Both of Me - Jonathan Friesen - 2.5 stars

I received this book through BookLook Bloggers in exchange for an honest review. I really did not know what to expect with this book, but the synopsis of the story pretty much sold me so I went ahead and requested it for review. I have to say that is was just ok for me.

Clara finds herself running away from her problems, heartaches and responsibilities. She finds herself on an airplane seated next to Elias Phinn and he somehow knows a few of her secrets. After they land Elias departs with her bag. So she is on a quest to track him down and get back her belongings but what she finds is nothing of what she expects. Elias has 2 personalities the odd one she met while on the plane who lives the an imaginary world of Salem, and then the kind sweet Elias who meets her at the door of his house. Clara learns that Elias suffers from dissociative identity disorder and she gets ensnared into both the lives of Elias and they embark on a journey to find the lightkeeper.

I found this story very odd, but also very different from anything I have ever read. The beginning of this book is a bit confusing until you get used to Elias and also the authors writing style. Once you do the story becomes a little more enjoyable. I found that while reading the book it started making reality a little more obscure as Elias would switch back to his imaginary side, which I am sure is what the author intended. I expected much more from this read though, I expected a whole new world to be introduced to the readers but that did not happen. I think there could have been so much more to the story. I did find that there was a good message to the story though.

The characters were ok, although I don't expect them to be all that memorable. I think they could have had a bit more backstory to them. I think their lives, especially Clara's was a bit vague and I did feel like I knew them, so I found that I did not connect to them all that well. Clara, to me, lacked strength. She allowed herself to be pushed around most of the time in the story. I think the story would have been better had Clara found a little more self worth.

Overall the story was ok, but I just expected more. Rating this one 2.5 stars. I have no idea who to recommend this story too. I guess anyone can give it try and form their own opinions.