His life has been turned upside down and he’s starting to live a drastically different new one. But, like Sam, the more the book goes on, the more we learn about Nick and understand his pain. He’s admittedly mysterious in the beginning before transforming into a scary specter of who he once was.

And as we uncover the true extent of Nick’s injuries, we come to understand that the imprint left inside of him is reaching out for this world through him in unexpected ways that are both frightening and tragic.Īt the start of the book, much of what we learn of Nick is filtered through Sam’s perspective. Something that breathed into Nick, making a change that Nick’s family, including current lover Sam, cannot understand. There is something alive in that mountain where Nick was injured. And the scars that it leaves on Nick are more than the physical injuries or mental challenges that are part of any recovery. The mountain that Nick was on is more powerful than anyone can understand. This is where you think this book is all about one thing, and you end up realizing it’s about something else entirely… But this is where the story takes a drastic turn. His injuries are substantial and there is a long recovery ahead for both him and Sam. That all comes crashing down when Nick is injured during a mountain expedition. They are in love, passionate about life, and seem to have everything figured out about, from how they feel about each other to how they fit into the world. This creates a reading experience just as inescapable I wasn’t able to stop reading (or listening) to this story of two young men, and how a tragic mountain accident started seeping into their lives, making them question who they are and the strength of their love in the face of the unknown.īefore the book’s tragic, inciting accident, protagonists Nick and Sam are living their best lives. Echo, the supernatural horror from international bestselling author Thomas OIde Heuvelt, will creep up on you, its claws digging deep in the same way its mystery has main characters Nick and Sam in its clutches.

Echo of Evil by Manuel Komroff