I received this book for free on Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review 
 As this was only my second Koontz novel, I did not have much to compare it to. I enjoyed the story but felt that the pace was a bit slow for my liking. 
 The characters and magic realism weaving through the pages found me intrigued and that's what kept me until the very end. 
 I believe that since I am a "newbie" to the world of Koontz, it helped me enjoy this book better than most. If you are a long-time Koontz fan and/or have read many of his novels (and enjoyed them), you might be either pleasantly surprised by this one or not too fond of it.