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Under Another Sun

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The story idea for this book was a good one but it's a bit overwritten and repetitive at times. The characters are well written and you can really fell the pain and anguish that They go through after the loss of Ravynn. Sometimes the dialogues are a little stiff though.The ending is truly bittersweet in a way that might satisfy those who don't like pat endings, disappoint others.

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A Sci-Fi slow burn post apocalyptic horror/thriller with a mystery running throughout. A great read that will keep the intrigue high.

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“A crack in time saves 99”

That left me questioning what was going on in this book, it was such a hook. I was glad I was able to read this, the horror elements were perfect and I enjoyed the scifi.

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It all starts with a car accident, but only the child at this point survives what ought to have been a certain drowning, when said car falls into the river. Then the girl grows up, but she is never the same. She has some kind of a special Sight, but her alcoholic husband doesn't understand when he discovers her diary in which various global disasters are predicted. Then she succumbs to one of these.

Her daughter goes to live with her aunt and uncle. Her uncle, being the twin of her mother, is also plagued by the gift, or curse, of foresight. Both he and his wife fear he is crazy, in runs in the family. Meanwhile, the portents for some kind of global crisis, are increasing by the day. But will the family be able to unite and support each other in time, to save themselves?

This novel knows how to ratchet up a real sense of deep unease and eeriness as a possible apocalypse continues to u fold (all this of course comes at a time when global portents do point at a critical tipping point, though perhaps without any supernatural element). Will the spirit of the child Amelia's mother truly be able to lead the family to rescue, and who in general is 'meant' ' to be saved anyway.

The ending is truly bittersweet in a way that might satisfy those who don't like pat endings, disappoint others. Either way, recommended to those who enjoy this kind of literature.

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This was so real for God's sake, I was forgetting that it wasn't real world every time I put it down, I still struggle to understand that it isn't real.

There is every type of natural disaster from earthquakes and volcanos to tsunamis and summer snow. And the stupid hint that there are people who know what is happening and when, I was so taken by this book that I'm still not over it.

I was so attached to the characters and wanted all of them to survive and succeed, I was so invested that I was sometimes looking up from the book to look around and make sure I was still home with my family and all was good.

This was horrific in impossible ways but it was the most enjoyable horror I've read in years! I recommend it to anyone who wants to enjoy their time or foresee the next best horror film in paper form.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing an ARC.

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Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC of this book. I really enjoyed this one and read it in one day. Look forward to much more by this author.

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“A crack in time saves 99”

Ominous words, that will have consequences for all humanity. Under Another Sun is a fantastic read. Ray is a solid family man, who must be going crazy because he is talking to his dead twin sister. Until more events take place to make him and his wife realise that perhaps, he might not be so crazy after all. While Ray is having his breakdown, Ray’s brother in law is having his own melt down, reading his dead wife's (and Ray’s twin sister) many journals. At what point does a family history of mental illness no longer become the excuse for all her ramblings? Nor for Ray's seeming delusions? And when do people accept the world is ending? At what point is having too much knowledge more of a burden than a help? While Ray fights to save his family, the world continues to disintegrate.

This story brings you along on a real journey of humanity at its most real. The things that people do to hold their families together, to save their loved ones. While doing this it mixes in some really bizarre sci fi origin story teasers, that leave you wanting to know more. The ambiguity at points only leave you sad, horrified, and turning the pages...until there are no more to turn.

10/10 recommend!

*I received this book from NetGalley for review but all opinions are my own.

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Amelia balled her hands into tiny fists, scrunched up her face and with anger and said "the earth is MAD". Amelia is a small child, but she knows what is happening, why birds are falling from the sky and tornados, tsunami's, deadly volcanic eruptions and horrific earthquakes and happening more and more frequently. Ray and his wife Elena are raising Amelia since Ray's twin sister Ravynn died a year earlier. The couple begin to have concerns for Ray's mental health as he "visits" Rayvnn in his dreams and then begins to hear her voice during waking hours when he's near water. Amelia knows what is actually happening and she says something that begins a quest for safety as the planet encounters daily and deadly disasters.
Under Another Sun is a real gem of a book. This is an apocalypse-in-process tale. We witness the characters fear and bewilderment over the strange and devastating disasters. I couldn't help but think of our real world these days and what seems to be more frequent natural disasters and violence. There was a magical, mystical quality to portions of this book that I enjoyed as well. I highly recommend Under Another Sun. This was one of those special books that I was excited to sit down and open each day.
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I find it hard to categorize Under Another Sun into a strict genre. It has elements of a character-driven dramatic story, a sci-fi end-of-the-world thriller and a slow-burn tragedy. I enjoyed it regardless of what bucket people try to fit it into. It was not the best thriller/sci-fi novel I've read, but it was fun and it kept me engaged to the very end.

The story revolves around a couple trying to navigate life's challenges between work and marriage while trying to raise their niece who seems to have a very special maternal bond that has extended beyond her mother's death. The husband/uncle, Ray, finds himself struggling with work, coping with the death of his sister and meeting the needs of his wife. There are very few continuity issues I had with the book and the dialog and emotional responses all felt real and plausible.

As time moves on, reality begins to shift underneath their feet as the literal ground is also doing so. The world seems to be in the grip of massive cataclysmic events reflecting the growing rift within the family. Add to this old boyfriends, alcoholic fathers and volcanoes, and you'll see why I didn't spend an evening without this book in my hand.

While the pace moved a *little* slow for my taste, surprises kept me moving to the end. I will say that the end lacked a definitive "ending" which makes me think there could be a follow-up in the future. With that said, if there is, I will read it (which should, in and of itself, tell you enough).

3-1/2 stars.

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What is the price of knowledge? How do you cope when the person closest to you, once thought to be fragile and crumbling, was in fact the only one who really knew what was happening?

Under Another Sun follows two parallel timelines and the converging paths of Ray and Ravynn—fraternal twins whose bond is as burdened as they are. When Ray begins experiencing signs that his deceased sister Ravynn hadn’t been out of her mind when she predicted the world’s end, Ray has no choice but to break open all the traumas he’s kept buried beneath the surface to solve the riddles his sister left behind: a crack in time saves 99. Turning to Ravynn’s journals—incoherent to the average person—Ray scrambles to piece together the truth before it’s too late, and before the entire world falls down.

Under Another Sun is a post-apocalyptic horror novel that builds on the dread of knowing too much to be okay but not knowing enough to have the answers. However, beneath that, it’s a compelling and heart-wrenching story about familial trauma. Weaving emotional and interpersonal journeys with cosmic horror, D.M. Siciliano pushes readers to confront the emotional core of the horror genre itself: the incomprehensibility of the human condition. Confronting the ghosts of the past and surmounting the grief they leave in their wake may be the most common human experience in the world, but it is one that haunts mercilessly and is powerful enough to break the world itself.

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This is a post-apocalyptic book, a genre/ setting I quite enjoy lately.

It touches on difficulty subject matters such as loss, grief and what it's like to lose a twin. Which I found really emotive and really felt for Ray. As I can't imagine how hard this must be to deal with.

The feeling of the consequences of knowing too much is familiar to how I felt when I read Frankenstein, which is one of my favourite books! And also with the original Flatliners film starring Kevin Bacon and Julia Roberts.

Honestly wouldn't be surprised if this got made into a film!

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Under Another Sun was actually an okay book once I got settled into it. The dialogue is a little stiff though. The ending was sad but I'm hoping for a sequel? Things definately need to be explained more!
Thanks to Netgalley for a digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

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First, I need to say how much this book affected me. I just kept thinking about it. Thinking about the natural disasters and forgetting they weren’t real. Thinking about these characters and wondering how they got so close to me.
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, snow in the summer, birds falling from the sky...this world is coming to an end and a few seem to know exactly when it will happen.
Some families are closer than others, from across generations and beyond. Twins Ravynn and Ray have always had a special connection but after Ravynn disappears and is presumed dead their connection continues. Through dreams Ray talks to his sister and is making predictions about disasters that come true. Or is Ray just losing his mind? He can’t be communicating with his missing sister in his head, but the predictions are coming true.
So much is going on in this book that I just don’t want to talk about and give spoilers. I needed everyone to succeed and survive. Tension builds as catastrophe after catastrophe comes true, spiraling toward the end of this world.

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