Review
A copy of the book has been provided by the author, R. J. Garcia, in exchange for an honest review.
What would you have done if bestowed upon you is the dream to see a glimpse of the future? A fascinating faculty to use for the betterment of the world, or a curse to haunt your conscience?
For Hannah Priestly, it was both. Her rather peculiar ability stroke her conscience. Although young, naive, and powerless, Hannah decided to act upon these dreams to save people from a frightening serial killer.
The only issue that I remember finding in this book are: (1) the sectioning of the chapter. I find that it would have been a better reading experience if the chapters were parted in a way that the present and future would not be in one. A chapter being either the future or the present, then transitioning into the other in a new chapter; and (2) the lack of parental guidance, I find that there are little to no “older” people here aside from the librarian who was ticked off by our characters.
Nevertheless, I absolutely devoured this book. Never have I thought of having the chance to do a one-sitting read any time soon, but this book refused to say otherwise. Garcia’s writing is always so easy to take a hold on. It drags you deep into a drunken stupor. Thus, you end up by the end of the book unnoticed. Additionally, I love how she has given each of the main characters (inclusive of the antagonist, of course) a background. It made them real, and really relatable at that.
Empathizing with the antagonist is one of my greatest pride and I must say, I really felt for the villain of this book. It always is in my mind not to judge quick (although it really is not inevitable to do something so easy), and true to that, the villain did had a rather bleak and exorbitantly dismal past. Though it may not be a good enough reason to do such morbid things, it still is something to hold on to. It tells that not all started from cruelty.
Overall, despite being a mixture of praise and blatant criticism, I had fun reading this book. Suffice to say, I read it in a day. R.J. Garcia is really something else entirely. Should you look for a thriller/suspense novel that is also a light-read, look no further for this book (including Garcia’s first novel) is just that. I look forward to reading more of her work.
About the Author
R.J. Garcia is a wife and proud mom. She earned her MSW and worked with foster children and as a school social worker. Writing has been her other great love. She has published several non-fiction pieces. She has been writing short-stories for as long as she can remember. To her amazement, those short stories became novels!
