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Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
4.75
dark mysterious tense fast-paced

This was gripping - managed to read it in less than 4 hours because I couldn’t put it down. 

The story follows a meandering dreamlike conversation between a dying mother and a little boy named David as they walk through miserable event during her vacation. There are no chapters which makes for a fast paced and unbroken read. Without any real gore or explanation it’s a dreadful experience that I can only guess will be very different upon second read. The story is jarring and really lives up to the title. 

I enjoyed the authors style and hope to read more by them in the near future!