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Syndrome

J. Sharpe

3.75 · Rating details · 36 ratings · 9 reviews

How do you find someone who everyone claims doesn’t exist?

It starts as a game but ends in terror. Soon it becomes clear. Someone is chasing them.

After an accident, Peter’s mother is in a coma and his father is unable to cope. Because of this, Peter has no other choice than to drop out of school, start a job and take over the care of his little sister. One day he picks her ...more

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Published March 26th 2020

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Apr 23, 2020 Deb Threadgill rated it it was amazing

First off I received a free advanced copy of the book to read and give an honest review.
It was very confusing but so interesting I read it from start to finish.
In this book characters take a backseat to the subject which is dreaming and if you can control your dreams and turn them into reality.
Peter and his sister Aisha are the main characters and they are brother and sister. Hannah is a friend of the family who plays an important part. Peter & Aisha’s mother is in a coma in the hospital and First off I received a free advanced copy of the book to read and give an honest review.
It was very confusing but so interesting I read it from start to finish.
In this book characters take a backseat to the subject which is dreaming and if you can control your dreams and turn them into reality.
Peter and his sister Aisha are the main characters and they are brother and sister. Hannah is a friend of the family who plays an important part. Peter & Aisha’s mother is in a coma in the hospital and has been for a long time after being hit by a car. Their. Father is basically a drunk, he had been an accomplished author, but after what happened to his wife he started drinking and not writing,
We are told that Peter has seizures but for the most part of the book it is hard to tell what is real and what is a dream, I am not going to give away any more that could spoil the readers.
I really enjoyed the book, big I think I enjoyed it even more because of dreams that I have had that have came true. I will only tell about one of the topics. I have dreamed at least 10 times that someone was pregnant. Some knew when I told them, they had just not told anyone else. My favorite one was my youngest sister and her 3 yr. old son were down from PA visiting my parents in AL. I went over to see them, especially my nephew, but I had something that I had to tell my sister. I told her she was pregnant and I said yes you are I am positive since I have dreamed it more than once. I told her I could go get a pregnancy kit so she would know, she said no, I am sure I am not pregnant, it would be a waste of you money and in the rare case you are right I would want to do it when we get back home to my husband. I said okay, just make sure you call me when the test is positive. She said sure, but don’t expect a call. The day after they got home she called me and said you were right. I said I haven’t missed one yet and you are the only one I had more than one dream. Now I don’t think I can control my dreams but I have to believe in them, because of so many that have came true. That is why I thought the premise the author did on dreaming was so interesting.
This was a GREAT BOOK that everyone shoukd read and really think about. Also think about your own dreams and if any have come true.
J. Sharpe has done it again with an awesome book that also makes you think. ...more

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Aug 09, 2020 Antonio Roberts rated it it was amazing

I received an ARC of this book a while ago and thought it was good enough to share my opinions here.
The book was a wonderful page-turner. I have to admit there were places at the start I was ready to put it down, but each time it sucked me back in before I did. So stick with it and you'll be rewarded.

Peter's story is admittedly convoluted, but not so much that it's too difficult to follow. The main antagonist, who is essentially a twisted version of "the sandman" was amazing every time he was ...more

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Apr 10, 2021 Michelle rated it really liked it

He's no Stephen King, but he tries

First off, it's important to remember Mr Sharpe is not a native English speaker, and neither are his editors or proofreaders. Because of that, I did give an extra star. BUT! Don't let that alone dissuade you. The story itself is genuinely good.

You get curious to see what happens next.
You sort of wish it were longer, though I can't see how.

There's no linguistic fluff (unnecessary words), just the occasional linguistic kerfuffle. Now, on to the story.

Fascinating
Lo ...more

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May 19, 2020 Booksandcoffeepleasemx rated it really liked it

“A dream is no reality. Reality is only a dream.”

How do you find someone who everyone claims doesn’t exist?
Peter’s mother is in a coma and his father is unable to cope. Because of this he droped out of school and started working to take care of his little sister.
One day he picks her up from school and someone starts chasing them, and their pursuer is not from this world. When her sister disappears he starts to notice that things are wrong, no one seems to remember her. Will he be able to save h ...more

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Apr 24, 2020 Rebecca Brewer rated it it was ok

💫 Book review!!! 💫

Buddy read with @booksinthebath_reviews41

Syndrome - J. Sharpe

@booksinthebath_reviews41 received an instagram message from J. Sharpe and was asked if she could review the book so we decided to do a buddy read with this one.

This book is a quick read and the storyline is very different from other books I have read.

At first I was very confused as to why Peter, the main character, kept waking up in different scenarios such as being a 7 year old boy and then being a 21 year old ag ...more

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Apr 27, 2020 Y.Y. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction

This book kept me on the edge of my seat! It's a real page-turner and you just don't know where you will end up after every chapter! Sometimes, I got very confused about what was reality and what was a dream. But maybe everything was a dream! I'm still not sure... The ending left you wanting more because there was so much that was unsolved and unexplained but that was also the writer's intention. It was intriguing and kept me up at night. ...more

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May 11, 2020 Jennifer Coffey rated it it was amazing

This is going to sound bad, but I promise it's not. This was the WORST book to start reading at 1 am. Not only could I not stop reading, but it's also a thriller/ HORROR book. A genre that I never even touch, especially before trying to fall sleep!

To be honest, I didn't even know it was horror until I got to a particular scene where it was very graphic and a little disturbing. Luckily, these sections were so brief, that if I genuinely felt uncomfortable, I could quickly read the next paragraph a ...more

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Apr 06, 2020 Tam rated it really liked it

Fast-paced. Riveting. Emotional. Suspenseful. This book brings it ALL! It was an artful melding of heart-pounding thrills and nail-biting suspense.

*I received a complimentary ARC of this book in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.

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