We are all super excited about summer parties, the dip in the pool between tanning sessions, and going out for ice cream with friends, but there are always those days during the summer when there is nothing on TV to watch and you are bored out of your mind. Have no fear- we’ve got the solution! Pick up a copy of Shade by John B. Olson.
I decided to read Shade on account of having nothing else to amuse me and by the first chapter I was hooked. Personally, I am not a big “supernatural/sci-fi/ thriller” kind of girl. That being said if someone tried to explain what the book was about I probably would have bailed. However, Olson has the ability of making you genuinely believe the story he tells. He excels at making the characters easy to connect with- so much so, that it feels as though it is happening to you. Olson adds romance without making it mushy and can talk about freaky creatures & spirits chasing you without making it sound ridiculous. In fact, it sounds completely realistic.
Take a look at the synopsis below:
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?
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