You’re told you have an incurable disease and you only have a few months to a year to live so what do you do? If you are like Lee, you find a good buddy, buy an RV and travel. Lee doesn’t need to worry about money as he is a successful writer of horror novels, so money comes in regularly from the sales of these and he cashes in some of his retirement savings and on the road the two guys go. Sounds like a good plan but things only get better when they find two young girls looking for a ride on the side of the road and it has now become a couple’s getaway. Ivy is the perfect match for Lee and even though Stella’s whining and challenging attitude is nonstop, Ben and Stella find comfort with one another. Working their way across the states, hitting the tourists sites, eating, drinking and enjoying each other company (if you catch my drift) keeps the story moving along rather quickly as you enjoy the sites with these couples. Things start to get twisted when Lee starts to see a red demon. Thinking it is the disease of insomnia that is causing this vision, Lee quickly tries to avoid situations where this red being could be sighted but the sightings are interrupting the trip. Is this being real or just his imagination?This reminded me of the movie Joe vs. The Volcano when Tom Hanks thinks he has the brain cloud and he quits his job and goes on an adventure when then he really doesn’t. I just love that movie. It answers the question, what would you do if you found out you have an incurable disease and like Tom Hanks, Lee doesn’t get a second opinion, he just instantly takes action and he does what he has always wanted to but his dreams have something evil chasing him. As I was reading, the mystery of the demon surrounded my thoughts. Matthew had great characters in the book even though I got annoyed with Stella. I’m sure glad she had Ben there as I would have left her on the side of the road but that is what you get with a good writer, a variety of characters. I thought the middle of the book got slow but the ending picked back up and I enjoyed their trip. I was given a complimentary copy of this book for an honest review.
