"You will not fear the terror of the night." —Psalm 91
A monstrous waking nightmare is pursuing graduate student Hailey Maniates across San Francisco to Golden Gate Park where she is rescued by a towering homeless man. She seems able to read her rescuer’s mind, but is it just a delusion? Doctors diagnose her as a paranoid schizophrenic and attempt to prescribe away her alleged hallucinations. But too many questions remain around Hailey and the man who saved her. He appears to suffer from her same mental condition and is convinced that some type of Gypsy vampire is trying to kill them both.
Against reason, Hailey finds herself more and more attracted to this strange man. But what if he is a fantasy? What if he is the monster?
About the Author
John B. Olson holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin but left his job as a director and principal scientist at a major scientific software company after eight years to pursue full-time writing and speaking. He has since won several awards for his books. Olson lives with his wife and two children in San Leandro, California.
Here is my review:
John Olson is a wonderful author. Perhaps it’s just the frame of mind I’m in right now, but I can’t get into “Shade”. The writing is wonderful and the situations are gripping, but I simply get lost when I’m trying to understand who and what these characters are. As I’m reading, I’m not anticipating learning more about them. Instead, I’m feeling like I missed some pertinent piece of information and want to go back and re-read the beginning. Well, I plan to do just that. I am putting “Shade” back into my TBR (to be read) pile, and I will try again another time because I want to like these characters. I want to enjoy this story. I want to have nothing but glowing reviews for John Olson!
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John Olson is a wonderful author. Perhaps it’s just the frame of mind I’m in right now, but I can’t get into “Shade”. The writing is wonderful and the situations are gripping, but I simply get lost when I’m trying to understand who and what these characters are. As I’m reading, I’m not anticipating learning more about them. Instead, I’m feeling like I missed some pertinent piece of information and want to go back and re-read the beginning. Well, I plan to do just that. I am putting “Shade” back into my TBR (to be read) pile, and I will try again another time because I want to like these characters. I want to enjoy this story. I want to have nothing but glowing reviews for John Olson!
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