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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
I was approved for an audio ARC by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Bethlam, Nevada. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. There’s no place better! Your neighbors are friendly. Crime is non-existent. THIS is where you live a trouble free and simple life. You want for nothing.
But one day, postal worker Hank Davies thinks something is off. He’s never had cause to feel that way before, but on his route delivering mail, an unsealed envelope releases it’s contents and the “letter” is just blank paper.
He tells his wife about the blank paper, and his wife says it’s probably just a one off, and maybe don’t look again, even if the opportunity presents itself. Soon thereafter, a woman knocks on his window in the middle of the night, urging him to investigate his bedroom wall. Hank pulls back the wallpaper to discover paper, with writing, that tells a story that seems too insane to be real. He beings to question this idyllic life, and his almost fake neighbors with their fake smiles and their fake lives. Like why are they always saying hi just to him? What is even real? How does EVERYONE know who he is?
This has elements of The Truman Show, but make it extra creepy and way more mind bending. The Narration was INCREDIBLE. I am still shaking my head trying to figure everything out. But what it is, is NOT what I would have imagined. READ IT.
Bethlam, Nevada. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. There’s no place better! Your neighbors are friendly. Crime is non-existent. THIS is where you live a trouble free and simple life. You want for nothing.
But one day, postal worker Hank Davies thinks something is off. He’s never had cause to feel that way before, but on his route delivering mail, an unsealed envelope releases it’s contents and the “letter” is just blank paper.
He tells his wife about the blank paper, and his wife says it’s probably just a one off, and maybe don’t look again, even if the opportunity presents itself. Soon thereafter, a woman knocks on his window in the middle of the night, urging him to investigate his bedroom wall. Hank pulls back the wallpaper to discover paper, with writing, that tells a story that seems too insane to be real. He beings to question this idyllic life, and his almost fake neighbors with their fake smiles and their fake lives. Like why are they always saying hi just to him? What is even real? How does EVERYONE know who he is?
This has elements of The Truman Show, but make it extra creepy and way more mind bending. The Narration was INCREDIBLE. I am still shaking my head trying to figure everything out. But what it is, is NOT what I would have imagined. READ IT.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was twisty and crazy. I loved it! Hank lives in a picturesque town where live seems nearly perfect. Then he starts finding clues that life may not all be what it seems. He goes on a search for answers. I am not sure we as readers/listeners ever get the answers but that makes this book all the more intriguing. A fantastic book!
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
dark
tense
fast-paced
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
A twisty psychological slow burn. Echoes of the Truman Show.