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A review by astoldbybex
Second Lives by P.D. Cacek
4.0
Thank you to Flame Tree Press for providing me with a copy of Second Lives by P.D. Cacek in exchange for an honest review!
Second Lives did not go in the direction that I expected; mainly, because I went in with the impression that this would be classified as horror. Reader, I was wrong. However, I am very glad that I chose to read this novel from P.D. Cacek!
Second Lives dives into the lives of several characters; chapters alternating between the cast and different time periods. This sounds like it could get messy, but P.D. Cacek does an amazing job of bringing each character to life. I, at no point, got confused at who was what, and where was when.
This read does have some challenging topics that may possibly be difficult for some to read. There were points where Second Lives dragged my mood down, especially in terms of an Alzheimer’s patient who becomes inhabited by a child after his death. So, yes, this isn’t the happiest read.
At times, Second Lives might feel slow, but this was clearly done so readers have a chance to get to know the characters and their relationships; allowing for a bigger impact when the characters die & move into other bodies. If Cacek didn’t provide us with a deep view of the characters prior to the meat of the story, then it wouldn’t have been close to being as good of a read as it was.
I thoroughly enjoyed the aspect of the characters having to adjust; not necessarily the ones who are dealing with being in a different body, but those around them who must now deal with their loved ones being taken over by another soul.
This is not necessarily a book that I would reread, again very depressing, but I am very glad that I did read it. I enjoyed Cacek’s writing style and her ability to create such rounded characters that I ended up really caring about during my read.
Second Lives did not go in the direction that I expected; mainly, because I went in with the impression that this would be classified as horror. Reader, I was wrong. However, I am very glad that I chose to read this novel from P.D. Cacek!
Second Lives dives into the lives of several characters; chapters alternating between the cast and different time periods. This sounds like it could get messy, but P.D. Cacek does an amazing job of bringing each character to life. I, at no point, got confused at who was what, and where was when.
This read does have some challenging topics that may possibly be difficult for some to read. There were points where Second Lives dragged my mood down, especially in terms of an Alzheimer’s patient who becomes inhabited by a child after his death. So, yes, this isn’t the happiest read.
At times, Second Lives might feel slow, but this was clearly done so readers have a chance to get to know the characters and their relationships; allowing for a bigger impact when the characters die & move into other bodies. If Cacek didn’t provide us with a deep view of the characters prior to the meat of the story, then it wouldn’t have been close to being as good of a read as it was.
I thoroughly enjoyed the aspect of the characters having to adjust; not necessarily the ones who are dealing with being in a different body, but those around them who must now deal with their loved ones being taken over by another soul.
This is not necessarily a book that I would reread, again very depressing, but I am very glad that I did read it. I enjoyed Cacek’s writing style and her ability to create such rounded characters that I ended up really caring about during my read.