Inspired by the famous Black Dahlia true crime, Dark Mode by Ashley Kalagian Blunt is a thrilling psychological novel. Exploring topics related to social and online media exposure, it re-enacts fears and obsessions in a way that doesn´t let the reader breath until the end of the story.
When a terrible crime was discovered in Sydney, Reagan Carsen, a normal person with an outside the radar daily life is terrified. There is one and only detail that makes her fear for her life: the victim looks like her. But whom is she afraid of? And why? Nothing seems to be the same any more...
I personally love this book from the beginning until the end. The author is building and re-building normal details, projected into a reality of fear(s). Reagan´s life was changed but what is hiding behind her relatively normal everyday life?
I could not stop asking questions after questions while reading this book. Not all of them were answered, but every question is in fact a pathway to a new revelation and therefore a new level of fear. Fears are part of our human genome, but modern life amplified them as it magnifies the risks.
Dark Mode is the book to keep reading when you are looking for a ride into modern life and dark web, crime and fears. It may be a little rough sometimes, but definitely a ride worth taking it, as long as it enfolds in the realm of literature.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
Thanks for the blog tour support x
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