I received this book from the publishers via Netgalley for a review. A very good read, infinite world's infinite possibilities. A well written and plotted highly recommend.

„Love is a four-letter word, but so is hell.“

Dylan Moran lost his beloved wife Karly due to a car accident in which he was also involved. The car crashed in the river and Dylan was able to free himself, however he couldn‘t safe the love of his life, before he lost his conciousness he thought he saw himself standing at the riverbank. After the horrifying accident Dylan is plagued by depression and sleeplessness. He seaks the help from Dr. Eve Brier, who established „The Many Worlds Theory“ it’s from quantum mechanics in physics. The theory implifies the idea of parallel words with endless numbers of doppelgängers. As Dylan participates in the therapy sessions he dives deeper and deeper in the infinite world of his „could have been lives“ and soon things start to take a deadly turn.

I really liked this novel it‘s fast paced and action packed, on the other hand the setting was very sinister and dark. The vicious doppelgänger was the best, it gave me the creeps. The whole time I had the feeling I was seeing a movie in my head. This could be the next big movie adaption.

If „The Outsider“ and „Recursion“ had a baby „Infinite“ would be the outcome.

I will definitely keep an eye out for other books by Brian Freeman.

Thank you NetGalley / Thomas & Mercer for providing me with this free e-arc.

This turned out to be infinitely more fun than I expected, having never read the author. To be fair, I didn’t really read the description, just kind of got it on a whim, so I didn’t quite know what to expect and thought it would be yet another thriller, but Freeman took it one (or technically great many) steps further, into the quantum dimension.
It’s great, really, because it’s like getting something extra, a fun bonus. I kind of think of the quantum thriller genre or subgenre as Blake Crouch territory since he’s the one who’s been doing these great science fiction/thriller mash ups lately, but this novel has enough legs of its own to stand on.
The original idea here was to mix psychology and quantum physics, something one of the characters in the book specializes in, the Many Worlds, Many Minds theory. Since there may very well be infinite worlds out there, it means there might very well be infinites yous out there, each one leading a variant on your life, so why not find your best possible option? After all, given a choice, one should always choose the best possible scenario.
This concept might be intriguing for some, but for Dylan Moran, a man widowed recently and tragically, it’s positively irresistible. But what if he isn’t the only one with the same idea? In fact, what if he isn’t even the only Dylan Moran with the same idea? What if the scariest thing isn’t the unknowns but the man who wears your face?
So it’s that kind of an adventure, a multiworld doppelganger serial killer thriller with all the trimmings. It’s fast paced, exciting and comfortably reliant upon a genuinely potent emotional backbone to engage the readers on every level. The narrative is whatever the opposite of dense…light? At any rate it reads very quickly, which is a good thing, because you won’t want to put this one down. There’s great dialogue, actual character development and a location, Chicago, that positively comes alive in a you’re there kind of way.
Freeman’s been in the writing game for a while and it shows in that certain shiny finish and slickness of the novel, but in a good way. It’s a professional job all the way, but not soulless and it doesn’t pander.
In fact, the only possible detractor about this was the ending, which was kind of a narrative cheat in a way, right down to the gotcha last sentence. I won’t discuss it in detail to avoid giving away crucial plot material, but suffice it to say it kind of takes the easy way out in the end. I wanted more, blame it on Crouch. But that’s relatively minor comparing to the overall effect, really. And the overall effect here is overwhelmingly positive. It was certainly an excellent introduction to a new author for me. One I’d gladly read again. I don’t normally go for serials, but Freeman has some standalones too, considerately enough, so yey.
There are seemingly as many thrillers out there as there are quantum realities, but this is the smart choice. Very entertaining read. Recommended. Thanks Netgalley.

A new book from my favorite author that I knew was going to be very different from anything thing he’s ever written before. As I read it, the plot gave me a Blake Crouch vibe but as the thriller in it revved to full speed then it felt like JD Barker but in the end I knew it was the extraordinary author who I’ve called my favorite for over a dozen years now.

Infinite will give many readers the opportunity to read a Brian Freeman book for the first time. Some readers might pause and think it is too outlandish but I knew as I took the journey in this Chicago-based novel that his creative genius would be shining in the end.

I usually don’t love thrillers but when I do then typically it’s all about enjoying the literary popcorn and this one fills the appetite and then some!

This was a great mystery type story. As the MC is running around trying to understand what's going on, it was easy to ride right along with him. As the world jumping begins, it's a bit more confusing. But it's a fast paced story, so it's easy to just race through and keep reading.

Good story and I liked the ending.

This book was really interesting in the beginning. I began to get a bit lost when I was about halfway through. I think it was just a bit out there and I’m not used to it. I went in blind, not even reading the description before diving in. I’ve heard great things about this author!

When an author steps outside of his comfort zone of tried and true characters, the reader is unsure of what to expect. Well, this story far exceeded expectations. The protagonist, Dylan is unhappy with how his life has turned out. But what are the alternatives? In this tale, alternate life stories are played out in a way that scare, encourage, and confuse Dylan. As he visits different versions of his past, the reader gets to evaluate his own choices as well.

I liked it. Interesting premise. Another take on the Schroedinger's Cat theory of multiple universes, and this one has a nice spin. This guy actually finds a way to meet his other selves and live in his alternate realities or universes or what-have-you. He even gets to interact with them without some cataclysmic, cosmic consequence.

It's always interesting in stories with this trope to see how the other lives are being lived and what is different. This guy Dylan Moran apparently had a dark side in all his lives. Apparently he wasn't above murder in any of them, but he still managed to be a redeemable character.

The end was good the way it circled back and felt satisfying. The very very end, made me wonder all over again.

Overall, cool story. I tend to think this is a book with an intended audience that's a little more male. The cover didn't really speak to me in that sense, and the women in the story all seemed to be in love with the main character in some way. Me being the feministic type that I am notices things like this, but it's not anything overpowering and may not be something others would pick up on.

Dylan Moran has had a traumatic night. While driving, he and his wife were swept away in a torrent of water. Dylan managed to get out ... his wife did not.

The days following her death brought some unexplained experiences and strange visions. Wherever he goes, he catches sight of someone who looks exactly like himself. He thinks the trauma he's suffered is playing tricks on his mind ... until he meets a psychiatrist who says he's her patient .. and has been for a while. Dylan remembers nothing of this.

She explains to him that he was a kind of guinea pig undergoing hypnotherapy treatment based on the idea that with every choice he makes, he also creates an infinite number of parallel universes.

So what does his double want ... and how did he get to Dylan's world? If his wife is dead in this universe .. would she still be alive in another one? Does he really want to go there? Will his double allow him ?

Although well written, I just couldn't suspend my imagination to enjoy this one. The plot is a bit complex, and I had to re-read some sections at one point because it didn't make sense to me. The characters are deftly drawn, and as in most books, some I liked, some I didn't. The ending was a bit of a surprise.

Many thanks to the author / Thomas & Mercer / Netgalley for the digital copy of this science fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

Infinite is a mind bending, wonderfully crafted, albeit a little frightening, exploration of grief, regrets, second chances, and what happens when we must face the darkest parts of ourselves. My experience reading this book was fantastic. I really love stories that involve parallel universes and the implications of what happens if one were to cross the barrier from their world into another. Can we really claim our realities as our own? Through every chapter, I felt compelled to continue reading. I really thought that the characters in the story were really well developed and multidimensional. This is a story that will stick with for a long time.
*thank you to netgalley and the publisher for my free review copy*