The Dark Road
by Kathleen Rhodes
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Pub Date Sep 12 2024 | Archive Date Sep 02 2024
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Description
Shelly has been confronting the demons of her childhood with a psychiatrist for some time. From the outside, she seems to be holding it together—she’s married, she lovingly cares for her young daughter, Josie, and she manages a real estate career. But her hold on reality wavers from day to day. Tormented by violent scenarios presented by her imagination, Shelly constantly fears for her family’s safety; exhausted by her unrelenting panic, she has grown apart from Paul, her seemingly patient husband.
John was raised by a mother who wasn’t particularly maternal, or kind. Shadows of childhood abuse cling to him, sabotaging his relationships and keeping him in the grip of fear. His buried feelings of anger simmer below the surface of his life, threatening to erupt in a vicious show of power.
Their paths collide when Shelly discovers a shocking truth about Paul and heads out on a rainy Oregon highway. A tragic accident lands her in a coma—or does it? She enters a dark and transitory world, where she chases a child ghost named Red and encounters the setting of earlier trauma. As she fights for her life along the road, she meets John, who has a score to settle of his own.
This gripping psychological thriller from a promising debut author will leave you pondering the enigmatic boundaries between reality and the subconscious, and the profound impact of a disturbing past on our quest for inner peace.
Advance Praise
This gripping psychological thriller from a promising debut author will leave you pondering the enigmatic boundaries between reality and the subconscious, and the profound impact of a disturbing past on our quest for inner peace.
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9798990803008 |
| PRICE | $9.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 322 |
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Featured Reviews
BONITA S, Reviewer
Genuinely creepy and dark, almost atmospheric - lines of reality blurred, memories hiding, and truths left behind only to work their way through the haze. Betrayal by loved ones, betrayal of your own mind, all heading to a collision. Gripping and unique, a must for psychological mystery fans.
Marie L, Reviewer
The Dark Road - an absolutely intense and dynamic journey into the psyche, the metaphysical, and the psychological mind that will challenge even your own self understanding.
Pick up a copy this Fall!
Wow. I'm not sure what I expected in this psychological thriller but this was not it. In a good way! A strong and charged thriller for a debut author. I would label it a "metaphysical psychological thriller" if there is such a thing.
This gritty insight into the mind of those struggling with mental instability is so incredibly rich with descriptions that you'll be absolutely sucked into a bizarrely different world. At times you'll be extremely uncomfortable, battling with your own memories of a troubled past as the characters develop and we learn about theirs. You will be challenged to understand what is real or possible.
There are so many important messages and lessons on life here, and the author paints the details so intensely for you. At times the descriptions would start to ramble or feel drawn out, and the repetitive nature of the journey that Shelley, the main character, is on seemed to drag at points; however, the connections between strangers were well put together.
This book takes the psychological and metaphysical and binds them together for an intense novel that bridges the ideas of a 'nondenominational' purgatory and our philosophies of near death experiences.
It's incredibly different from the usual psychological thriller and you need to be ready for that.
A tough read at times, both emotionally and to follow, but it is still very much well worth the journey into your own mind and healing.
I will round this up and call it 4 stars, for bringing me something so different from the usual!
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Reviewer 1170059
Intense and creative I loved this book. It was giving "The Cell" vibes but im the best way. I loved how you couldn't really trust anyone and everyone had a motive to do what they were doing. I want to read this again once I have a copy on my shelf because this book cover is gorgeous. The characters were really well thought out and i love when I can learn as much as I can about the people in the story.
Jen K, Reviewer
This book ended with a bang!
Honestly, for the first 65-70% of this book, I really struggled. I was having a hard time following Shelly and John’s story. I ended up truly loving Shelly and the struggle she had throughout the story.
I really enjoyed the drama within Paul and Miranda’s POVs and would’ve loved more depth to them.
Ultimately, the storyline was a different topic and I enjoy that!
I look forward to more from Rhodes.
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