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| Review by Coll 5 Stars |
**I received this ebook via Netgalley and the publisher, Crown
Publishing, in exchange for an honest review**
Okay, so this might be a little tricky to review without spoiling anything. One wrong word could give away the entire thing, so
I need to tread carefully here and I apologize in advance for any vagueness.
That being said, imagine being kidnapped one night and rendered unconscious,
then waking up to a world where everything you knew no longer exists. This is
the nightmare turned reality for Jason Dessen. One minute he is living his
normal life, the next he is thrown into a world that looks the same on the
outside, but on the inside is wholly different. His wife is not his wife, his
job is not his job, his son no longer exists, nothing is what it once was. Now
Jason must struggle to unravel the mystery of this unknown world. He is forced
to confront the dark parts of himself that he never knew existed, and undertake
a dangerous and horrifying journey to put all the pieces back together, in an
effort to regain his old life.
If you wanted a good example of a mind-bending book, Dark Matter is it. Within the first ten
minutes of the book I remember thinking to myself “what the hell am I even
reading?!” This story is so twisted and you can’t put the book down, even
though you have no idea what is happening. The story is wonderfully intricate
and keeps you in suspense for good chunk of the book. Then that moment comes along
where things start falling into place, and your mind subtly puts everything
together and BAM, you are hit head on with what is really happening and then mind=blown.
I could not get over the complexities of the story and how well thought out the
idea was. There were moments when I thought Crouch forgot to fully explain certain
elements, but he always ended up coming full circle and brought everything
together by the end.
While I did not feel a full connection with all the
characters, the most important ones were highly developed and so well done and
you could almost feel their emotions through the writing. You gain a sense of
sympathy towards some and a pure hatred towards others, and this makes the
story so much more real. This writing style is also highly visual and you are
able to picture everything in your mind vividly while reading, from the people
themselves to the scenery. The storytelling has such depth that you feel like
you are a part of the world in the book, traveling right alongside Jason as a
silent viewer to his journey.
Dark Matter is a
bunch of different genres all wrapped up into one. It is science fiction with some
psychological thriller, a little bit of horror, a slight love story, and a side
of philosophy. To me this would be a great read for a book club because it is definitely
a book that you will want to discuss with others. I read it a month before
release so I have been keeping it all inside, not talking to anyone, which is
basically torture for me. I remember finishing it and then promptly flipping
out to my husband, so excited I was unable to even put words together that
formed coherent thoughts, while trying not to give anything away (bless his
heart for dealing with me). So yeah, make sure you are able to discuss this
book with others because you will definitely want to. Especially when the proverbial
shit hits the fan and the book throws you for the loop that I know it will.
When you read Dark
Matter, make sure you are prepared to be confused, but in the best way. So
many times you feel like you have no clue what is going on, and the book keeps
you guessing until the very end. It is fast-paced and highly addictive and I,
personally, loved every second of it. I have been wracking my brain for anything
negative to say but have come up with nothing. I highly recommend this book and
hope your brains are fully prepared for the complete and wonderful mind-f**k
that it is. :-)
“We’re all made of the same thing – the blown-out pieces of
matter formed in the fires of dead stars.”
Interested in Dark Matter? Check it out on Goodreads.
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