The Patient

Beat Down Of The Ages - With Avatar Ending. There is another Lake Union author whose books I love and who is known for writing about a particular idea and spinning amazing stories about it. Here, Holmes walks onto that author's turf and absolutely destroys her. That is how much better than those other ones this book is - and remember, I loved those other books (indeed, I've rated all of them 5). It *does have an Avatar-style ending though, and it worked it well to allow for either a true standalone book or even the possibility of coming back to this world. Simply an excellent book, and if this represents a new direction for Holmes, I can't wait to see what else she puts out!