This was a very different read. The kind of read that was refreshing and enjoyable. It played with concepts and unusual ideals. Its a fantasy that explores different of what happens after death, before moving on to your final destination. Its very imaginative and engaging. It's the beginning of a series and I have to be honest, if I realized that it was part of a series, I wouldn't have wanted to read. However, it was enjoyable enough that I am interested in continuing the journey to finish the series.

Paul Reid died in the snow at seventeen. The day of his death, he told a lie—and for the rest of his life, he wondered if that was what killed him.”

And so begins the battle for the afterlife, known as The Commons. It’s been taken over by a corporate raider who uses the energy of its souls to maintain his brutal control. The result is an imaginary landscape of a broken America—stuck in time and overrun by the heroes, monsters, dreams, and nightmares of the imprisoned dead.

Three people board a bus to nowhere: a New York street kid, an Iraq War veteran, and her five-year-old special-needs son. After a horrific accident, they are the last, best hope for The Commons to free itself. Along for the ride are a shotgun-toting goth girl, a six-foot-six mummy, a mute Shaolin monk with anger-management issues, and the only guide left to lead them.

Three Journeys: separate but joined. One mission: to save forever.

But first they have to save themselves.
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