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Very strange book indeed!

Quick synopsis�� Jane has reached out to Dr. Byrd, hoping to find a resolution to her episodes of fugue states. Dr. Byrd is mystified by what is causing the condition.

The book is told solely through Dr. Byrd’s patient notes and Jane’s letters to her young son in the form of a journal. How this is portrayed to the reader is very unique and reads very clinically. I liked the idea of this format, but ultimately, I felt myself glazing over at the wording. It was distracting to me and very wordy. I had a hard time focusing and I kept putting down the book to do other things. I wanted to know how this all played out for Jane, but it just was too slow to become fully invested.

For 70% of it there wasn’t a ton going on. There were certain plot pieces that I wanted more information on specifically her relationship with Nico. The sci-fi details were a nice touch, but felt that they were just added too late. I was very excited once I saw where the author was going in regards to the sci-fi elements, but ultimately by that time I had checked out. I wanted more in that aspect as I found it really interesting. The ending also seemed anti- climatic. Overall the idea behind this had a lot of potential. It just didn’t resonate well for this reader.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advanced copy in exchange for an honest review