cilantrocat 's review for:

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

5.0

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This is the only book I have read that had my jaw dropped from chapter one all the way to the last page. An absolutely masterful cocktail of interlocking themes that manages to be consistently horrifying all the way through, this book puts discussions of scientific ethics, abuse, and trauma cycles into a washing machine and spins them around until they blend seamlessly. The writing style fits the character the audience is reading through perfectly; blunt and cold, laying everything bare with brutal yet skewed honesty. Truly refreshing to sit in the head of a female protagonist who is both victim and cause, with both standing standing tall side by side and never diminishing the other, leaving her room to be horribly human. Easily the best book I read last year, and becoming a running contender for one of the best books I have ever read.