🩸 Horror Fiction

Looking Glass

✍️ Miranda Renae'
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4.4
(1 review)
$16.99
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📚 WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT

A thriller about a man finding his lost love in a virus-ridden city.

The story begins with Kaleb attempting to live a normal life away from Red Queen Inc. His routine is disrupted by Linc, who reveals Alice is alive but missing. Alice wakes up with no memory of the past six months, trapped behind Salt City’s walls. A viral outbreak known as WonderLand threatens the population while she is hunted. Kaleb realizes he sent her on a dangerous scavenger hunt to find him. He must decide whether to ignore Markus’s calls for help and intervene. The narrative focuses on the race to locate Alice before the city falls. It examines themes of trust, memory, and survival in a collapsing urban environment.

Key Themes
memory loss viral outbreak urban isolation
Literary Context

Published by Immortal Works LLC in 2024, this title fits into contemporary American horror fiction. It addresses modern anxieties about viral spread and social fragmentation within a fictionalized city setting. The work reflects current trends in supernatural thrillers focusing on psychological trauma.

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Recommended For Fans Of
Stephen King's urban thrillers · Max Brooks' pandemic fiction · Paul Tremblay's psychological horror
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Horror Fiction
🏛 Immortal Works LLC 📅 2024 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781953491725

📝 Description: Looking Glass

Miranda Renae' presents a narrative centered on Kaleb, who has left his past behind to work at his brother’s coffee shop and attend community college. He refuses to rejoin Red Queen Inc., despite Markus’s persistent requests. The plot shifts when Linc arrives with news that Alice is alive but trapped behind the walls of Salt City. She suffers from amnesia regarding the last six months and faces a hunting party while a virus called WonderLand spreads through the area. Kaleb had previously sent Alice on a scavenger hunt to find him, instructing her to trust no one. The story tracks their separate struggles against time as the city faces destruction. This work draws on supernatural fiction traditions and gothic horror elements. It features characters dealing with memory loss and urban isolation. The narrative structure follows parallel timelines converging on a single catastrophic event. Renae' qualifies as an author within the horror genre through this exploration of psychological tension and physical danger. Readers who enjoy fast-paced thrillers involving amnesia and viral outbreaks will find this suitable. Those preferring slow-burn literary fiction or historical romance may not connect with the premise.

💎 Our verdict on Looking Glass

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Horror Reads editorial team
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Miranda Renae' delivers a tense narrative centered on Kaleb, who attempts to live normally but is drawn back into danger by the reappearance of Alice. The book effectively balances supernatural fiction traditions with gothic horror elements, particularly through its examination of memory loss and urban isolation. The parallel timelines create urgency as characters struggle against the WonderLand virus. While the premise suits readers of fast-paced thrillers, those preferring slow-burn literary fiction or historical romance may not connect with the high-stakes premise. The work succeeds in maintaining psychological tension amidst physical danger, offering a cohesive exploration of trust and survival.
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Why this book is worth reading

Readers who enjoy fast-paced thrillers involving amnesia and viral outbreaks will find this suitable. The narrative offers a compelling race against time as the city faces destruction, focusing on trust and survival in a collapsing urban environment. Those interested in the intersection of supernatural fiction traditions and gothic horror elements will appreciate the exploration of psychological tension alongside physical danger. The parallel timelines converging on catastrophe provide a dynamic reading experience for fans of high-stakes scenarios where personal history clashes with immediate survival needs.

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Miranda Renae' delivers a tense narrative centered on Kaleb, who attempts to live normally but is drawn back into danger by the reappearance of Alice. The book effectively balances supernatural fiction traditions with gothic horror elements, particularly through its examination of memory loss and urban isolation. The parallel timelines create urgency as characters struggle against the WonderLand virus. While the premise suits readers of fast-paced thrillers, those preferring slow-burn literary fiction or historical romance may not connect with the high-stakes premise. The work succeeds in maintaining psychological tension amidst physical danger, offering a cohesive exploration of trust and survival.

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