Review: Dark Matter

Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch

Rating: 5/5 Stars
Recommend: Yes

On his way home from the bar one night Jason is kidnapped and drugged. When he wakes up he's strapped to a gurney being welcomed home by people he's never met before in his life. In this new world he was never married and his son was never born. Was his life ever his life? Can he get home?

Definitely my top book of 2016 so far, and it was such a quick read, there's no excuse to pass on it. This is a sci-fi/thriller/romance novel all in one. Usually a romance twist in a sci-fi can be cheesy or too obvious, but Crouch knows how to write a good romance, he did it in Wayward Pines and does it again here. This is the kind of love we all aspire to have- the happy settled down life that has weathered the test of time. Jason loves his wife of 15 years and would give up anything to find her again. His need to find Daniela is so primal and not forced you can't help feeling those emotions too.

Crouch also knows how to write a great thriller. You think this book is heading one direction and then, it whips into an entirely different thing keeping you on your toes from page 1 to the last sentence. There's no way to expand more without spoiling the book, but a must read.

This book was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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