Title: I’m Not Sam

Author: Jack Ketchum & Lucky McKee

Publication Date: January 1, 2012

Number of Pages: 127

Format: E-book

Publisher: Cemetery Dance Publications

Genre: Horror, Psychological Thriller

Synopsis:

Now I’m way beyond confusion.

Now I’m scared.

I’ve slid down the rabbit-hole and what’s down there is dark and serious. This is not play-acting or some waking bad dream she’s having. She’s changed, somehow overnight. I don’t know how I know this but I sense it as surely as I sense my own skin. This is not Sam, my Sam, wholly sane and firmly balanced. Capable of tying off an artery as neatly as you’d thread a belt through the loops of your jeans.

And now I’m shivering too.

In some fundamental way she’s changed…

Personal Thoughts:

Rating:

I’m very grateful for chill weekends because that means I get to spend most of the free time reading. The past couple of weeks have been busy for me and the next couple of weeks will be as well! This is the only weekend that I get to spend at home, reading and just enjoying the peace and quiet. So! I made the most of it by juggling three books and I finished this one today.

In this novella, we follow the POV of Patrick, a graphic designer who is very much contented with the life he has. With a stable job that he actually loves, a beautiful wife, Sam, and a house by the river. He could never ask for me. But one night, things started to change and he doesn’t even know why or how it happened, but she’s not Sam.

This book was pretty enjoyable, and really got me thinking what’s really happening in this household and why. While reading this, I am just as confused as Patrick. At some point, I feel like I hurt for Patrick and his longingness for his wife. This was more of a love story than horror for me, to be honest. It was beautiful, but it wasn’t what I was hoping it would be.

Still, this was a good book to read if you’re looking for some quick reads to get you by.