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Preface: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
This book is a weird one. It wants to be half a dozen things, and never really settles down into a conventional plot. At first, it's about a guy whose soul (?) becomes trapped in the mind of a serial killer. Then, it becomes a story about a scientist framed for murder. Then, we get into sci-fi. Then, we get into horror-house-esque spooks. Then, it gets into /really/ crazy sci-fi, and then.....
It's difficult to explain this in any way without getting into spoilers - mostly because every leg of the plot takes off in such a wild and crazy direction. For some people, this might be confusing. I actually found it interesting - it kept me on my toes the whole time, always guessing where the hell we were going next. This book really has that odd genuineness that only comes out in the self-publishing world - that off-the-wall quirkiness that most editors would prefer to stamp out, for good or ill.
Honestly, as batty as it was at times, I enjoyed it. The characters are a little flat, but still lovable. The plot, again, is nuts, but always entertaining. Everything wraps up pretty neatly in the end (well, mostly). It's not a work of art, by any means, but it was enjoyable enough for me to give it a thumb's up. And it was fun trying to explain the story in a coherent way to my friends - though I probably enjoyed the experience more than they did.
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
This book is a weird one. It wants to be half a dozen things, and never really settles down into a conventional plot. At first, it's about a guy whose soul (?) becomes trapped in the mind of a serial killer. Then, it becomes a story about a scientist framed for murder. Then, we get into sci-fi. Then, we get into horror-house-esque spooks. Then, it gets into /really/ crazy sci-fi, and then.....
It's difficult to explain this in any way without getting into spoilers - mostly because every leg of the plot takes off in such a wild and crazy direction. For some people, this might be confusing. I actually found it interesting - it kept me on my toes the whole time, always guessing where the hell we were going next. This book really has that odd genuineness that only comes out in the self-publishing world - that off-the-wall quirkiness that most editors would prefer to stamp out, for good or ill.
Honestly, as batty as it was at times, I enjoyed it. The characters are a little flat, but still lovable. The plot, again, is nuts, but always entertaining. Everything wraps up pretty neatly in the end (well, mostly). It's not a work of art, by any means, but it was enjoyable enough for me to give it a thumb's up. And it was fun trying to explain the story in a coherent way to my friends - though I probably enjoyed the experience more than they did.
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