I received a copy of this title from NetGalley. 
 What a premise! Jason chose a certain path for his life, and he is happy with how it is. He loves his wife and son, and things are fine at work. One night he's taken away from all that he knows, and wakes up to realize he's in an entirely different world. Dark Matter focuses on Jason's struggle to get back to his family and the life he's familiar with, and it's a wild, epic one! 
 There's sciency stuff, but it never gets boring or bogs down the story. It's there for explanatory purposes, background, and reasons. 
 There's the love story at the core, for Jason loves Daniela more than anything, that is always clear, and becomes even more clear. 
 There's the whacked alternate universe thing, which may have you pondering some pretty deep thoughts as you try to wrap your head around what is happening. 
 The story unfolds well, Crouch's writing sucks the reader in, and again, what a nifty basis for a book. My only complaint, and what kept this from garnering five stars, is the last part of the book. As the book came closer to its resolution, the cheese factor got a bit high for me. Things felt too hokey and forced, though I don't really have any suggestion for how things could have gone differently. 
 The ending satisfied me, and overall it's quite a good read. I'll be recommending it for purchase at my library.