Sometimes I worry that a review is over the top, and readers
will think it's phony, like the reviews below. But I didn't pay for them. I didn't exchange reviews. I
don't know these persons. These are the real reactions from readers who bought these books.
I could not put this book down. It was absolutely
mesmerizing. First of all, I have a thing for books about loves that start in
childhood, so it had me hooked right there. But also, this writer is just
amazing. The way the language flows makes you want to keep reading. There is something
very erotic in the story too, even though it was not cheap eroticism. I like
that, when a book is sexy without overdoing it.
`Brilliant' and `original' are about how I would sum this
sweet tale up. And I don't use those words (or 5 star ratings) without meaning
it. Seventeen year old Brad lives on the grounds of an insane asylum with his
sister and Dad. When Dad goes on a work trip, Brad has no idea that he will
spend the week grappling with questions about sexuality, sanity and death. And
some of the answers aren't pretty.
While the main character is a young adult, this is no kid's
story! The tightly woven script is replete with humour, thrills, tension,
mystery and the occasional flashes of inspired insights into the true
definition of insanity that left me wondering if `normal' is really as normal
as we like to think. There are a few infrequent slipups on grammar but nothing
distracting. I would highly recommend this book.
And then this one, for
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