David Meredith- Aaru

4/5 stars

Rose is a 16-year-old dying of leukemia. She has no hope for a cure anymore and is preparing to pass. With no hope left, Rose and her parents try an experimental service that they are sure is a hoax.

After Rose passes away, Koren and her family are beyond devastated, until they hear news that they weren't expecting. Rose is alive, but now they imagined.

Elysian Industries, owners of Aaru, come to terms with the family after explaining

the experiment did work and their daughter is in the cyber world.

When Koren becomes the spokesperson for Elysian Industries and Rose is happy living in her own world, everything is not what it seems.

Can the virtual world really save someone who is terminally ill?

Would you test the waters of an unknown virtual world that could change your life forever?

I felt challenged and in awe when I started reading this book.

The book cover made me think it was a horror story but it was more sci-fi and drama in my opinion.

I came to terms with emotions and situations that I never thought would be portrayed in a book. David Meredith did an amazing job capturing life's biggest hardships and the grieves of family to a tee.

I thought this story was going to be completely different once I saw the cover but then fell in love with the characters and their story.

I felt as if every character had a role to play and everything fit together perfectly like a puzzle. No piece was missing and everything worked well together in the end to create the bigger picture.

The message of hope and determination are prominent throughout this novel as David Meredith's narration gives the reader an honest perspective of the family's situation.

I felt attached to Koren's character as she lost her sister but only in a physical aspect. As Rose falls in love with her virtual world, Koren can't handle losing the sense of this seems too good to be true.

Thank you, David Meredith, for sending me a copy for review.