Review: If She Wakes by Michael Koryta

If She Wakes by Michael Koryta

Let’s start with the greatest strengths of this novel—it is intricately plotted from the opening page to the closing page with bizarre details introduced early on becoming absolutely critical to the resolution of the mystery. There’s also significant tension built over the course of the story and there are many times when it’s really difficult to see how the good guys are going to survive until the end of the book. And perhaps most amazingly, Koryta found a way to make a woman who can do no more than slightly move her eyes become the key to the entire tale. It’s absolutely amazing and I’m very glad I read the book to experience these strengths. My only complaint is that I felt that over all the novel was rather slow moving and I would have very much appreciated a more tightly edited storyline. There are great things in this book but I got tired of wading through the pages in between those moments.

 

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