C.J. Tudor has become one of my favorite authors. She really manages to give me the creeps when reading her stories. Just so you all don't think that's an insult, I believe that is her point so it's all good fun!
In this one, Gabe is driving home when he sees a car in front of him with a lot of bumper stickers on it. It sure is standing out because of all the stickers and because Gabe is stuck in traffic, he is compelled to stare at it. All of a sudden, he sees his daughter pop in front of the back window of this car! What is going on? Why would his daughter be in a strange vehicle and not home where she should be at that time of day? He immediately starts honking his horn and flashing his lights. The car takes off and Gabe gives chase, losing the car. He pulls over in a panic to call home only to find more heartbreak is happening at his house. What ensues after is a years long quest to find out what happened to his daughter. Gabe is not buying what he is told by police or family.
Meanwhile, we are introduced to Fran and Alice. Alice has disturbing visions that lead her to lapse into a unconscious state. Fran and Alice are on the run but we don't know why yet.
We are also introduced to Katie and her sister, Lou. Lou is barely scraping by and Katie questions her life decisions. However, Katie relies on Lou to help with childcare. Katie meets Gabe in the diner where she works and while we don't know why or how all these people and their stories are going to intersect, it's a fun time reading and heading to the place where we find out.
I really wanted to see how all of the characters would intersect and what the deal was with Alice's "spells". Of course I also wanted to know what was going on with Gabe's daughter.
C.J. Tudor takes you on a wild, twisty, ride as usual with a splash of other worldly goodness. It was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it. Releases January 2020.
Thanks to NetGalley for the advance copy. All opinions are my own.
