Review: You won't be able to "Control" yourself, and read this one slowly!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
When the description for this book posed the question “What happens when quantum physics meets pharmacology?”, my answer was of course “I’m not 100% sure what that first thing even is, but I am still intrigued!”The story mainly focuses on two very different people:  Roland Vandergrift, a multi-millionaire business owner, and full blown psychopath who always gets what he wants, and Sedric Jace, a very powerful empathy, who is trying to survive in this cutthroat company atmosphere.  Sedric is a nice guy at heart, but since he can hear people’s thoughts, he is able to help people out with their issues using his gift.  But if he takes the downward slide into Roland’s world, he could very easily use his power in order to TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!  Sorry…The story is fascinating overall.  The interaction between Roland and Sedric is fantastic:  Roland is incapable of feelling emotions or empathy, and Sedric can’t help but to feel EVERYONE’S emotions.  Plus, the world that it is set in is very unsettling, while at the same time being a lot closer to the truth than anyone should feel comfortable with.  Real-life Stepford wives created by pharmaceuticals, and a “Shadow Organization” that controls the world shapes the landscape of the narrative, with very good results.Overall, this book was a very fascinating read.  I was fascinated at the very different personalities throughout, and was excited to see how events set in motion played out.  I highly recommend it.