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"Tantalizing and surreal . . ." —Publishers Weekly ". . . sure to twist your mind in a million different ways." —BookRiot This story only ever has one ending. When Everly Tertium encounters a strange man in the park claiming to be her grandfather, she is invited to visit a mysterious apartment building. There, she finds herself in a constant state of dÉjÀ vu, impossibly certain that she's already lived through these moments, already been introduced to these people, and already visited all of these rooms and floors. So why does she have no idea what's happening to her? The longer she stays in the building, the more Everly becomes convinced there is more going on than meets the eye. Something is off, time seems to pass differently, and the people living there seem trapped. Slowly, Everly begins to wonder if she is trapped too. But would she even want to leave, if she could? For readers who enjoy Vicious by V. E. Schwab, This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, and The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart.
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Firstly, I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Now onto the book.
It started off slow and a little confusing, a few different POVs when going straight in while still trying to set the scene is a little off-putting. However, around 30% into the setup, it starts to pick up when Everly inevitably enters the building. There were a lot of unpredictable twists, the science fiction elements to the plot adding a nice sprinkle of mystery to the growing dark theme.
Overall, it was a good read, something different to my usual genres and definitely met the expectation set. A great debut book for sure!