Review by Dartemis -- Duplicity by Fin C Gray
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Review by Dartemis -- Duplicity by Fin C Gray
[Following is a volunteer review of "Duplicity" by Fin C Gray.]
‘I’d trade the whole lot for freedom. Freedom and a wad of cash.’
When Tom McIntyre muttered those words to an ex-coworker of his, he unknowingly made a deal with the devil. A simple throwaway comment that took a normal family of four and twisted their lives into unnecessary carnage. Duplicity by Fin C Gray is a nonlinear tale that jumps back and forth from the past to the present day. It follows the tragedy of the McIntyre family through two of its members. Tom, the father, who didn’t realize what he had until it was gone, and Daniel, the son, who paid the price for his father’s sins.
Duplicity is a very dark and depressing book. It deals with a lot of mature topics: mental health, cancer, terrorism, sexuality, substance abuse, drugs, grief, toxic relationships, and more. I had to pause quite a bit just because of how real it got at times. It gets very uncomfortable to read, even if you don’t have any issues with the listed disclaimers. However, I think that what makes this such a good book, because it doesn’t shy away from how messed up this whole thing is.
Another thing I liked about this book so much is how everything made sense to a degree. An STD turning into cancer. Blame being thrown around because of grief. Gaslighting to stay in a manipulative relationship. Doing terrible things from being brainwashed. No one in this story is inherently good nor evil. Everyone is grey; everyone is a normal human being with their own issues and beliefs that leads them to their decisions.
Since Duplicity is a nonlinear storyline, it can be a bit complicated trying to follow the timeline. It does get easier once you have all the pieces together. However, I do wish the author made it simpler to figure out the time skips. There were a lot of moments that I thought were happening days apart from each other when it was actually years until it was clarified in later pages. That could have been avoided entirely with just simple dates added in.
Duplicity only had a few grammar/spelling mistakes, but nothing major. It was very well edited. It has sexual content, and while it doesn’t last for more than two pages, it is explicit when it comes up. There is a lot of profanity, acts of violence towards humans and animals, and a good amount of in-detail vomit and gore. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone under eighteen or has a weak stomach. With all that being said, I give Duplicity a 4 out of 4 stars. I love how realistic it is as well as being a perfect example of being careful with what you wish for. This is a perfect book for the mature audience and is enjoyable from start to finish.
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Duplicity
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‘I’d trade the whole lot for freedom. Freedom and a wad of cash.’
When Tom McIntyre muttered those words to an ex-coworker of his, he unknowingly made a deal with the devil. A simple throwaway comment that took a normal family of four and twisted their lives into unnecessary carnage. Duplicity by Fin C Gray is a nonlinear tale that jumps back and forth from the past to the present day. It follows the tragedy of the McIntyre family through two of its members. Tom, the father, who didn’t realize what he had until it was gone, and Daniel, the son, who paid the price for his father’s sins.
Duplicity is a very dark and depressing book. It deals with a lot of mature topics: mental health, cancer, terrorism, sexuality, substance abuse, drugs, grief, toxic relationships, and more. I had to pause quite a bit just because of how real it got at times. It gets very uncomfortable to read, even if you don’t have any issues with the listed disclaimers. However, I think that what makes this such a good book, because it doesn’t shy away from how messed up this whole thing is.
Another thing I liked about this book so much is how everything made sense to a degree. An STD turning into cancer. Blame being thrown around because of grief. Gaslighting to stay in a manipulative relationship. Doing terrible things from being brainwashed. No one in this story is inherently good nor evil. Everyone is grey; everyone is a normal human being with their own issues and beliefs that leads them to their decisions.
Since Duplicity is a nonlinear storyline, it can be a bit complicated trying to follow the timeline. It does get easier once you have all the pieces together. However, I do wish the author made it simpler to figure out the time skips. There were a lot of moments that I thought were happening days apart from each other when it was actually years until it was clarified in later pages. That could have been avoided entirely with just simple dates added in.
Duplicity only had a few grammar/spelling mistakes, but nothing major. It was very well edited. It has sexual content, and while it doesn’t last for more than two pages, it is explicit when it comes up. There is a lot of profanity, acts of violence towards humans and animals, and a good amount of in-detail vomit and gore. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone under eighteen or has a weak stomach. With all that being said, I give Duplicity a 4 out of 4 stars. I love how realistic it is as well as being a perfect example of being careful with what you wish for. This is a perfect book for the mature audience and is enjoyable from start to finish.
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Duplicity
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