The Collector
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A frightening dystopian horror novel where grief is forbidden and purged from the mind – a nightmarish mix of 1984 and Never Let Me Go Sorrow is inefficient. It’s also inescapable. Lieutenant Dev Singh dutifully spends his days recording the memories of people who, struck with incurable depression, will soon have their minds erased in order to be more productive members of society. After all, the Bureau knows what's best for you. At night though, hidden in the dark, Dev remembers and writes in his secret journal the special moments shared with him – the small laugh of a toddler, the stillness of a late afternoon. The first flutter of love. But when the Bureau finds out he's been recounting the memories – and that the depression is in him, too – he’s sent to a sanatorium to heal. A nightmarish descent from sadness to madness, THE COLLECTOR is a dystopian horror novel where grief is forbidden and purged from the mind.
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I was given this ARC so that I could review it before it comes out.
The idea behind the world of this book is incredibly interesting. The writing in this book also shows a great deal of growth for Laura from her last book, I really enjoyed the flow of it and though some things felt a little over descriptive it was still very very enjoyable to read. This is especially true in the first and second parts of the book both which were well paced and mysterious. The world building had a few places that I was a little confused but overall those two part were pretty great. The third party and end however was very abrupt and it felt like a lot of loose threads are still hanging, definitely unpredictable as it went way off in a direction I wasn't expecting. Not necessarily bad just felt a little empty and off to me because it felt like it was building to something else. Finally though more mature than her last book in tone it still felt a little more YA but not in a bad way at all.
Overall a decent read and I hope to see more the author.
