Publication: August 20th 2012 by CreateSpace
Source: Received a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review from ebooksforreview.com. Thank you!
Goodreads Summary: Jason Tanner lives between two worlds. Problem is, only one is real.
Inside the hologram machine 17-year-old Jason has everything his heart desires, including a digital simulation of his dead mother. While outside the machine, he’s forbidden contact with everyone. Living within the shadow of a serial killer, Jason is captivated by the beautiful girl next door, Boston Manning. Disobeying his father, he secretly cultivates a relationship with her.
For Boston life is divided into those that have and those that have not. Displaced in a new high school, she is determined to have the life she’s always wanted. But will her choices hijack her dreams and plunge her into the treacherous clutches of a serial killer?
As an action-packed romantic thriller, DiSemblance is sure to keep you guessing until the very end.
“A Marvelous, fast-paced thriller, sure to appeal to teen science-fiction aficionados and the uninitiated alike.” ~ Jill Allen, Clarion Review
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My Thoughts:
| Wow. This book definitely challenges the reader in separating what is real from what isn't. Although I don't have many past thriller-reads to compare this to, it definitely kept me on my toes without overwhelming me. When the book first starts off you expect to be reading a sci-fi perhaps coming-of-age story only to be handed a mystery-thriller with plenty of action and crime elements in it. The beginning of the book is pretty slow like other reviewers have said, but it did keep my interest through Jason and Issac's lives as well as Boston's struggles with school. When the story got deeper, I immediately found myself trying to solve the mystery that laces through a good part of the book, and was pleasantly entertained with the twists that were presented. The plot definitely picked up pace about a third of the way in and I actually read this entire book in a day because I had a free day and I was so engrossed in it. I also don't have much to compare it to within the sci-fi genre since it's one I don't read much of but for an ordinary reader, I found that the sci-fi elements were well explained and I loved the challenge of trying to figure out what was real and what wasn't. I also liked that the author broke it down towards the end of the book in case the reader was confused about reality vs. not really reality. The entire element brought something special to the book and it was well executed. The characters were interesting enough. I especially loved Boston and wish we could've gotten more of her in it. Not all of the characters are focused on much but I felt that each of them was developed well enough within their capacity and I definitely wonder more about Isaac and learning more about him and his complexities. Lastly, I like that the book had an ending with the option of reading the next one. A lot of the times an author will deliberately leave a hanging ending to entice readers for the next but this ending was adequate enough for a casual reader while still leaving the door open. Likes: Complex yet well executed and explained. Characters were interesting. Let you figure out the book for yourself but explained in the ending in case you were still confused. Dislikes: Jason had a pretty dumb moment in my opinion where the villain practically admits to his wrongdoing and it's not for like another 50 pages later that Jason connects it. Some grammar errors. Definitely had an issue "telling" in the beginning rather than "showing." Overall: Recommend? Yes. |
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