Sometimes a loss brings families closer together. In the Clausen family, it has torn them apart. The loss of his five year old daughter has Jack Clausen wallowing in a year and a half of despair. He spends more time in a bottle than with his remaining children. He has lost his job, ruined his marriage, neglected his sons and contemplated suicide.
It is on one of his lowest days, as he is about to step in front of a train, that he first makes contact with an Identical. A strange little being who promises to return his daughter. There is a steep price to pay but Jack is not told what this will be, until it's much too late.
It's much more complicated than a deal with the devil, where you could live happily every after until an agreed upon time when you relinquish your soul. The terms of this deal are less clear and the consequences are more immediate. The harder Jack tries to set things right, the worse off he and his family become.
This is a dark and disturbing story that straddles the line between horror and fantasy. I cared about the family and wanted things to work out for them.
The Identicals. What are they? Where do they come from? Why do they promise to save some people in return for murdering others? How do they choose their victims? These are things I wish I knew, and which were not answered for me in this book.
3.5 out of 5 stars
I received an advance copy for review.
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