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Under Another Sun by D. M. Siciliano – (ARC) Review
Thank you to D. M. Siciliano for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
//TW: death, alcohol//
~Quick Statistics~
Overall: 5/5 Stars
Plot: 5/5 Stars
Setting: 5/5 Stars
Characters: 5/5 Stars
Writing: 5/5 Stars
Memorability: 5/5 Stars
~Quick Review~
An absolutely amazing, beautiful, horrific, mind blowing, terrifying, and tragic novel; all at the same time and perfectly threaded together to create a masterpiece. With an amazing cast of characters, a chaotic but fantastic story, and an aura of horror, D. M. Siciliano’s Under Another Sun is an original and intricate novel with a post-apocalyptic feel.
~Other Information~
Publisher: Dark Diva Press
Page Count: 330 pages
~Book Description (via Goodreads)~
A crack in time saves 99
But what do those ominous words mean?
Ray is about to find out, whether he’s ready or not. His ‘deceased’ twin sister, Ravynn, is warning him of impending disaster, but Ray can’t seem to convince himself, or his wife, that he’s not crazy.
But Ray isn’t the only one communicating with his sister. Ravynn’s surviving daughter, Amelia, seems to know things that defy reason, in a time when reason is slowly slipping away.
When Ray’s brother-in-law offers evidence of something terrible coming in the form of prophetic journals Ravynn wrote before her death, Ray can’t doubt the truth any longer. The world is falling down.
The family struggles to hold themselves together as the world they once knew and understood begins to collapse all around them, leading up to a cataclysmic end.
Can Ray save his family in time?
~Characters~
Under Another Sun follows the story of a large number of characters. Ray, his wife Elena, his niece Amelia, and his brother-in-law Matt must navigate the craziness that threatens to crash around them day after day. The characters were all well written and all displayed very difficulties within their lives; they were realistically human. Many of the characters have to deal with grief and fear throughout the story, and the author displayed this perfectly. We all deal with things differently, and so did the characters.
~Writing and Setting~
D. M. Siciliano has a way of writing that reaches into your soul and absolutely tears you away from reality. I found myself holding my breath during the chaos, near tears during the grief the characters experienced, and laughing at the silliness the characters found even in the darkest of times.
Under Another Sun takes place during the end of times. No one knows what is happening to the world, except for Amelia, a little girl weirdly in touch with her ‘deceased’ mother. The world is crossing between this reality and another one, and it is “all falling down”.
~Plot~
This novel is a whirlwind of fast-paced chaos and destruction. The way the mystery of the chaos unfolds is perfectly executed but leaves me wanting to know more. I desperately want to know more about the world of Under Another Sun: what becomes of the characters after this novel, what is the place under another sun? There are so many twists and turns within this novel, that I’m probably going to read it again to get a good grasp on the impending chaos that the characters endure.
~Overall Review~
Under Another Sun is by far my favorite ‘the world is ending’ novel. While the circumstances within the novel are tragic and horrific, the novel itself is well-written, throughout, and magnificent. I highly recommend Under Another Sun, even if you aren’t necessarily a fan of novels with tragic endings and events.
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