This is masterfully complemented by law enforcement processing the aftermath of his actions, providing a reality based perspective on just how messed up it is. It is genuinely unsettling, particularly as it often centers on misogynistic views which feel all too familiar. As chapters unfold from his perspective, we witness firsthand his decline into madness. The result is the enhancement of his physical self while his mind becomes increasingly primitive.īy the time he reaches Megan and Woody, he is a disturbing psychopath. Unknown at first to him, he has been exposed to microorganisms designed to create super-humans in the lab. Add in Lee, who is arrogant, bitter, entitled, and determined to take what he wants. A beautiful and devoted mother, caring for her disabled but highly intelligent son, neither with any idea of the terrifying threat that’s closing in on them. The first half of Devoted plays much like a thriller. Determined to take Megan with him, Lee races to get to her, no matter if she wants to join him or not. Aware that authorities will blame him, he plans to start a new life. Lee is also an old flame of Megan’s and has escaped a lab where 93 others died. The repercussions he triggers aren’t the worst threat on their way. The boy, Woody, has theories about his father’s death, and accidentally calls attention to himself while deep diving in the dark web looking for answers. And a golden retriever of extraordinary intelligence plays his part in creating a new world. The CEO of a radical experimentation lab, Lee, is on the run after a catastrophic malfunction. The plot centers on a few different characters: a non-verbal autistic boy and his mother, Megan, trying to move on after the sudden death of his father. It’s one of the few books I have finished wondering what the heck I’d just read. Written by bestselling American author Dean Koontz, this story (due for release on April 6 th 2020) is at times genuinely frightening and disturbing, and at others feels like a PG family movie.

Devoted is a twisted, crazy roller coaster of a book.

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