generally speaking, poetic descriptions or rich, symbolic representations; no complex inner worlds to be discovered. But that is not a negative thing, only the way the novel is offered: a tabula rasa, offering only the facts and the narrative outline, and awaiting the reader to provide the details and the shading - according to his/her own thoughts and emotions.

As the narrative pace slows down, the focus becomes sharper. Events are described in engaging ways, capturing the reader's attention, and as long as you go along with the rather heavily make-believe nature of the relationship between Salome and Herod, you are rewarded with intensity and action. At the same time, there are some interesting elements pertaining to the tensions that might arise between parent figures and their children, though by the middle of the story the plot branches to other paths, exploring some taboo aspects of human relations. The parallels to the original myth are present, though of course heavily adapted. This is used in creative ways, plaufylly toying with the reader's expectations. The conclusion of the novel is rather unsurprising, but that's probably good news, considering the genre.

Overall, although Salome: A Modern Retelling isn't exactly a masterpiece (nor does it pretend to be), it's a narrative competently written and engaging enough to keep the reader company and make her/his time worthwhile.

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2018

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This writing was choppy and didn’t flow together at all, anywhere. I felt like I was reading a jr high essay. Sadly, the story could’ve been decent and it was a good idea, but you can’t get passed the writing. Believe me I tried and tried, no can do.

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2018

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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. This book is a captivating romance. The characters are intriguing, engaging, and well developed. I liked reading this book.

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LesskarrWolf

another amazing and epic retelling!!

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2019

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JB Trepagnier continues to out do her self in her work with yet another retelling salome is a verry different yet good take on this old story bringing it into modern times and i got drew in and wasnt let go till i finished and absolutely loved this book :)

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018

I have to admit I had mixed feelings about this book as I read it. I thoroughly enjoyed the story of the love that develops between Salome and Herod, her stepfather. There was, of course, the “ewww” factor at the thought of sex between a young woman and her stepdad, but Salome is, after all, twenty-two. It’s not as if she was being abused, although I suppose one could argue that based on the “arrangement” that first got her into his bed. But after that—well, what Herod did to her could hardly be called “abuse!” (Fanning myself—whew!)

The author does a fantastic job with the erotic sex scenes—not just the description of the actions but also the emotions. Herod wasn’t having a casual roll in the hay; he was making love to her. The love he feels is as much as part of their encounters as is his masterful technique.

While reading this book, I had to stop every once in a while to remind myself that the characters were drug dealers and killers because I found myself rooting for them. I didn’t want them to go to jail, and I did want their love to work out. That should tell you what a good job the author did with the characters and the story.

On the negative side, I have to agree with another reviewer who said some of the scenes didn’t make sense, like when Salome is drugged by Herod’s people and carried onto a commercial plane. When I read that, I kept wondering why a private jet hadn’t been arranged. Herod is a filthy rich drug kingpin, so it wasn’t like they had to book a cheap flight. Didn’t make sense, and it wasn’t necessary for the story that they fly commercial.

But the main complaint I have is that the book needs a copyedit. I corrected in my head as I went because I was enjoying the story enough to do that and keep reading, but it was still distracting. With a good edit, I’d give the book four stars (maybe more), but as it is, I can only give it three. A good story is indeed the most important part of a book, but editing matters.

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