The Ferryman

I just finished The Ferryman by Justin Cronin and here is my review.

When your monitor falls below 10%, the Ferryman is called to bring you to the nursery, a place where your body is renewed, your memory wiped clean and you get a clean slate.

Proctor Bennett is a Ferrymay for the department of Social contracts, a career he enjoys until one day, he is called to ferry his father to the nursery. This on top of having dreams, something he shouldn't be experiencing during sleep. His father drops a cryptic message as he is wrestled onto the ferry. A message that sends Proctor on a new path, one directly into a resistance group.. A group who knows the truth and will do anything to bring it all to light.

As someone who enjoyed The passage series, I had seriously high expectations for this book. The synopsis, so tantalizingly delicious I had to set the time to devour it in one sitting and it did not disappoint!! The pace was a bit slower than I normally like but it worked out really well in this one.

The plot was exceptionally brilliant! Cleverly executed and well thought out. Really felt the genius in the writing. The character development was well balanced and I felt each person I was introduced to had something special to add to the storyline and I enjoyed the depths and layers with the clever twists that gently unraveled all the way through. The storyline was a little complex but that just added to its beauty.

What didn't I like.... I hated Proctor's decision at the end of the book. I understood it, I wish he had made a different one. I don't want to spoil the book for anyone so I won't explain that but it left me with a little empty hole, cheated out of a HEA a little.

Sci-fi isn't normally my go to genre but Cronin always manages to blend his books so delicately that you won't feel overwhelmed if sci-fi isn't your go to either. I really feel if you haven't read anything by this author before, you should definitely pick this one up!

5 stars... all the stars! You won't regret this book. Not even a little.

Thank you so much to @netgalley and @penguinrandomhouseca for my gifted copy