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katrinamarie's review against another edition
4.0
I do believe Corrigan Bain is my new fave character that Doucette has written. I used to love Adam from The Immortal books, but nope Corrigan is pretty epic.
Fixer is written in various points of view. Corrigan's is the main one, but we are able to see into other characters that effect the events that transpire. It's an awesome mystery with creepy factor.
Corrigan is our main character. He's able to see the future and tries to keep people from getting hurt. He shows up at just the right time to save unsuspecting people. He doesn't allow himself to get close to anyone. He figures nobody can really understand his abilities so why bother. He thinks he can do it all, and when he fails he takes it personally. Seeing through his eyes can be sensory overload at times. You're seeing both the present and future. Maggie, his buddy (in more ways than one) from the FBI, comes to him to help with a case. I connected with her pretty quickly. She knows that their relationship is nothing more than occasionally ending up staying the night with Corrigan. I think she wants more though. She's a fiery red-head with little filter. She pretty much says what's on her mind to those she knows.
The plot is fast paced. You get glimpses of what happened in the past, and what is happening now. Things that happened to Corrigan as a child come into play in the present. We get to see how he was raised for a period of time in his life. It's definitely odd. But important in how he chooses to live his life as an adult. The bad guy is super creepy. I definitely had trouble sleeping when I was reading before bedtime, especially when I got to a certain part in Corrigan's childhood. Freaking creepy!!! My only complaint was that some of the scientific terminology used by the MIT staff was over my head. But I got the gist of what was being said.
If you are looking for a mystery with some otherworldliness to it, definitely grab this. Doucette does a great job of bringing his characters and story to life.
Fixer is written in various points of view. Corrigan's is the main one, but we are able to see into other characters that effect the events that transpire. It's an awesome mystery with creepy factor.
Corrigan is our main character. He's able to see the future and tries to keep people from getting hurt. He shows up at just the right time to save unsuspecting people. He doesn't allow himself to get close to anyone. He figures nobody can really understand his abilities so why bother. He thinks he can do it all, and when he fails he takes it personally. Seeing through his eyes can be sensory overload at times. You're seeing both the present and future. Maggie, his buddy (in more ways than one) from the FBI, comes to him to help with a case. I connected with her pretty quickly. She knows that their relationship is nothing more than occasionally ending up staying the night with Corrigan. I think she wants more though. She's a fiery red-head with little filter. She pretty much says what's on her mind to those she knows.
The plot is fast paced. You get glimpses of what happened in the past, and what is happening now. Things that happened to Corrigan as a child come into play in the present. We get to see how he was raised for a period of time in his life. It's definitely odd. But important in how he chooses to live his life as an adult. The bad guy is super creepy. I definitely had trouble sleeping when I was reading before bedtime, especially when I got to a certain part in Corrigan's childhood. Freaking creepy!!! My only complaint was that some of the scientific terminology used by the MIT staff was over my head. But I got the gist of what was being said.
If you are looking for a mystery with some otherworldliness to it, definitely grab this. Doucette does a great job of bringing his characters and story to life.
lukesbe's review against another edition
5.0
Just, wow!
I came to this book with no preconceived ideas, just the knowledge that the protagonist could see 5 seconds into the future.
Philip K. Dick, or 'Next', anyone?
But no, this was different, and very entertaining to boot.
Catching a killer who's invisible. Seems impossible, but well executed.
This is a fascinating read, and I finished it in a record time!
I came to this book with no preconceived ideas, just the knowledge that the protagonist could see 5 seconds into the future.
Philip K. Dick, or 'Next', anyone?
But no, this was different, and very entertaining to boot.
Catching a killer who's invisible. Seems impossible, but well executed.
This is a fascinating read, and I finished it in a record time!
candidceillie's review against another edition
4.0
Gene Doucette’s Fixer was intriguing the entire way through, using time jumps to show you the Bain’s background, and it seriously puts a twist on the old war phrase “Kilroy was here” in a slightly terrifying manner.
This book was not my usual type of book, but it was up for an ARC on Netgalley, and it looked interesting, so I figured I’d try for it, and I got it! How exciting!
The summary for the book says, “What would you do if you could see into the future?
As a child, he dreamed of being a superhero. Most people never get to realize their childhood dreams, but Corrigan Bain has come close. He is a fixer. His job is to prevent accidents—to see the future and “fix” things before people get hurt. But the ability to see into the future, however limited, isn’t always so simple. Sometimes not everyone can be saved.
“Don’t let them know you can see them.”
Graduate students from a local university are dying, and former lover and FBI agent Maggie Trent is the only person who believes their deaths aren’t as accidental as they appear. But the truth can only be found in something from Corrigan Bain’s past, and he’s not interested in sharing that past, not even with Maggie.
To stop the deaths, Corrigan will have to face up to some old horrors, confront the possibility that he may be going mad, and find a way to stop a killer no one can see.
Corrigan Bain is going insane . . . or is he?
Because there’s something in the future that doesn’t want to be seen. It isn’t human. It’s got a taste for mayhem. And it is very, very angry.”
At first I was a little confused as to where Doucette was going to go with the story, but he knew what he was doing. It was an enjoyable book, earning three and a half stars from me. It was a concept that is rarely traversed, with Corrigan Bain being slightly psychic, although not really. (I won’t explain how, you’ll just have to read it! And the little bit of science Doucette threw in was actually kind of refreshing.
There are some type errors where the typeface did not match the rest of the book, some minor typos, etc, but since this was an ARC, I’m sure they will fix them. The only thing that bothered me was when the typeface changed mid-sentence, occasionally mid-word. It got really annoying, but again – I’m sure they’ll fix it before it goes out for purchase.
Corrigan Bain (What a cool name! Seriously!) has a really interesting story, one that I would love to have continued eventually, but I’d also like to learn more about why Maggie Trent kept investigating. What’s her backstory? And whatever happened to the others at the hippie commune? Not particularly important to this story, but they’d still be interesting to learn about.
I’m gonna give Fixer by Gene Doucette 4 stars, because it was really good. I have no major issues with it, but it wasn’t my favorite book in the world. I hope that you all enjoy this when it comes out officially!
This book was not my usual type of book, but it was up for an ARC on Netgalley, and it looked interesting, so I figured I’d try for it, and I got it! How exciting!
The summary for the book says, “What would you do if you could see into the future?
As a child, he dreamed of being a superhero. Most people never get to realize their childhood dreams, but Corrigan Bain has come close. He is a fixer. His job is to prevent accidents—to see the future and “fix” things before people get hurt. But the ability to see into the future, however limited, isn’t always so simple. Sometimes not everyone can be saved.
“Don’t let them know you can see them.”
Graduate students from a local university are dying, and former lover and FBI agent Maggie Trent is the only person who believes their deaths aren’t as accidental as they appear. But the truth can only be found in something from Corrigan Bain’s past, and he’s not interested in sharing that past, not even with Maggie.
To stop the deaths, Corrigan will have to face up to some old horrors, confront the possibility that he may be going mad, and find a way to stop a killer no one can see.
Corrigan Bain is going insane . . . or is he?
Because there’s something in the future that doesn’t want to be seen. It isn’t human. It’s got a taste for mayhem. And it is very, very angry.”
At first I was a little confused as to where Doucette was going to go with the story, but he knew what he was doing. It was an enjoyable book, earning three and a half stars from me. It was a concept that is rarely traversed, with Corrigan Bain being slightly psychic, although not really. (I won’t explain how, you’ll just have to read it! And the little bit of science Doucette threw in was actually kind of refreshing.
There are some type errors where the typeface did not match the rest of the book, some minor typos, etc, but since this was an ARC, I’m sure they will fix them. The only thing that bothered me was when the typeface changed mid-sentence, occasionally mid-word. It got really annoying, but again – I’m sure they’ll fix it before it goes out for purchase.
Corrigan Bain (What a cool name! Seriously!) has a really interesting story, one that I would love to have continued eventually, but I’d also like to learn more about why Maggie Trent kept investigating. What’s her backstory? And whatever happened to the others at the hippie commune? Not particularly important to this story, but they’d still be interesting to learn about.
I’m gonna give Fixer by Gene Doucette 4 stars, because it was really good. I have no major issues with it, but it wasn’t my favorite book in the world. I hope that you all enjoy this when it comes out officially!
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