L. N. Sargent

On the edge of my seat (almost) the whole time!

Revisado: 06-25-21 El oyente recibió este título gratis

There are a couple chapters in the beginning where monologuing take over and it left me waiting for it to get on with it. I found that this, in no way, ended up detracting from the book. Over the course of the story, the monologues guide the reader on the journey and I came to enjoy them. This helped flesh out the characters, making them very real rather than 2-dimensional. You could hate a character but know exactly where they're coming from.

Beyond that, the story itself is a beautiful mix of gritty realism and what I would call supernatural. It has almost a DaVinci Code-esque background lore that hooked me in. The plot touches on typical horror elements without being campy or too predictable.

Each climax along the way leads into the next until you're going "This is fucking crazy!" "What the hell's next?" but in a good way. You want to know how it ends, how could all this possibly get un-fudged up.

I highly recommend this book to any thriller or mystery fans. My friend and I were reading it in tandem and each new mystery unfolding or plot thickening gave us lots to discuss.

My only caution is that there's a lot of mention and talk of sex, rape and torture - you don't have to "witness" it, but fair warning. Many of the sexual themes tie into the story, so fair game. There were some moments where women were described in great detail, that served to objectify them. This made a lot of sense from the main character's view point. Unfortunately, that kind of language bridged into non-sexual benign moments such as a friendly hug shared between a young woman and her roommate - - why mention breasts during a heartfelt good-bye hug? It's the last thing on my mind personally when hugging my friends. Otherwise, despite the sexual themes, the plot wins over and the portrayal of negative sexual themes was just enough to make you squeamish at the right moment or make you disgusted by a character's behavior (intentionally). In that, the author does very well!

All in all, a wonderful book. I look forward to another story of the Other Ones in the future!

Thank you, Mr. Schwarz.

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