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Two lovers who have traveled across time. A team of scientists at the cutting edge of memory research. A miracle drug that unlocks an ancient mystery.
Bryan Pierce is an internationally famous artist whose paintings have dazzled the world. But there's a secret to his success: Every canvas is inspired by an unusually vivid dream. When Bryan awakes, he possesses extraordinary new skills...like the ability to speak obscure languages and an inexplicable genius for chess. All his life, he has wondered if his dreams are recollections, if he is re-experiencing other people's lives.
Linz Jacobs is a brilliant neurogeneticist, absorbed in decoding the genes that help the brain make memories, until she is confronted with an exact rendering of a recurring nightmare at one of Bryan's shows. She tracks down the elusive artist, and their meeting triggers Bryan's most powerful dream yet: visions of a team of scientists who, on the verge of discovering a cure for Alzheimer's, died in a lab explosion decades ago.
As Bryan becomes obsessed with the mysterious circumstances surrounding the scientists' deaths, his dreams begin to reveal what happened at the lab, as well as a deeper mystery that may lead all the way to ancient Egypt. Together, Bryan and Linz start to discern a pattern. But a deadly enemy watches their every move, and he will stop at nothing to ensure that the past stays buried.
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I saw that this book had a lot of mixed reviews before I started it, so I was a bit skeptical when I checked it out from the library... and then a little over 24 hours later, I finally finished it because I couldn't put it down. I loved everything about this book. The concept was awesome, romance wasn't all that prevalent, and it essentially combined all my favorite genres into one book. It was part sci-fi, part historical fiction, part fantasy, and it worked surprisingly well. While some of the twists were easy to see coming, I didn't really mind it because it worked anyways and still turned out to be a great story. The only thing I didn't love was the ending because it felt too open for me. Overall though, it was a great read, and I'm glad that I gave it a chance!