Roachville. Marianne Germain.
A spectacular hallucination of horror, intrigue and
suspense. On the surface, this book is a social document outlining the boredom
and tedious life of a young woman, BUT, not for long. As soon as the story cranks
up, peculiar and enthralling events send poor little Annika Roy into a
conundrum she hadn’t anticipated.
So what? It’s nothing a little mild drug use can’t solve!
The thing I love about this book (and I do LOVE it) is that
the whole thing is just so damn cool. The characters are all as relatable as
they are awesome, and even the life threatening situation that swallows the
terrified young crew somehow leaves the reader jealous; you’ll wish you were inside the narrative.
Marianne Germain (the author) is a professional translator
and she says she originally began her novel to create a massive text that she
could later translate. Now that the work is finished and she’s spent countless
hours editing in English, she’s on a mission to transform the awesome action,
suspense and drama into French. I wish I were bilingual, so I could enjoy the
whole thing again!
Highlights!
Style: The confident and flowing style of Marianne Germain
is an absolute treat.
Suspense: There is no way to put this book down, trust me.
Mystery: It’s a whole lot of fun trying to figure the ending
out before the final twists.
