Review: Ghoster

Ghoster by Jason Arnopp
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The imagery in this novel is truly different and delightful, as is the subtle humor. The protagonist, though, spins an entirely new illustration to the definition of "feckless." She trashes her smartphone and clings to an old-fashioned Nokia in order to wean herself from a bad case of social media addiction. She "meets" a guy online, then in real life, falls for him despite his odd and elusive (read: suspicious) behavior, then jumps at the opportunity to move in with him, 265 miles distant from home and job. But he gives her no keys, no entrycode to the apartment building, no response to her knocks on his door. For this she has abandoned her flat and her job. Reading this novel is akin to watching two trains on the same track, one passenger and one freight, each running 100 mph, and simply waiting for the inevitable "irrestible force meets immovable object" conclusion. You just know the outcome is going to be deathly, but you can't stop watching.

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