Review: Expecting Great Things!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 7, 2013
I would expect great things from this author in the future.  He has a psychological writing style that pulls you in, putting you into the mind of the character and leaving you feeling as if you're living her nightmare with her.Dana Barnes voluntarily checked herself into a psychiatric facility to help her deal with mounting depression.  Released after five days with few options of where to go she decides to join her sister at The Rainbow Collective, a private community of  environmentalists.Trouble begins almost immediately for Dana upon leaving Expedition House. A fight with her boyfriend who suddenly disappears without a trace.  Even worse, Dana has no verifiable records that Tyler ever existed, except in her mind.  Arriving at the Rainbow Collective alone she seeks to enlist the help of her sister and local authorities in find her missing boyfriend as she struggles to settle into community life.  But the community is full of secrets.  Secrets that Dana knows she has to uncover if she's going to find Tyler and save his life.It's difficult to write more without giving spoilers, so I'll leave it here.  Solstice is a psychological thrill ride that will keep you guessing all the way to the end.  As a mystery fan, long time reader and author it is very difficult for a book to throw a twist at me I didn't see coming--this book did and I absolutely loved it.  There are some sharp POV shifts that may disturb some readers, however, I love multi-pov books and did not find the book hard to follow.  I will definitely be looking for more Stevenson books.