I took a chance on this one. I'd read the previous two books from this author because the blurbs had intrigued me and, well, they were interesting but not to the extent of the hype for me personally. The author is very good at creating an unreliable narrator. It keeps you guessing- what's fantasy, what's real? In this case I wasn't crazy about the narrator. The cutting in and out interrupted from any building suspense and took me out of the story. I found it slower paced because of this and some scenes ended up feeling like filler. A few of the characters were not as fleshed out as others but I did feel the tension between them, which helped keep up the anticipation that anything could happen. I liked the subtle way of tying previous books together into the same universe. I finished this book feeling a bit better about it than when I finished the other two. Maybe for me it's a matter of getting used to his writing style.
*POTENTIAL SPOILER
This one thing in particular really bugged me. We've been seeing this plot device in books and movies for decades and for as much as it's been refuted, I can't believe this still isn't common knowledge. Putting blanks in a gun does not make it completely harmless, especially at close range! Elliot should not have walked away with no injuries from having it fired directly against his skull.
*POTENTIAL SPOILER
This one thing in particular really bugged me. We've been seeing this plot device in books and movies for decades and for as much as it's been refuted, I can't believe this still isn't common knowledge. Putting blanks in a gun does not make it completely harmless, especially at close range! Elliot should not have walked away with no injuries from having it fired directly against his skull.