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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
Scott Spotson's Delusional invites us into the lives of some interesting but mildly flawed characters from various walks of life. Ok, so perhaps some are more flawed than others but who's judging? At any rate, you may find yourselves empathetic toward some of the helpless characters in this story and seething with a furious passion toward others midway through the pages. It's a soap opera on paper-you may yell and curse at some of the most sordid characters in this book but I guarantee that you won't put it down. Somewhat of a tease, this book arouses several different emotions in the reader at different turning points in the story. This book doesn't leave room for the reader to settle into what is initially a tranquil scene painted out somewhere overlooking the Sierra Nevada Mountains before it begins to pick up the pace, baffling investigators trying to piece together the mystery of the Hope Diamond and authentic art that has gone missing, then making its subjects the objects of mental apprehension and torment. Delusional proves that everything on the surface is never as it may seem - deception is not too far removed from rearing its ugly head.
The highlight of the story is Patricia Fowler, a marketing executive who finds herself tangled in a romantic web that soon has her hallucinating and fighting hard not to question whether Paul Blast or maybe a psychopath is behind her delusional experiences. To those on the outside looking in at Paul Blast, he appears to have it made; the Lamborghini, the mansion, vacations to the Cayman Islands, the rich wife - but he soon comes to grips with the reality of the dark void renting space in his heart and is faced with making the ultimate decision that will alter his life. Wendy Jewett, Paul's rich and bratty wife, seems to be more in love with her ability to make other peoples' lives miserable when she can't have her way, than with her own husband. Then there is the artist Samantha Des Jardins, enamored of her delusions, yet too comfortable to embrace reality.
This is not a book to put down. Spotson does an excellent job in stroking the curiosities of his readers and slathering the pallets with scenes that at first appear unrelated to each other but come together to uncover the hidden truths and dark secrets. I especially loved how the author creatively played with the idea of illusion and magic, giving this book a Criss Angel-ish intimation. This book is well deserving of 5 stars.
tl;dr A pretty good story overall, but it dragged at times and was a little wordy.
This is my first ever book review request! Quite exciting, and I must say I do love getting these requests!! Sorry it took so long to write it :( Boo holidays. Anyways.
So overall this was a pretty enjoyable book. The beginning was a little difficult to get into though. We start out meeting Patricia while she is swimming at the gym on her lunch break. It seems like even though she is a successful woman, all she can think about it getting a man. 
So I wasn't too fond of that beginning for our main character, but thats just me. Then, when we're meeting Paul for the first time at the hot tub, it got a little too wordy. Too clinical. Like, you don't need to go into in depth detail about how "this dude is clearly fit and there are hints of muscle under his stomach which is not super defined but still fit, but has a pooch when he bends over."
You gotta leave unimportant details like that to the imagination. Short and sweet and to the point. But once you get past this part, the story is pretty good. A mysterious jewel heist going on simultaneously with the love story helped keep it from getting too obsessive about Patricia's new crush in the beginning. I really enjoyed the supernatural elements to it, though I was they had been explained a little bit better than they were. Overall an interesting story and an enjoyable read!
