Sunny with a Chance of Homicide by T.R.-Stoddard

This book is definitely in the horror realm, it has reality, twilight and fantasy mixed throughout. The author is teasing the reader with all the twists and surreal action and events. It is a gripping tale where the character Randall is raised by a dominant mother, competing brother and a dead father so he is psychological walking a fine line between reality and insanity. There is a dark monster lurking in his soul waiting for the right fantasy or a reality incident to set him off. This is where the boundaries are crossed; his world is shaken, with good and negative events. He meets the girl of his dreams, Allison motivating him to be more assertive and yet the goodness is too much for him and he is threw into a horrific murder plot against a real or imaginary victim, Amanda who he is torturing with graphic actions that can make a weaker stomach heaved up their contents, while his domineering mother is laying in a Florida Hospital in a coma, he goes to visit her to be with her out of duty and maybe for once in his received her approval. Other incidents are pushing him over the edge and he is trying to keep his sanity intact, walking a fine line. Is Randall’s reality a façade, an illusion or is he letting his dark side loose and releasing all of his demons and hatred he has for all the traumas in his life and being ignored as a stereo type quiet geek with no close connections except his pet cat. The cat is his only link to sanity, thinking to self after all you can’t be all evil if you take care of another. There is suspense, action, drama and torture in this tale. In the author’s words: “His thoughts slowly drifted back to Allison. What an absolute gem she was. He desperately wanted to know what she really thought of him now. Now that she knew he had kidnapped an ex-girlfriend and had proceeded to torture her. Not exactly a ringing endorsement when looking for a potential long term romantic partner. She was probably horrified of him, and she should be.” This is a horror psycho plot that chills the reader to the bone and leaving you wanting more or maybe not depending upon how dark one’s thoughts can be. After all ladies and gentlemen how many of us when we gotten our hearts broken by cheating ex’s and want revenge, thought of 1000 ways to kill the traitor. Come on fess up. This is an intense graphic and explosive story about how close one is walking the fine line of sanity and what one can or cannot get away with. The author left the door open to a future continuation. Definitely for the mature adults, graphic violence, language and details for the true horror and criminal genre readers.