The Dreaming Tree was a great story and one that kept me excited until the very end.

Synopsis:
After a near-fatal car crash, Royce Vandeweghe wakes up to find he's one of the first patients to undergo a radical new procedure: a full-body transplant. Convalescing years later and suffering from waking nightmares, he answers the door at his Long Island home and meets Delta Devlin, a New York detective. She sees things nobody else can--visions created by a mutation to her eyes--and meeting Royce sets off an unraveling chain of events...

This was my first time reading anything by Matthew Mather, but I have a feeling I’ll read more in the future. I chose this book for its unique premise and reviews promising a combo thriller, murder mystery, and speculative fiction. Such a fantastic ode to the classic Frankenstein! Mr. Mather weaves an unbelievable tale of modern mechine gone unchecked. The Dreaming Tree is a fascinating and thought provoking departure from Mather’s usual novels. Extrapolating from some of today’s cutting edge medical technology, Mather creates a truly unique protagonist. I quickly devoured this book because I found I just couldn’t put it down. Bravo to Mr. Mather, you’ve gained a new fan.

When Royce wakes in the hospital, he learns that he was involved in a near-death car accident. He also learns that he has become a guinea pig of sorts. He's one of the first people to undergo a radical new procedure ... a full body transplant. The only thing left of Royce is his head which has been attached to someone else' s body.

Recovery is a nightmare for Royce. The hallucinations, daytime nightmares leaving him looking for answers. He suspects that his lower body once belonged to a vicious serial killer.

New York Detective Delta Devlin sees things that most people don't... visions created by a natural mutation to her eyes. When she meets Royce, she automatically takes in that the colors between body and head don't match. She also suspects that Royce has a hand in a string of disappearances and abominable murders.

Out of time, and perhaps his mind, Royce tumbles through a hallucinogenic underworld of black-market body parts and billionaires where nothing can stand in the way of living forever—not even death itself

Part science fiction with a little horror thrown in, as well as the author's research into genetically edited humans along with the lucrative trade in transplant organs make the plot of THE DREAMING TREE intricate, laced with twists and turns as the reader gets lost in Royce's slowly deteriorating mind. The characters are deftly drawn amid the swirl of mystery. The conclusion was surprising and unexpected. This is a slight cliff hanger leading to the next in this series.

Many thanks to the author / Blackstone Publishing / Netgalley for the digital copy of this technothriller. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

This book was unreal. It was such a mind trip and I was constantly in awe to be perfectly honest. This idea about transplants and the ethics and body harvesting... interesting but so uncomfortable at the same time. I would definitely read more by this author.

Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
A fast paced, sci fi thriller that makes the reader question how far humans would go to guarantee longevity. Royce is brought back from the dead due a pricey body transplant procedure. He wakes up to a new body that he cannot feel completely comfortable with. He meets a detective that suspects him of grissly murders occuring around him. Royce goes on the hunt to discover the truth about his implant and finds much more than he expected.
Well written and told from multiple points of views. Enjoyed it.

This book has a very weird premise but ultimately it works really well. It definetly is not something I have read before and that alone makes it good.

I really enjoyed the story and the way that the twists and turns took me places I was not expecting to go. It was very good.

A really unique read, full of suspense and twists and turns. My first book by this author but it won’t be the last.

On the outside, this book seems exciting. After being decapitated in a car accident, Roy is now one of the world's first full body transplant patients. This means that his head has literally been grafted onto someone else's body. His life is now wave after wave of phantom pain, and is filled with someone else's body odour. Well that and walking blackouts.

Unfortunately this is just something that wasn't for me. Even though the story was gory and mysterious, I felt like I just wasn't into it by the end. It starts out like any other scary transplant story, meaning the patient starts to take on characteristics from the person that gave them the organ or body or whatever, but just ended up being a little too predictable. I liked the family drama, I didn't really expect that to be in this book.

I thought that even though officer Delta Devlin had a really cool name, her side of the story wasn't very memorable until the end. Overall, I can see this being a popular novel, but like I said before, it's just not for me. I hoped it would be, and I thought it was interesting, but this isn't my new favourite book. I do like the cover though.

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I absolutely adore this book. It keeps you guessing the whole time, has some surprises, and makes it really hard to take breaks for real life. I love how cutting edge of the science was but at the same time so applicable to real life that it makes it almost scary. I've read two other books by Matthew Mather and he's quickly becoming my favorite author. Thank you

This was my first time reading anything by Matthew Mather, but I have a feeling I’ll read more in the future. The novel was well written, the characters well rounded, and the ending a beautiful twist.
The first part was hard for me to get through. Mather sets up all the moving parts without showing what the end result will be. As such, it seemed to drag on a bit. But that all changed. Like a switch was flipped, the novel went from dragging along to full sprinting to the finish line.

oK , I have enjoyed the authors previous books but this one? It just doesn't seem real enough to even pretend it could happen. Yes, I can't even fake a review because I couldn't get to the middle of the book. Just to far fetched for me. Maybe you will like it.

Medical science fiction dominates the first part of the book so a solid background can be established for the murder mystery that follows. Interesting concept that allows for an entertaining novel.

The Dreaming Tree is a unique book that has a entertaining storyline. The characters are interesting. A decent book.

Interesting.Read not my usual genre but I enjoyed it.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review*