We Are Here

We Are Here focuses on four characters - John, a former lawyer who now works in a restaurant, his girlfriend Kristina, David, a teacher and aspiring author, and Catherine, an affluent woman who belongs to a book club with Kristina. All of their lives are impacted by a strange underworld of shadow people who disappear as suddenly as they appear.

It's a well written book with strong characterizations and a clever plot. It got off to a rocky start for me though; I found the beginning confusing and slow-paced. As the story develops, however, the mystery became ever more compelling and by the time things finally start to come together I was rather amazed at the author's ingenuity. For me, We Are Here was a solidly good book that I thought had the potential to be a much better one.

3 Stars