jackieferz 's review for:

Transcend by Christine Fonseca
5.0

As a devout fan of anything Phantom of the Opera (the musical and all adaptations) I absolutely loved this novel. I never understood why Christine from the original left Erik at the of the original novel as well as other adaptations. The thing I truly loved about this book was that the author wrote Ien's (the "Phantom") perspective in such a way that it was so eerily real.

The emotions seemed so real and raw that I felt I was peaking into the mind of a psychopath. I could feel the derangement of Ien as he struggled to grasp what was real and what was illusion. At some points I myself was losing my mind with Ien as he progressed in the story.

Even if you are not a Phantom fan or haven't read the original, I strongly recommend this book if your looking for something a little darker than you go for and a great psychopathic thriller!!

Ps. I loved that Ien's "evil voice" was named Erik :)