Boston District Attorney Will Sullivan dreams of becoming the next governor of Massachusetts. With his beautiful wife, Joanna, and adorable daughter, Sydney, Will seems destined for greatness - until Sydney becomes seriously ill. Now both parents resolve to do anything to save their daughter's life. But in the twilight world of the Briarwood Medical Center, nothing is as it seems. Patients on the brink of death are not only surviving but thriving, while others wither away - and the recoveries all revolve around the ministerings of a mysterious counselor, who takes an unsettling interest in Joanna. When Sydney's health miraculously improves, Will suspects that Joanna made a terrible bargain to save their child. Now Will must face a powerful, unknown evil before he loses - everything.
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'Some of the most original and freshly unnerving work in the genre' --New York Times
'Sokoloff's straightforward writing style perfectly enhances her chilling and mysterious novel, in which she blurs the lines between what is real and what is merely a hallucination'--Romantic Times
'Sokoloff is simply amazing'--Bookreporter.com
'A sublime second novel . . . Rest assured that Sokoloff will suffer none of the signs or symptoms of a sophomore slump with this confident follow-up to her Stoker-nominated debut. . . . Her gooseflesh-inducing imagery jumps right off the pages, and her rich, graceful prose calls to mind names like King, Saul, and Levin' --Dark Scribe Magazine
'Beyond stunning, it is harrowing in the real sense of true art'--Ken Bruen, bestselling author of The Priest
'A psychological roller coaster that keeps the reader on edge with bone-chilling thrills throughout. I couldn't put it down'--Heather Graham, bestselling author of The Seance
'A medical thriller of the highest order... a stunning, riveting journey into terror and suspense' --Michael Palmer, bestselling author of The Fifth Vial
'Sokoloff's straightforward writing style perfectly enhances her chilling and mysterious novel, in which she blurs the lines between what is real and what is merely a hallucination'--Romantic Times
'Sokoloff is simply amazing'--Bookreporter.com
'A sublime second novel . . . Rest assured that Sokoloff will suffer none of the signs or symptoms of a sophomore slump with this confident follow-up to her Stoker-nominated debut. . . . Her gooseflesh-inducing imagery jumps right off the pages, and her rich, graceful prose calls to mind names like King, Saul, and Levin' --Dark Scribe Magazine
'Beyond stunning, it is harrowing in the real sense of true art'--Ken Bruen, bestselling author of The Priest
'A psychological roller coaster that keeps the reader on edge with bone-chilling thrills throughout. I couldn't put it down'--Heather Graham, bestselling author of The Seance
'A medical thriller of the highest order... a stunning, riveting journey into terror and suspense' --Michael Palmer, bestselling author of The Fifth Vial
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Alexandra Sokoloff works as a screenwriter and lives in Los Angeles, where she has written original scripts and adapted novels for numerous Hollywood studios.
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By Ichabod
Format:Paperback
I really loved the book, the descriptions, the menace and mystery of the hospital, I found it pure, tantalising escapism and look forward to reading others by her. The "um" of the title and the 4 star is because I really puzzled over the ending?? Am not sure What to make of it. If anyone cares to tell me in comments please do
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read the first offering from Alexandra I thought that her second outing would be worth my time and picked it up sooner rather later. Conceptually it's pretty solid and based on an ancient premise. "How far would you go for someone you loved."
Secretly, I was hoping that it was going to be a great book, however it was long, drawn out, pretty boring and filled out with quite a lot of unnecessary padding. Add to this at least one glaring error and a predictable plot alongside an arc that started getting into the ridiculous becoming a Hodge Podge mess with the only saving grace being the authors twist at the very end of the novel that's left to the readers imagination.
In a time of hardship when authors are judged not only on their first novel but also, perhaps more importantly upon their second, I really do wonder if Alexandra has it in her to create additional tales. It's a great shame to be honest and this has left a pretty sour taste in my mouth leaving me to wonder if I should even pick up the next tale by her as it felt like she'd taken a step backwards in her writing skills from her original offering.
Secretly, I was hoping that it was going to be a great book, however it was long, drawn out, pretty boring and filled out with quite a lot of unnecessary padding. Add to this at least one glaring error and a predictable plot alongside an arc that started getting into the ridiculous becoming a Hodge Podge mess with the only saving grace being the authors twist at the very end of the novel that's left to the readers imagination.
In a time of hardship when authors are judged not only on their first novel but also, perhaps more importantly upon their second, I really do wonder if Alexandra has it in her to create additional tales. It's a great shame to be honest and this has left a pretty sour taste in my mouth leaving me to wonder if I should even pick up the next tale by her as it felt like she'd taken a step backwards in her writing skills from her original offering.
By Clairabelle
Format:Paperback
This book is an easy read, got through it in a few hours. Its not as good as some of her other books but non the less a reasonable twist at the end.
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