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Real or not real?
River Madden is homeless and suffering from schizophrenia. The lightbulbs sing to him. He wakes up naked in dumpsters. Those eight-foot demons no one else can see are a problem. The last place he wants to go? That would be back to a psych ward lockup. So when a group of law enforcement looking agents corner his position in an alley, no way is he coming out. But are they and their weird sci-fi equipment even real or just another delusion? Things only get crazier when you add in a bag with a million dollars inside.
This high-octane thriller jumped straight into the action from page one and never let up. Intensely plot driven, it keeps you guessing, never wanting the reader to fully decide whether what River sees is a result of paranormal abilities or his delusions. Real or not real? It’s the sort of delicious book where you’re not sure there’s anyone you can trust. But as the layers of the onion are slowly peeled back and River and covert operative Sammy are pursued in a crazy chase through multiple dimensions, River begins to doubt that the delusions are all in his imagination. This was brilliantly imagined, with wonderful worldbuilding, sci fi bad guys whose evil machinations play into current day themes, and plot twists in the second half that had me eagerly flipping pages. Eager to read book two!
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Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
River Madden is homeless and suffering from schizophrenia. The lightbulbs sing to him. He wakes up naked in dumpsters. Those eight-foot demons no one else can see are a problem. The last place he wants to go? That would be back to a psych ward lockup. So when a group of law enforcement looking agents corner his position in an alley, no way is he coming out. But are they and their weird sci-fi equipment even real or just another delusion? Things only get crazier when you add in a bag with a million dollars inside.
This high-octane thriller jumped straight into the action from page one and never let up. Intensely plot driven, it keeps you guessing, never wanting the reader to fully decide whether what River sees is a result of paranormal abilities or his delusions. Real or not real? It’s the sort of delicious book where you’re not sure there’s anyone you can trust. But as the layers of the onion are slowly peeled back and River and covert operative Sammy are pursued in a crazy chase through multiple dimensions, River begins to doubt that the delusions are all in his imagination. This was brilliantly imagined, with wonderful worldbuilding, sci fi bad guys whose evil machinations play into current day themes, and plot twists in the second half that had me eagerly flipping pages. Eager to read book two!
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sexual assaultPlease excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
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