Someone like Me

SOMEONE LIKE ME - M.R Carey

Liz is divorced from her husband Marc. He has the children two weekends a month.

When he drops them off one day, he turns on her just as he used to and ends up almost

strangling her. Liz finds a strength from somewhere and picks up the nearest item to

hand as she pays on the floor, smashes it and uses the remains to defend herself,

fearing for her life otherwise.Francine is a child of around 16 who suffers from mental

issues. She had an incident a few years ago which triggered this. She is well aware

of her conditions and is happy to have her medication altered accordingly. She has a

virtual companion who is by her side all day. When she sees Liz waiting at the clinic

she can’t help but feel that there are two of her although not quite in sync. What is

happening to Liz- does she have an alter ego or is something else going on?

 Who is now targeting her and does Fran have some sort of insight?.and just who is

Beth? This is one of those books that you know from the first few pages it has you

. It has you in its grasp and its not going to let go for the remaining 500 pages.

The quality of writing shows through- well thought out and beautifully described

without passing that fine line of over the top.MR Carey is a wordsmith- he uses the

right words with the correct balance which eases you into the scenes and keeps you

there.. A book I am really not quite sure how to describe. Psychological drama

mixed with fantasy and crime? Almost scifi/mild horror ?I am not into horror so

nothing to give you nightmares. Weird? Different certainly.

Whatever it is is kept me turning.

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