Review: 364 Days A Year by Sarah Riad

364 Days A Year by Sarah Riad

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love the #bookstagram community. I met wonderful authors and book reviewers which inspire me daily. Recently I befriended author Sarah Riad and she asked me if I wanted to read her upcoming book 364 Days a Year in exchange for an honest review. I say “Yes” without hesitation. I am always humbled and happy when an author asks me to read his or her book. Thanks Sarah!

I just finished her book and I am still shaken by the multitude of emotions I felt while reading it. This is a fresh and well-written story with many layers of human behaviours. I love the storyline and how it flows beautifully. It starts with the main character waking up in the body of recently deceased Effie Garcia. Since 1909, our heroine has lived her 17th year over and over. Each year, on the 29th of March, she starts a new cycle in a new body. She does not remember who she is, but she knows that all the hosts recently pass away and that she has 364 days before she dies and starts this cycle again. This time is different though and there is hope that whatever is causing this entrapment can be stopped. She will encounter allies and foes throughout the book, but in the end, she is alone to make the final decision: live or die again and again.

Get your copy of 364 Days a Year by Sarah Riad as soon as it is available on October 27, 2018. A must-read!

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