I was lucky enough to do a preview read for a new serial novel coming out on substack. It's called Thunder in the Blank Space and drops the first two chapters on FEB 17. I'm telling you this book changed my life.
The author describes it as surrealist romatasyish and this is the synopsis she posted :
***Eve, (Evangeline) is hungry for a change in identity or the very least, escape. She’s 28 and unsuccessful by all standards of American society, besides her mostly objective good looks. When an older man from her shadowed past invites her to a small village along the Pacific coast of Mexico in the summer of 2020, she embarks on a much greater journey than initially expected. What begins as a path of callous self-destruction quickly shifts to one hell-bent on unravelling mysterious callings greater than she could know. Through tumultuous love affairs, addictive relapses and a series of powerful ceremonies, Eve strives to face down demons, heartbreak, and the toughest opponent of all – her self. Her story transverses continents and dimensions, embodies frequent contradictions, and relentlessly begs the question – Why am I here?
by bugsincandlewax