A review by dulcevox
Figment by Cameron Jace

5.0

I enjoyed this book as much as the first one. Cameron Jace has a fantastic writing style for these books that constantly keeps the reader guessing. We don't know what is real, what is Wonderland, or what is anywhere in between. And yet somehow, we keep wanting to read.

At some point in my reading, I realized that Jace was very effectively writing a satire about our own world, but I couldn't grasp that right away. I understood it and I acknowledged it, but I'm not entirely sure that he fully actualized it. I think it's probably a possible arc in another book. Although, I'm not sure how because Alice and Pillar disposed of him. As I read this book, I started thinking about the first as a satire, but I feel it was much more present in this book.

The biggest moment for me was at the very end of the book when Alice is finally on her date with Jack and she realizes that she can either keep him in her world or let him go. It's a heartbreaking moment. It's a fantastic moment in writing when an author can make someone want to believe SO HARD that someone can come back to a loved one in a time of need. I can't wait to see what the third book holds in store.

Jace has written a book that compels me to read more. I must know more about his characters and the world. What is real and what is fantasy? How much of it is overlapping? I'm just in awe of this writing style. Jace has earned a fan.