One of the perks of being in the Darlington Society is that we had free early access to Mike's latest novel, Fearless. Now the book has been released to the world and I get to tell you what I think.
Fearless starts us off in the living room of Jake Tucker as his house is engulfed in flames. A nine year old girl, Louisa, is quite literally dropped in the middle of the inferno and saves good ol' Jake. While coming out of the fire unscathed, Louisa remembers nothing except her name.
In comes writer and all around nice guy Jim Spencer who agrees to foster little Louisa and brings her home to meet his wife Amy. The Spencers have had a hard time as of late, dealing with the loss of a pregnancy. Amy, understandably, is taking it pretty hard and her interaction with Louisa is interesting.
The thing about Louisa is not only does she have amnesia, it seems she has been blessed with a gift to heal. This, of course, brings attention to Louisa and the Spencers, much of it unwanted. People misunderstand the gift and act out of desperation.
On the other hand we have your friendly neighborhood serial killer, Mitch Albright. He is tortured by his past and has become driven to what he has never received his whole life.
Fearless has twists and turns continuously keeping you guessing. Just when you think you know what's going on,something comes out of left field.
Fearless is more than just a fast paced story, though. We come to really care about the characters. As they grow and change we rejoice with them. Even Mitch Albright is to be more pitied than hated or even feared. He had a horrible life and he has chosen a path of destruction.
There are two subjects that hit home to me that I would like to into more detail about, but I think I need some more space. So stay tuned for the next couple of days.
In celebration of the release of Fearless Mike Dellosso is doing a lot of giveaways. Check out his website for details.
In the meantime, you can order the book right now from Amazon.
Check out this trailer for Fearless created by The Darlington Society's own JoJo Sutis.
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