Decimate
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Summary
A desperate family confronts the mysteries that lie between life and death in this soul-gripping novel of supernatural suspense by Amazon Charts and New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice。
Claire Huntley and her brother， Poe， were on a midnight hike in Montana when the woods went wild。 A blinding， devouring light and a rumbling pulse that blasted them off their feet left both kids with little memory of what happened。 Their father insisted it was a violent extraterrestrial abduction; his wild obsession would tear their family apart in the wake of the trauma。
Fourteen years later， Claire， who’s battled anxiety attacks since that fateful hike， wants to heal her relationship with her brother， which has been damaged by his years of addiction。 But only hours before their reunion， Poe’s crowded passenger plane plunges into the Colorado mountains。 No one survives the fiery crash。 In the midst of her grief， Claire accepts her estranged father’s request to join him in Montana， where he continues to investigate the paranormal force he believes altered his children down to their bones。
As they reunite， Claire’s anxiety attacks take on a new dimension。 Is she experiencing hallucinations or visions？ Is her brother’s presence in them a symptom of grief， or is she receiving messages from beyond life？ The answers Claire and her father seek will take them on a breakneck journey deep into the Montana wilderness and the shadows of history， where they will unearth a secret force with terrifying implications for their family—and the world。
Claire Huntley and her brother， Poe， were on a midnight hike in Montana when the woods went wild。 A blinding， devouring light and a rumbling pulse that blasted them off their feet left both kids with little memory of what happened。 Their father insisted it was a violent extraterrestrial abduction; his wild obsession would tear their family apart in the wake of the trauma。
Fourteen years later， Claire， who’s battled anxiety attacks since that fateful hike， wants to heal her relationship with her brother， which has been damaged by his years of addiction。 But only hours before their reunion， Poe’s crowded passenger plane plunges into the Colorado mountains。 No one survives the fiery crash。 In the midst of her grief， Claire accepts her estranged father’s request to join him in Montana， where he continues to investigate the paranormal force he believes altered his children down to their bones。
As they reunite， Claire’s anxiety attacks take on a new dimension。 Is she experiencing hallucinations or visions？ Is her brother’s presence in them a symptom of grief， or is she receiving messages from beyond life？ The answers Claire and her father seek will take them on a breakneck journey deep into the Montana wilderness and the shadows of history， where they will unearth a secret force with terrifying implications for their family—and the world。
Reviews
Kristy Johnston
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This is my first read by this author。 Told in third person from multiple points of view， this story follows the breakup of a family after a near tragedy occurs while a brother and sister are camping with their father in Glacier National Park and their attempts to reconnect as adults。 While the father tries to gain the attention of the media by complaining loudly about alien abductions， the story explores concepts of the afterlife and includes several side characters that have had near death expe This is my first read by this author。 Told in third person from multiple points of view， this story follows the breakup of a family after a near tragedy occurs while a brother and sister are camping with their father in Glacier National Park and their attempts to reconnect as adults。 While the father tries to gain the attention of the media by complaining loudly about alien abductions， the story explores concepts of the afterlife and includes several side characters that have had near death experiences。 When I discovered the truth behind their experience in Glacier， I was both horrified and intrigued。 I found some of these ideas， especially the memory vaults， fascinating but I did wish that it was a little more atmospheric。 Recommended to SciFi lovers interested in the connections between siblings and conceptual theories on the spaces between life and death。Thank you to Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for the free copy provided for an honest review。 。。。more
Elvenn
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Poe and Claire had a life-changing experience in the woods when they were kids that sent them to the hospital。 Not knowing what had happened destroyed their family and as adults they're still trying to live with the scars。 But then one of them decides to take back the reins of their life and try to discover the truth behind the incident， a decision that will have many unexpected repercussions。I found the premise intriguing and the story original and interesting， even if longer and less fast-pace Poe and Claire had a life-changing experience in the woods when they were kids that sent them to the hospital。 Not knowing what had happened destroyed their family and as adults they're still trying to live with the scars。 But then one of them decides to take back the reins of their life and try to discover the truth behind the incident， a decision that will have many unexpected repercussions。I found the premise intriguing and the story original and interesting， even if longer and less fast-paced and action-packed than I had initially expected。The mystery made me want to keep reading but the focus on character interactions made me less inclined to pick the book， perhaps due to the quantity of characters introduced and how the story kept jumping from one to another， not making it easy for me to get really invested on what was happening to them。The parts I enjoyed the most were those about Poe， which I found much more developed as a character than his sister， who I felt I didn't get to know at all。I enjoyed how the story would sometimes jump to the past， letting me see how something had come to happen or why a character had ended being a certain way， because it would provide the historical info needed to put the plot in perspective without anyone having to stand in front of a white board and explain everything， but I would have loved suspense and a sense of danger for the characters in the main timeline as well。 Also， I was left with the conviction they kept getting all the info they were after too easily！I'll definitely be reading more books by the author。ARC received from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review。 。。。more
Brad
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Decimate by Christopher Rice is a book that fits in different genres - science fiction， horror and general fiction。 "Claire and her brother， Poe， were on a camping trip with their father in the deep Montana woods when they were caught up in a great explosion of light。 Was it aliens？ Or a government project gone wrong？Years later a plane crash gives a strange power to a young man with revenge on his mind。 A group wants to stop him hoping that Claire's connection to Poe can help before it's too la Decimate by Christopher Rice is a book that fits in different genres - science fiction， horror and general fiction。 "Claire and her brother， Poe， were on a camping trip with their father in the deep Montana woods when they were caught up in a great explosion of light。 Was it aliens？ Or a government project gone wrong？Years later a plane crash gives a strange power to a young man with revenge on his mind。 A group wants to stop him hoping that Claire's connection to Poe can help before it's too late。！"Rice tells an original story about "near death experiences" and the connection between people after death。 You have to pay attention because he's throwing things like "bloom" and "memory deck" at you。 This story is filled with characters wanting a second chance。 Characters who are grieving for lost relationshipu。 Characters who want to do the right thing no matter the personal cost。 Rice is great at thinking up wild scenarios and making the reader think "That might be possible" Fans of the Burning Girl trilogy should enjoy this one。 Crazy story from Rice。 。。。more
Jeff
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Mind-Bending Scifi Action。 This is one of those trippy books that has enough mystery up front to draw you in， a lot of exposition in the middle to make you understand what is coming， and a balls to the wall back third to show off all that you now know within the context of the original setup。 At 440 ish pages， it may read a tad long to some， but I felt the length was pretty solid for all that it was doing here。 And the ideas it discusses are intriguing in a vein similar to Marcus Sakey's Afterli Mind-Bending Scifi Action。 This is one of those trippy books that has enough mystery up front to draw you in， a lot of exposition in the middle to make you understand what is coming， and a balls to the wall back third to show off all that you now know within the context of the original setup。 At 440 ish pages， it may read a tad long to some， but I felt the length was pretty solid for all that it was doing here。 And the ideas it discusses are intriguing in a vein similar to Marcus Sakey's Afterlife， where death。。。 may only be the beginning。 The backstory here was perhaps a well tapped a bit too often in the genre， particularly for anything of this form， and yet was still done well and was truly horrifying （though fortunately not too much of it actually "onscreen"）。 Overall the tale here was interesting and well told。 Very much recommended。 。。。more
Pam
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Decimate was interesting - but not in a bad way， I actually really liked the book。 It was interesting in a way that made me think about what happens after death or during a near death experience。 This story told an intriguing idea of a possibility。 I have enjoyed the books that I have read by Christopher Rice and this wasn't an exception。 At times it was hard to put it down because I wanted to know what was going to happen next or wanted to know more about the characters or the story。 Thank you Decimate was interesting - but not in a bad way， I actually really liked the book。 It was interesting in a way that made me think about what happens after death or during a near death experience。 This story told an intriguing idea of a possibility。 I have enjoyed the books that I have read by Christopher Rice and this wasn't an exception。 At times it was hard to put it down because I wanted to know what was going to happen next or wanted to know more about the characters or the story。 Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for a digital arc of this book。 。。。more
Kirk
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A camping trip turns into an extraordinary event that sends Claire and Poe to the hospital。 Their father thinks it was aliens。 Unfortunately a divorce divides the family， Claire goes with her mother and Poe with his father。 Life goes on， the kids grow up。 Another extraordinary event happens to Poe involving a plane crash。 Then it gets weird。 Really weird。 This novel goes places you don’t expect it to。 A thought provoking novel， Decimate by Christopher Rice， about near-death experiences。 Thanks A camping trip turns into an extraordinary event that sends Claire and Poe to the hospital。 Their father thinks it was aliens。 Unfortunately a divorce divides the family， Claire goes with her mother and Poe with his father。 Life goes on， the kids grow up。 Another extraordinary event happens to Poe involving a plane crash。 Then it gets weird。 Really weird。 This novel goes places you don’t expect it to。 A thought provoking novel， Decimate by Christopher Rice， about near-death experiences。 Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC。 。。。more
Zita
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The interaction between life and death…An intense blinding light and a forceful sonic pulse that left no memories in two children also irrevocably altered their family。 The childhood trauma suffered， the result of said unexplained phenomena， fourteen years later still haunts the brother and sister affected that day in the Montana wilderness。 There were no concrete answers at the time just conspiracy theories yet a plane crash in the present begins the search for the truth all over again。 Claire The interaction between life and death…An intense blinding light and a forceful sonic pulse that left no memories in two children also irrevocably altered their family。 The childhood trauma suffered， the result of said unexplained phenomena， fourteen years later still haunts the brother and sister affected that day in the Montana wilderness。 There were no concrete answers at the time just conspiracy theories yet a plane crash in the present begins the search for the truth all over again。 Claire and Poe Huntley， estranged siblings separated by distance planned to meet but it is news of her brother’s plane crash that Claire receives after she writes his words of goodbye down on a blackboard in her classroom。 How is Claire to cope with Poe’s death when she feels an overwhelmingly strong connection to him or when she sees the child he once was in mirrors and channels words and drawings that are not her own？ Are these the hallucinations of someone losing their mind from inconsolable grief or is there something more at play here？ At the request of her father to join him Claire returns to where it all began， setting them forth on a journey of discovery that will upend belief systems and shock the world。 This intriguing， gripping story contains deep themes: unexplained phenomena， near-death experiences， it looks at the ultimate mystery of what truly is death， and how nefarious science played a part in the event's genesis， spiritual connections， the bonds of relationships familial and otherwise， how one random event can destroy a family and that family finally gets the answers they deserve。 Historical secrets come to light as the guardians of those secrets lose control of the containment of an experiment gone horribly wrong。 It is the children who must atone for the sins of the fathers or in this case perpetuate concealment。 The topics broached challenge preconceptions and this reader found the ideas posited thought-provoking。 There are topics beyond human comprehension but it is in the thinking about those topics that enable growth and opens the door to possibilities whether real or imagined。 Even if you’ve pondered the idea before or not， after reading this， you will give some thought to whether death is an ending or a beginning。 This author has quite an intricate imagination。 This book is fast-paced paranormal action and suspense， the characters were well-developed; relatable to the situations they found themselves in。 Knowing the depths of what they went through in the years after the event that changed their lives defined how they handled events in the present。 This was the first time reading this author， though this reader has enjoyed his mother’s works for years。An advanced reading copy was obtained from the publisher via NetGalley。 。。。more
Christine
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Decimate is a very thoughtful imagination of death and what comes afterwards。 It made me think about the ideas we have about death， aside from any religion based ones and I found the theory that drove the book quite interesting in the end。 But yes， I am talking about a novel here！ Purely fiction。。。Clair and Poe Huntley take a camping trip in the mountains of Montana when they're kids。 While their father is fast asleep in his tent， they go walk about trying to find a way to the "nearby" lake wher Decimate is a very thoughtful imagination of death and what comes afterwards。 It made me think about the ideas we have about death， aside from any religion based ones and I found the theory that drove the book quite interesting in the end。 But yes， I am talking about a novel here！ Purely fiction。。。Clair and Poe Huntley take a camping trip in the mountains of Montana when they're kids。 While their father is fast asleep in his tent， they go walk about trying to find a way to the "nearby" lake where they've been told they can see down to the depths of the planet because it's so clear。 Claire is about to call it quits and drag her little brother Poe back to camp， when the ground shakes， an incredibly bright light blinds her， and the loud boom and sudden severity of the quaking ground toss both the kids around like tiny bean bags。 She awakens in the hospital， her brother in another room。 She can remember nothing of their ordeal。 Nor can her brother。 Her father's claims of ALIENS（！！） are met with disbelief and scorn as he had been drinking and was asleep when the calamity hit。 No one else was witness to what happened。 But what did really happen？ Years and years later， Poe is coming to visit his sister for the first time since he got clean from drugs and alcohol。 Claire is eager to welcome her little brother back， hopeful that this time it will all be okay and then。。。 。another calamity。 One that will change humanity。After the opening chapters I was eager myself， to keep reading and find out the answers to what actually has happened！ Decimate started at a good pace。 Unfortunately for many people， it lost steam somewhere over the Rockies。 The exposition of the Great Theory began。 And kept going。 Sadly， it wasn't until 60% of the book was done （according to my eReader） that the story launched back into action again。 That is approximately 45% of a book to read where you're going to lose those who are not fully committed fans or reviewers determined to stick the landing so to speak。 The last 40% of the book was action packed and moved at a nice clip， but it seemed， at that point， almost anticlimactic。 Like I was just so glad the explanations were over that I would've welcomed a sudden sideways step into an old-fashioned Victorian tea party complete with ridiculous hats。 The characters， apart from the kids' father and Claire herself， felt almost like sketches。 Not fully fleshed out。 There was some development， but not enough to keep me from thinking， "Who the heck do you think you are to do this， no matter what is going on？！" I think it might have worked better as a novella or essay contemplating death than an adventure/thriller type of novel about death and the hereafter。 Once I'd taken the time to parse my way through all the ideas of the book， I was glad I'd read it， and intrigued by the theory of the book。 But I fear many won't take the time with it that it needs。 It's not your typical horror， thriller or mystery at all。。 Rice has put an awful lot of thought into his book。 It deserves to have time taken with it。 But I feel like it will not be given the time by any but his most ardent fans。 I admit， I went into it as a first time reader of his work。 And also as one who was looking for a fun ride。 That is not what I got exactly。 But in the end， it's a book worth reading。 Just be ready for the explanations。 I would love to say 'shorten them"。 But I am not sure that would be possible as what Rice describes is something that doesn't easily slide into the spaces created in our minds by early religious training （for many） or simply by cultural leanings。 I'm glad I read the book。 But I'm still not sure I liked it enough to buy it。 I thought the ideas were good， but I'm not sure they work in a thriller type of tale （or a book being marketed as one）。。 Therefore， I'm forced to give it a 3 out of 5 rating。 If， however， you do like Rice， and/or are willing to sit and think on what a book is talking about， and aren't in for just a quick thrilling read， by all means， get this book and read it！ It is worth the reading and time taken on it。 I do think it's not fully representative of the category of "thriller"。 I'd put it more in a literary fiction model myself， even though the thriller elements are present。I do thank NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the Digital Review Copy of Decimate。 。。。more
Thales
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In Decimate， Christopher Rice walks the path of the mysteries that lie beyond what we can only begin to understand about life and death。 When twelve-year-old Claire Huntley and her ten-year-old Poe are camping out with their father at Glacier National Park， Poe decides to adventure through the forest， and Claire goes after him。 While on their little expedition， they get swept off their feet by a sudden and strong pulse of energy and blinded by an extremely bright light。 That’s the beginning of t In Decimate， Christopher Rice walks the path of the mysteries that lie beyond what we can only begin to understand about life and death。 When twelve-year-old Claire Huntley and her ten-year-old Poe are camping out with their father at Glacier National Park， Poe decides to adventure through the forest， and Claire goes after him。 While on their little expedition， they get swept off their feet by a sudden and strong pulse of energy and blinded by an extremely bright light。 That’s the beginning of trouble for the Huntley family， who get torn apart when their dad starts insisting on talks of alien and preternatural experience。As a consequence， Claire and Poe’s parents divorce and each child goes to live with one of them。 And while Claire goes on to become a high-school History teacher addicted to psychotropics， Poe indulges himself in other drugs and an unruly lifestyle which almost gets him killed。 Years after the events that tore them apart， Poe and Claire are about to get reunited when tragedy hits their family once again， and that’s when things start getting even weirder than before。 What the Huntley family is about to discover isn’t something easily digested and may have even more disastrous consequences for them and the World as they know it。Decimate was such an enthralling and gripping reading that each chapter kept me so hooked and nervous about what was to come next。 Christopher Rice has an addictive writing which embraces the reader and just lets you go when everything is solved。 Throughout the book， information is given just at the right amount needed to understand and propel you to the next page and next chapter。Another extremely positive point in this book was the character's development。 Not even a single character is shallow and all of them are so well-developed with such depth it just gives more appeal to this stunning story。The tension is built with such mastery that， when we finally get to the conclusion， it’s almost hard to breathe due to all that’s about to happen。 。。。more
Judy
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A chilling novel depicting the intersection of life and death - maybe near-death experience， and what happened when an already horrible experiment goes even more wrong。 This novel was thoroughly engrossing and sometimes violent。 There was quite a bit of action and the story moved well。 The author's imagination amazed me。 I liked most of the characters and was drawn to their feelings during their experiences。 You can read the blurb for the description of the story， so I won't go into that， but ov A chilling novel depicting the intersection of life and death - maybe near-death experience， and what happened when an already horrible experiment goes even more wrong。 This novel was thoroughly engrossing and sometimes violent。 There was quite a bit of action and the story moved well。 The author's imagination amazed me。 I liked most of the characters and was drawn to their feelings during their experiences。 You can read the blurb for the description of the story， so I won't go into that， but overall I enjoyed the book。 I've read several of Christopher Rice's books and he has a great voice and I will continue to follow him。 I first picked up one of his books because he was Anne Rice's son and I've always enjoyed her work， but I've found that Chrisopher's writings are varied and interesting in his own right。Thanks to Thomas & Mercer through Netgalley for an advance copy。 This book will be published on May 10， 2022。 。。。more
Pat
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That must be one of the strangest books I’ve read and， even though I don’t think I fully understood it all， I did actually enjoy it。 I’m not even sure what box you’d put it in - maybe speculative fiction？ It is a story about the intersection of life and death but it also a story about the power of love。Twelve year old Claire Huntley and her ten year old brother， Poe， are camping out with their dad when Poe decides to go off and explore one night。 Dad is passed out drunk so Claire chases after Po That must be one of the strangest books I’ve read and， even though I don’t think I fully understood it all， I did actually enjoy it。 I’m not even sure what box you’d put it in - maybe speculative fiction？ It is a story about the intersection of life and death but it also a story about the power of love。Twelve year old Claire Huntley and her ten year old brother， Poe， are camping out with their dad when Poe decides to go off and explore one night。 Dad is passed out drunk so Claire chases after Poe to make sure he doesn’t get himself into trouble。 But trouble does come。 The two children are suddenly knocked off their feet by a tremendous pulse of energy and blinded by a bright light。 They really don’t know what hit them but it seems to have somehow ‘connected’ them。 Fourteen years later after Poe has put his substance abuse issues behind him he is on a plane to meet up with his sister again when the plane goes down in the Colorado wilderness killing everyone on board。 Why then does Claire seem to ‘see’ her brother in window panes and mirrors？ Why does her arm move without her volition and draw images of things she’s never seen？Claire’s father asks her to come to Montana to learn the truth about that night many years ago。 What they learn is a closely guarded secret that has has the power to change the world。 Even though I can’t begin to describe what happens， it was riveting reading。 The pulse is a source of enormous power， some of which has gotten into the hands of a deranged man bent in revenge。 The guardians of this secret madly scramble to separate this man from the ‘bloom’， a physical manifestation of the power， before he wreaks havoc in seeking revenge on those who have wronged him。 The story raced to a very exciting conclusion。 Many thanks to Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for the much appreciated arc which I reviewed voluntarily and honestly。 。。。more
John Amory
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I'm so sad that I didn't like this， because a new Christopher Rice book is typically an event for me。 But this one had way too much going on and really confused the hell out of me most of the time。This actually reminded me of a Stephen King novel in a lot of ways: aside from the science-meets-supernatural themes， it's got a sprawling character list， a kitchen-sink plot， multiple POVs， and a swollen page count。 If that's your thing， you'll probably like this one （based on early reviews， I'm in th I'm so sad that I didn't like this， because a new Christopher Rice book is typically an event for me。 But this one had way too much going on and really confused the hell out of me most of the time。This actually reminded me of a Stephen King novel in a lot of ways: aside from the science-meets-supernatural themes， it's got a sprawling character list， a kitchen-sink plot， multiple POVs， and a swollen page count。 If that's your thing， you'll probably like this one （based on early reviews， I'm in the minority， just as I typically am with the King novels I read）。 。。。more
Suzie
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Let me preface this by the fact that I'm a huge Christopher Rice fan （and his mom's， of course）。 I was not expecting the dominant sci fit theme of this book however and struggled to get into it。 I pushed through （and it was a lengthy 440 pages）。 Great characters but just didn't enjoy this one as I have his previous （yea， I know his mom wrote about vampires and witches and i soaked that up！） Let me preface this by the fact that I'm a huge Christopher Rice fan （and his mom's， of course）。 I was not expecting the dominant sci fit theme of this book however and struggled to get into it。 I pushed through （and it was a lengthy 440 pages）。 Great characters but just didn't enjoy this one as I have his previous （yea， I know his mom wrote about vampires and witches and i soaked that up！） 。。。more
Erin Remen
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Claire and Poe were on a camping trip when an event changed their lives forever。 Their family was torn apart and they were separated for years。 Their father told everyone it was aliens。 Their mother believes it was a bear。 But no marks were left and the injury they did have was very strange。 Now years later they are set to reunite and Poe has a lot he needs to tell his sister about what really happened。 Unfortunately something mind blowing happens to him and changes their preconceptions forever。 Claire and Poe were on a camping trip when an event changed their lives forever。 Their family was torn apart and they were separated for years。 Their father told everyone it was aliens。 Their mother believes it was a bear。 But no marks were left and the injury they did have was very strange。 Now years later they are set to reunite and Poe has a lot he needs to tell his sister about what really happened。 Unfortunately something mind blowing happens to him and changes their preconceptions forever。 It's exciting， mind bending and emotional and I could not put it down！ 。。。more
Neville Townsend
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An incident in the woods when Claire and Poe are children starts off this excellent thriller。 Loved the characters and found myself rooting for themPut this on your TBR list。I received this book from the publishers via Netgalley for a review。
Ira Smith
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What a book！ I just loved Decimate。 It is one hell of a novel。Claire and Poe are siblings who experienced some kind of bizarre event when they were camping with their Dad， an event that eventually led to the breakup of the family from divorce。 Their Dad is convinced that they were the subjects of some kind of alien encounter， and he seemingly goes further off the deep end。 As a result， Poe runs away from his Dad at age 15， falling into alcohol and drugs。 Years later， he sobers up and wants to ma What a book！ I just loved Decimate。 It is one hell of a novel。Claire and Poe are siblings who experienced some kind of bizarre event when they were camping with their Dad， an event that eventually led to the breakup of the family from divorce。 Their Dad is convinced that they were the subjects of some kind of alien encounter， and he seemingly goes further off the deep end。 As a result， Poe runs away from his Dad at age 15， falling into alcohol and drugs。 Years later， he sobers up and wants to make amends with Claire， but his plane flight to meet his sister crashes in the Rockies。 From that point， Decimate tears away at breakneck speed into a novel that’s a mix of sci-fi， and thriller， all thrown in with a mentally deranged villain， and questions about an afterlife。 Absorbing， with well drawn characters。While I loved reading Decimate， there were occasions where the writing felt a bit too pedestrian， but it was an overall great effort。 Highly recommended。Many thanks to Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jenn4Gators
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Whoa！ I devoured this book。 It is not the first I have read from this author but it is definitely one of my favorites。 Claire and Poe Huntley are in the Montana woods on a camping trip with their father when they go to explore in the middle of the night。 The events that follow change the course of their lives and tears their family apart。 Just as the siblings are on the verge of reconciliation， Poe is killed in a plane crash。 The aftermath leaves Claire wondering whether her anxiety is going to Whoa！ I devoured this book。 It is not the first I have read from this author but it is definitely one of my favorites。 Claire and Poe Huntley are in the Montana woods on a camping trip with their father when they go to explore in the middle of the night。 The events that follow change the course of their lives and tears their family apart。 Just as the siblings are on the verge of reconciliation， Poe is killed in a plane crash。 The aftermath leaves Claire wondering whether her anxiety is going to consume her and uncovers long kept secrets。 This is fast-paced paranormal fiction with well developed characters。 If you suspend your beliefs just a bit， you can imagine these events occurring。 Overall， a book that I really enjoyed。 Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Patricia Romero
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Claire and her brother， Poe， were on a camping trip with their father。 The one who is passed out drunk in front of the fire。 Poe insists on going into the woods to explore and Claire reluctantly goes along even though it is pitch black and they have no idea where they are going。In the next minute， the Montana woods explode。 A blinding light and a pulse of energy knock them down the mountainside leaving them injured and not at all sure what has happened to them。 Their father is screaming aliens a Claire and her brother， Poe， were on a camping trip with their father。 The one who is passed out drunk in front of the fire。 Poe insists on going into the woods to explore and Claire reluctantly goes along even though it is pitch black and they have no idea where they are going。In the next minute， the Montana woods explode。 A blinding light and a pulse of energy knock them down the mountainside leaving them injured and not at all sure what has happened to them。 Their father is screaming aliens and after that their mother divorces him and keeps Claire while their Dad keeps Poe。Even apart they feel connected somehow。 Something has happened to them and they both handle it by self-medicating and ignoring the whole thing。 Until a tragedy occurs and Claire must return to Montana for answers。This is a story of life and death。 Near-death experiences taken to the next level。 What does happen at the moment of death？ And what happened to them as kids？ The answers will blow your mind。Always a pleasure to read Rice。NetGalley/ : May 10th， 2022 Thomas & Mercer 。。。more
KerryO
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This was a book that I really wanted to enjoy， but the fantasy aspects of near-death experiences as written were not believable。 Claire and Margot are a very likeable and well written characters， but the remaining characters are too much of the fantasy。 I received an ARC from NetGalley， and the opinions expressed are my own。
Laurie
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This book was kind of like The Addams Family。。 It's creepy and its kooky， mysterious。。。 Ok you get the idea。。 I am really torn with this book。 There are things I liked， things I loved and things i didn't like at all。 I think this review is going to be one of those where I just spill my thoughts and let you decide。 I am not going to do any kind of synopsis because （a） the editor can do a better job than me and （b） I have NO idea how to summarize this book。 （see first sentence of my review） THE GO This book was kind of like The Addams Family。。 It's creepy and its kooky， mysterious。。。 Ok you get the idea。。 I am really torn with this book。 There are things I liked， things I loved and things i didn't like at all。 I think this review is going to be one of those where I just spill my thoughts and let you decide。 I am not going to do any kind of synopsis because （a） the editor can do a better job than me and （b） I have NO idea how to summarize this book。 （see first sentence of my review） THE GOOD The writing was excellent and you could just picture what was going on。 The world building was great。 So much of this book required some real visualization and the author did a great job helping you along with that。 This book proposes a theory of what happens after death and it was really intriguing。 I read this a week ago and still keep thinking of this idea he has。。 I really liked the characters and got involved in each of their stories。 There were times you were not sure who was good versus bad， and then you realize maybe you don't know， because that's not really what this is about。 I kept the pages turning because I needed to know what was going on and what would happen next。 THE NOT-SO-GOOD （I wanted to do the good， the bad and the ugly， but wasn't sure what the difference was between the bad and the ugly） I really got confused several times and would have to go back and figure out what was going on。 There were almost too many stories going on at the same time - the brother/sister history， the afterlife， the secret people who were protecting the forest， the bad guy， the current， the past。。。 It was sometimes just too much。 - like a brain overload。。。 It felt really long。 I would sometimes feel like I was reading and reading and would look down and think "not even halfway - how is that possible？"Overall， it was worth the read。 The story was really good and I just love the concept。 But buyer beware - this is a mind bending journey。。 Thank you to the author， the publisher and #netgalley for the ARC which did not impact my review。 。。。more
Jackie McMillan
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"Evidence of the afterlife。 And they'd all kept it a secret for 。。。 how many years？" Decimate is an exploration of what happens when we die。 Through an interesting tale of two children impacted by a mysterious blue pulse， and their father's subsequent attempts to be heard through the cover-up of what it was， the novel posits a theory of what happens to our consciousness when we die through the use of consciousnesses interrupted。 It's a nicely contemporaneous novel， where disasters are live strea "Evidence of the afterlife。 And they'd all kept it a secret for 。。。 how many years？" Decimate is an exploration of what happens when we die。 Through an interesting tale of two children impacted by a mysterious blue pulse， and their father's subsequent attempts to be heard through the cover-up of what it was， the novel posits a theory of what happens to our consciousness when we die through the use of consciousnesses interrupted。 It's a nicely contemporaneous novel， where disasters are live streamed: "Smartphones， devastating the world one instantly delivered tragedy at a time。" The two lead characters， Claire Huntley and Poe Huntley， are likeable and well developed。 Poe is blunt about his recovery from the problematic use of non-prescription drugs: "I know this won't come as a shock to anyone， but I didn't have a drug problem for must of my life 'cause I was great at managing my feelings。" His sister manages her life after the traumatic event with less self-awareness and prescription drug problem。 Both of them must work together to get to the bottom of the mystery of what happened to them as children， and how it continues to affect them as adults。 What they find out has ramifications for everyone: "the end of physical life might not be the end of human consciousness。"Decimate packs a lot in - it's fast-paced action， it's a little bit philosophical， it's got a psychopath where preexisting mental illness meets a traumatic brain injury inflicted as part of family violence， and it's got Nazis。 Yeah OK， it stretches believeability but not in a such a terrible way I got annoyed with it。 I quite liked reading it。 With thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for sending me a copy to read。 。。。more
Amour。Rebelle92 （Bran。d）
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This was outside my usual genre but I’m so glad I read it。 Decimate will devil keep you captivated！
Tracy
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I received this ARC for an honest review。 OMG！！！ This book is awesome！ Christopher Rice KNOWS how to tell a story。 I loved every word。 This story is about a brother and sister， Claire and Poe。 When they were kids， they went on a camping trip with their father， and they were in an accident that changed them。 What kind of accident？ Well…you need to read the story。 Because of the accident， their parents divorced。 Claire lived with her mom and Poe lived with his dad。 In their teens， Poe became addic I received this ARC for an honest review。 OMG！！！ This book is awesome！ Christopher Rice KNOWS how to tell a story。 I loved every word。 This story is about a brother and sister， Claire and Poe。 When they were kids， they went on a camping trip with their father， and they were in an accident that changed them。 What kind of accident？ Well…you need to read the story。 Because of the accident， their parents divorced。 Claire lived with her mom and Poe lived with his dad。 In their teens， Poe became addicted to drugs and started moving around。 Claire became a school teacher。 After their mother’s funeral， Poe finally got clean。 He wanted to meet up with Claire to apologize his actions at the funeral。 He didn’t make it…why…you have to read the book。 I won’t say much else because I will give away too much。This story takes you on a ride。 Christopher Rice does a great job of having you feel empathy towards “the villain” of the story or was he just a product of what was done to him？ You feel for almost all the characters。 I didn’t want to put the down the book。 I highly recommend this book！ 。。。more
Abigail Brown
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By far one of my favorite reads of 2021！ This book was the perfect mix of supernatural and thriller and I devoured it in a single day。 Rice did an excellent job weaving in the nuances of difficult family relationships， and the impact of a lifetime of choices。
Reference
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