Published by Atria Books, Emily Bestler Books Genres: coming of age, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction
Format: ARC, eBook
“Do Not Fly” that is the message that pilots received from their mothers in the middle of the night! The interesting part is their mothers do not remember making the calls and even some of the mothers who called were deceased. The pilots don’t fly but readers should fly to pick up Departure 37 by Scott Carson! I don’t know how to really give a synopsis of the novel without giving away the farm so to speak, so I will speak on what I enjoyed. This was such a well thought out, gripping, and thought-provoking book told in two timelines. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. What drew me was horror meets coming of age. This, for me was more horrific than horror. It was also a merging of historical fiction, mystery, science fiction, government secrets, etc. Basically, it has a lot of elements of many genres.
This one kept me turning the pages and wanting to know all the ifs, what’s, and whys of the book. Several reviewers are mentioning the twilight zone in their reviews, and I agree with them. What happens when planes are grounded? What happens when a discover is made? What happened in the past, the military secrets, the tests, cold war tensions, bomb making, etc.
The characters are interesting and well-rounded/fleshed out. I enjoyed reading and wondering how everything was going to come together. If you are a fan of science fiction, coming of age and historical fiction, this just might be the book for you!
Thank you to Atria Books | Atria/Emily Bestler Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
