This started a bit strangely for me but I soon figured out some of what was going on with Daniel. This book is very compelling and hard to put down. I had to know more about Jolene, Brett and Tony. This is a tragic story and sometimes hard to read but it is written very well. There were many twists and turns that lead to a very good ending. I received a copy of this book from ireadbooktour for a fair and honest opinion that I gave of my own free will.

This was surprisingly emotional, and this is not really a simple story. Lots of good aspects of the story including plot, characters, and tone. I'll be interested to see if this finds an audience.

I really appreciate the free ARC for review!!

What a great book! I am in awe of Colleen Story.

Daniel wakes up on a beach in LA, totally disoriented and having no idea how he got there, only remembering that something happened at his motorcycle stunt show. He also feels compelled to get to San Francisco to get his younger brother from summer camp. Then, he abruptly finds himself in Iowa, realizing no one can see or hear him, and unexpectedly runs into an old girlfriend in a restaurant. Unlike every one else, she can see and hear him, and she decides to help Daniel. How the story develops from here is a wonder to behold. A mix of ghost story and the supernatural, it is also above all the story of Daniel’s fierce love for his younger brother, and his attempts to rescue him from the hellhole of a home they grew up in. Heartbreaking and unputdownable, The Beached Ones careens from surprise to surprise, with an ending that came out of nowhere and nearly reduced me to tears.

My thanks to CamCat Books, and to Netgalley, for providing an ARC of this truly wonderful novel.