Robin’s Review of He Will Have the World

He Will Have the World

What if everyone you knew was an imposter?

Charlie knows there’s an invasion. He knows it; even if the psychiatrists and his husband don’t believe it.

They’re replacing people, living their lives. He doesn’t know how. He doesn’t know why.

But now, they’re after him.

Isolated on a flight, Charlie sees a flash of lightning strike the plane. But only Charlie sees the creature enter the plane.

It’s inside the passengers. Jumping between them.

Unable to trust the passengers—or himself—Charlie races to reveal the creature and save the passengers because they’re all replaced. Or worse.

Robin’s Review

Triggers: Mental illness, gaslighting, graphic body horror, creature possession, unreality spiral, panic, plane claustrophobia

What Did I Just Walk Into?

A psychological horror fever dream trapped at 30,000 feet featuring one extremely stressed man, one extremely hungry creature, and about a hundred people Charlie probably should not have made direct eye contact with.

Here’s What Slapped:

The paranoia is top tier. Fletcher drags you into Charlie’s brain and refuses to let you back out. Every passenger suddenly looks suspicious, every flicker of light feels like a warning, and you start side-eyeing your own houseplants. The claustrophobic plane setting is perfection. The pacing is a slow burn but the kind that smolders until it finally explodes. The creature moments are pure nightmare fuel. The author balances empathy for mental illness with the rising dread of maybe Charlie is right or maybe Charlie is really not okay. The tension never lets up. I inhaled this book.

What Could’ve Been Better:

Nothing. Unless you wanted me to sleep. In that case the book absolutely failed.

Perfect for Readers Who Love:

Paranoia thrillers, doppelgänger stories, psychological unraveling, closed-door horror, unreliable narrators, possession creatures, and shouting at fictional characters to pay attention to the red flags in front of them.

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