Now in 2066, Kaaro, a sensitive who works as a bank’s ‘mental IT’ and for Section 45, a group of governmental agents who use their powers against criminals, lives in Rosewater. A shantytown built around the dome eventually forms into Rosewater. “A mysterious, alien object appears outside of Lagos, Nigeria: a dome that periodically opens to heal those with afflictions and create ‘sensitives,’ who have powers of the mind, including telepathy and mind control, along with access to the xenosphere, a shared dream world.

Suggested by the LibraryReads Advisory Board Rosewater by Tade Thompson (Orbit: Hachette) For fans of Severance by Ling Ma and Contagion by Robin Cook.”- Sandra Woodbury, Burlington P.L., Burlington, MA “The gripping story opens with a rampant strain of virus (in this case rabies), followed by quarantines, lockdowns, fear, and irrational behavior. This is pure horror, a classic battle of good and evil, and a must for fans of Stephen King, Joe Hill, and Paul Tremblay.”- Kimberly McGee, Lake Travis Community Lib., Austin, TXĪppeared on the July 2020 LibraryReads list Instead, Christopher becomes agitated and sneaks out at night, doing anything a ‘nice man’ tells him to do. “Christopher and his mom run from an abusive boyfriend and seek peace and quiet in a new town. This involving and well-conceived mix of thriller, science fiction, and horror (the second collaboration between Patterson and Barker, after The Coast-to-Coast Murders) unspools a page-turning psychological mystery that begins when two young sisters survive a strange event in an Oregon forest.Īppeared on the October 2019 LibraryReads list

LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. Barker (Little, Brown) is the top holds title of the week (8/16/21).

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