My rating: 3 of 5 stars
In principle, the story outline appeals to me, in that one single choice a person makes can change the characters’ whole direction. However, the premise in The Choice incorporated gang dynamics, drugs and violence, which is not my normal selection of reading material, although it appeals to others.
Despite the disappointing writing style, the author has manged to capture a difficult subject, where worlds merge, and characters slip in and out of ‘themselves’ in the other scenario. The story covers several characters, the main young man Jared, along with a nurse and a detective, whose lives are influenced in an alternate viewpoint by the shift in fate he inadvertently causes. The plot moves on, violence getting worse and worse. Episodes in the time lines merge as Jared tries to correct his other self’s actions, leading to a dramatic conclusion.
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