Author: Erika Rummel

Publisher: Inanna Publications 

ISBN: 978-1771338783

“Just moving on,” I said. 

“They thought it was a metaphor, as in: moving on to a new company, to new investments. No, I meant it literally, as in: transmigration. I suppose Dan Shearer would call that a hook-up, too. If he believed in paranormal phenomena such as time travel and switching bodies.”

A truly incredible read that left me glued to the page! This book starts up with the intrigue on page one, and doesn't let up for the rest of the story. Immediately upon the introduction of the first character, I wanted to know who she was and how, exactly she managed to take over people's lives. And boy did I ever find out! Rummel expertly transitions between Lynne and Adele's story lines, giving bits of info here and there to explain what exactly happened between them all those years ago. 

After Lynne, a serving girl in London, is murdered, she finds out that she is able to slip inside other people's bodies as long as they are about to die, themselves. This action is first tested on Adele, who is dying from a fever after losing her father very suddenly. 

When Adele wakes from her fever, she finds that there is someone else (Lynne) living inside of her body. I absolutely loved the creepy scene where Adele first wakes up and notices the difference. Rummel executes the horror-movie-like experience fantastically! 

As Adele tries to get rid of Lynne and eventually sort of comes to accept her, Lynne continues to try for full control over Adele's body. At one point, Lynne begins sojourning out by herself as Adele while Adele goes into a sort of coma-like state. But this isn't enough for Lynne, and she leaves Adele years later after using the girl's body to do some truly terrible things. 

Centuries later, Lynne longs for the simple life that she had as Adele and especially longs for the touch of her long-lost lover, Jack who she had in her first life. Lynne attempts to obtain a manuscript that Adele wrote about their time living in the same body, in the hopes that it will help her travel back in time. 

I don't want to say too much more about this one, because I don't want to spoil anything. But suffice it to say, this isn't your typical sci-fi novel and you can't miss out on picking it up! A real genre bending original!

About Erika Rummel

Award winning author, Erika Rummel has taught history at the University of Toronto and Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo.

She divides her time between Toronto and Los Angeles and has lived in villages in Argentina, Romania, and Bulgaria.

She has published eight novels and more than a dozen books on social history of the Renaissance. A recipient of international fellowships and literary awards, she was honored in 2018 with a lifetime achievement award by the Renaissance Society of America.