Have you ever read a book where you thought the book was going to go in one direction and then it ends up being completely different from what you envisioned? There’s a new book headed for publication in August which I thought is was going to be a suspense thriller trope but in actuality it’s something completely different.
A little strange but definitely a page turner, here are my thoughts on this review.
The Other Me by Sarah Zachrich Jeng
Publisher : Berkley (August 10, 2021)
ISBN-13 : 978-0593334485
OVERVIEW:
Two lives. The one you wanted. The one that wanted you.
Her birthday should be like any other night.
One minute Kelly’s a free-spirited artist in Chicago going to her best friend’s art show. The next, she opens a door and mysteriously emerges in her Michigan hometown. Suddenly her life is unrecognizable: She’s got twelve years of the wrong memories in her head and she’s married to Eric, a man she barely knew in high school.
Racing to get back to her old life, Kelly’s search leads only to more questions. In this life, she loves Eric and wants to trust him, but everything she discovers about him—including a connection to a mysterious tech startup—tells her she shouldn’t. And strange things keep happening. The tattoos she had when she was an artist briefly reappear on her skin, she remembers fights with Eric that he says never happened, and her relationships with loved ones both new and familiar seem to change without warning.
But the closer Kelly gets to putting the pieces together, the more her reality seems to shift. And if she can’t figure out what happened on her birthday, the next change could cost her everything…
The Other Me by Sarah Zachrich Jeng Review
This book is a cunning little number. It’s one of those slow burning, subtle drips of information story that takes you from one direction into another.
The story is strange. I will straight up admit it. But it’s also intriguing enough that you have to keep reading. Even when you think you know what’s coming as the layers start unfolding, it gets weirder. I found myself questioning what I just read.
The Other Me is definitely a very unique story that is an extremely compelling read. You keep trying to unravel the knots and you just find yourself wound up even tighter. Sometimes it is hard to know what is today and what is yesterday; what is truth and what is fiction.
I’m not going to spoil it by telling you what the story ultimately becomes, but let’s just say it could be a true story someday. You just never know! Jeng’s imagination is wild and crazy but yet quite intriguing!
4 STARS!
Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.
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