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A review by shortforsamantha
The Nirvana Threads by Rachel Tremblay
4.0
“She wanted to be loved again, to hold that healing, nourishing light close to her heart. Though this wasn’t love. This was icing on a cake she didn’t know the flavor of yet.”
“The Nirvana Threads” by Rachel Tremblay is unlike anything else I’ve read in the urban fantasy genre. The book straddles the line between fantasy and contemporary as the protagonist, Carlie, finds that the donor heart that saved her life is both a gift and a curse.
Left with survivors guilt and the grief of losing her husband after an automobile accident, Carlie moves home and discovers what she refers to as the Nirvana Threads; glowing lines that spread from her heart to those around her when she feels complete bliss. The threads are addictive and as she begins to chase the high that they bring she realizes they’re also wearing her down and taking a toll on the heart that saved her life.
Carli must figure out how to balance her grief and her joy, and come to terms with a life that is full of ups and downs while accepting the help and love of those she still has around her.
“She drank it as a means to an end, and as something to do while her heart fell apart, figuratively and literally.”
Tremblay’s writing is poetic and full of depth, she sets a scene masterfully- I felt like I had walked the streets in Carlie’s hometown. The only drawback for me was that among these masterful settings some of the character’s dialog felt a bit weak in comparison. I would have liked to have seen more of some of the characters including Leo, and Damien but I loved the flashbacks with Carlie’s husband because they really showed her character growth.
While the plot had fantasy elements it wasn’t hard to follow and I was able to suspend my disbelief without feeling the need to over analyze the origins of the nirvana threads. It was a fun sweet story of falling in love after major loss and I’ll definitely be looking to read more of Tremblay’s works.
“The Nirvana Threads” by Rachel Tremblay is unlike anything else I’ve read in the urban fantasy genre. The book straddles the line between fantasy and contemporary as the protagonist, Carlie, finds that the donor heart that saved her life is both a gift and a curse.
Left with survivors guilt and the grief of losing her husband after an automobile accident, Carlie moves home and discovers what she refers to as the Nirvana Threads; glowing lines that spread from her heart to those around her when she feels complete bliss. The threads are addictive and as she begins to chase the high that they bring she realizes they’re also wearing her down and taking a toll on the heart that saved her life.
Carli must figure out how to balance her grief and her joy, and come to terms with a life that is full of ups and downs while accepting the help and love of those she still has around her.
“She drank it as a means to an end, and as something to do while her heart fell apart, figuratively and literally.”
Tremblay’s writing is poetic and full of depth, she sets a scene masterfully- I felt like I had walked the streets in Carlie’s hometown. The only drawback for me was that among these masterful settings some of the character’s dialog felt a bit weak in comparison. I would have liked to have seen more of some of the characters including Leo, and Damien but I loved the flashbacks with Carlie’s husband because they really showed her character growth.
While the plot had fantasy elements it wasn’t hard to follow and I was able to suspend my disbelief without feeling the need to over analyze the origins of the nirvana threads. It was a fun sweet story of falling in love after major loss and I’ll definitely be looking to read more of Tremblay’s works.