May, 2025: "14" by Peter Clines

Book cover, 14 by Peter Clines.Author: Peter Clines
Genre: Science fiction
Published: 2012
Pages: 402
Reading started: April 13th, 2025
Current progress: Page 147 of 402 (36.6%)
Reading ended: N/A
Effective reading time: 3 hours, 11 minutes (1 minute, 18 seconds per page)
Number of sessions: 9
Average session reading time: 21 minutes, 14 seconds
Average session review score: 3.8 of 5
Final review score: N/A

Description

Amazon.com: Padlocked doors. Strange light fixtures. Mutant cockroaches.

There are some odd things about Nate’s new apartment.

Of course, he has other things on his mind. He hates his job. He has no money in the bank. No girlfriend. No plans for the future. So while his new home isn’t perfect, it’s livable. The rent is low, the property managers are friendly, and the odd little mysteries don’t nag at him too much.

At least, not until he meets Mandy, his neighbor across the hall, and notices something unusual about her apartment. And Xela’s apartment. And Tim’s. And Veek’s.

Because every room in this old Los Angeles brownstone has a mystery or two. Mysteries that stretch back over a hundred years. Some of them are in plain sight. Some are behind locked doors. And all together these mysteries could mean the end of Nate and his friends.

…or the end of everything.

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