Review: Stunning and thought provoking,
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2014
this dark, gritty novel with sci-fi elements has everything i've come to expect from Jordan's amazing writing - vivid world building, continually evolving characters, and a lot to think about. And romance too, though not the fluffy kind, but rather the kind that it's not easy to forget, the kind that stays with you. Desmond is a character who sabotages himself time and again and when we first meet him, he's not very likable. I cared more for his ex-boyfriend Jim. Corey, the guy he meets at a support group is not very likable either. Sometimes i felt distanced from these characters, and yet, i couldn't help but feel Desmond's pain when the memories and insights into his past and present with Jim hit, and with Corey too, and there were several times when the story, and Desmond, just took my breath away, waves of emotion, empathy towards Desmond hitting then slowly receding, only to gather momentum again with the next phase in Desmond day to day. I highly recommend this story.