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A review by booksuperpower
All of Us Were Sophie by Resa Nelson
5.0
All of Us Were Sophie by Resa Nelson is a 2013 Mundania Publication. I as provided a copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Someone is trying to kill Sophie. In order to find out who and why, Sophie sacrifices herself by using a duplicator to make more Sophies. Each duplicate has a piece of the original Sophie. They will all have to work together to figure out what was going on in the weeks prior to Sophie's decision to take drastic measures. Sophie's husband Jack was working on a duplicator and of course this was all top secret. He had secrets he had not shared with Sophie and Sophie had secrets she didn't tell Jack about. There were a myraid of possibilites.
When a woman calls the police claiming someone has tried to kill her, Jeromy is called to the scene. Working in the sleepy bedroom town of Hounslow was not where Jeromy had intended to land. He had opted for a place to raise his daughters and be more of a family man. After his wife died, it was more important than ever for his daughters to be a safe community environment. But, he would take the crime of the big city any day over the strange situation he has gotten himself into with this woman named Sophie. She claims someone is trying to kill her and that she has no memory of the last two weeks.
In the meantime the dupicates have given themselves unique names and are trying to follow the evidence the original Sophie left for them so they can prove who was trying to kill her.
The synopsis for this book will have your interest peaked to say the least. This novel is a very creative, intricate, and quirky science fiction and mystery combination. The duplicator wasn't really intended to be used on people, but it does work in ways Jack could never have imagined. As the story progresses we see mulitple layers of Sophie's life prior to her duplication. She had a close relationship with her husband's friend, Ben. There were signs the relationship was more than platonic, and it puts Ben on the suspect list, as well as some rather unique neighbors of the Jack and Sophie's. With only bits and pieces of the puzzle, the Sophie's race against time to find the truth before one them becomes a victim .
I will confess that science fiction is certainly not my go to genre. In fact, it's pretty far down the list. Mysteries however are always at the top of my list. So, I had to see for myself how all this was going to play out. I was a bit concerned I was going to have trouble following the plot, but trust me, this is an easy to follow story without a lot of technical science fiction speak. The emphasis is on the investigation, the who and why of Sophie being on someone's hit list, and the drama that unfolds as more information is leaked out. I loved the wry humor the other Sophies had and the way the author gave each duplicate a special part of the origianal Sophie. Naturally, there is the question of what the long term consequences might be for the duplicates and the problems they would face if anyone ever discovered the truth about them. The novel also has a whimical quality , a feeling of being surreal, and had me caught up in the story as though I were a part of it. I love it when that happens. I enjoyed the escape from the mundane for awhile and loved the creativity and obviously well thought out plot. Very well done. This one is an A+
Someone is trying to kill Sophie. In order to find out who and why, Sophie sacrifices herself by using a duplicator to make more Sophies. Each duplicate has a piece of the original Sophie. They will all have to work together to figure out what was going on in the weeks prior to Sophie's decision to take drastic measures. Sophie's husband Jack was working on a duplicator and of course this was all top secret. He had secrets he had not shared with Sophie and Sophie had secrets she didn't tell Jack about. There were a myraid of possibilites.
When a woman calls the police claiming someone has tried to kill her, Jeromy is called to the scene. Working in the sleepy bedroom town of Hounslow was not where Jeromy had intended to land. He had opted for a place to raise his daughters and be more of a family man. After his wife died, it was more important than ever for his daughters to be a safe community environment. But, he would take the crime of the big city any day over the strange situation he has gotten himself into with this woman named Sophie. She claims someone is trying to kill her and that she has no memory of the last two weeks.
In the meantime the dupicates have given themselves unique names and are trying to follow the evidence the original Sophie left for them so they can prove who was trying to kill her.
The synopsis for this book will have your interest peaked to say the least. This novel is a very creative, intricate, and quirky science fiction and mystery combination. The duplicator wasn't really intended to be used on people, but it does work in ways Jack could never have imagined. As the story progresses we see mulitple layers of Sophie's life prior to her duplication. She had a close relationship with her husband's friend, Ben. There were signs the relationship was more than platonic, and it puts Ben on the suspect list, as well as some rather unique neighbors of the Jack and Sophie's. With only bits and pieces of the puzzle, the Sophie's race against time to find the truth before one them becomes a victim .
I will confess that science fiction is certainly not my go to genre. In fact, it's pretty far down the list. Mysteries however are always at the top of my list. So, I had to see for myself how all this was going to play out. I was a bit concerned I was going to have trouble following the plot, but trust me, this is an easy to follow story without a lot of technical science fiction speak. The emphasis is on the investigation, the who and why of Sophie being on someone's hit list, and the drama that unfolds as more information is leaked out. I loved the wry humor the other Sophies had and the way the author gave each duplicate a special part of the origianal Sophie. Naturally, there is the question of what the long term consequences might be for the duplicates and the problems they would face if anyone ever discovered the truth about them. The novel also has a whimical quality , a feeling of being surreal, and had me caught up in the story as though I were a part of it. I love it when that happens. I enjoyed the escape from the mundane for awhile and loved the creativity and obviously well thought out plot. Very well done. This one is an A+