This is NOT for the faint-hearted – Full Immersion by Gemma...
This is NOT for the faint-hearted – Full Immersion by Gemma Amor
Full Immersion is the first traditionally-published novel from prolific horror writer, Gemma Amor. It is a symbolic autobiographical novel which examines and analyses the author’s past trauma through the genre of horror.
What would you do if your thought processes stopped working as you’ve always known? How would you know what, or who to believe? How would you move forward into a new identity when you don’t know who you are anymore? All these questions and more are explored through the character of Magpie who, one misty morning in Bristol, discovers her own dead body.
Her investigations take her on a terrifying journey through multiple realities, experimental treatments, technological innovations and half-memories in a race against time, sanity and the ever-present threat of the unknowable 'Silhouette’.
CW: There are depictions of suicidal ideation; post-natal depression; implied acts of violence towards a child; and a visceral birth scene. It’s very dark, but hugely relatable and beautifully written.
A traumatised woman with amnesia finds her own dead body and sets out to uncover the truth of her demise in a race against time, sanity, crumbling realities and the ever-present threat of the Silhouette.
When Magpie discovers her own dead body one misty morning in Bristol, it prompts her to uncover the truth of her untimely demise. Her investigations take her on a terrifying journey through multiple realities, experimental treatments, technological innovations and half-memories in a race against time and sanity. Accompanied by a new friend who is both familiar and strange, and constantly on the run from the terrifying, relentless presence of the mysterious predator known only as Silhouette, Magpie must piece together the parts of her life previously hidden. In doing so, she will discover the truth about her past, her potential, and her future.
Many thanks to @angryrobotbooks and @manylittlewords for the gorgeous copy! I am already half way through and my mind is BLOWN. Get your hands on this one asap!
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