The story line of this book is so interesting. I really liked how it played out. Ray is a teacher who lost his sister and adopted her daughter when she died. He’s trying desperately to hold on to reality, but reality is crumbling.

His wife Elena is one of my favorite characters. She is just so resilient, and she tries so hard and does so much. The daughter, Amelia is a great character too. I love how this book showed the magic of being a child and how children are so much better at adapting and believing than us adults are!!

This author writes these crazy hectic scenes so well. I love it when a book makes me feel like I’m right there with the characters and D.M. Siciliano does that! I felt for Ray and Elena. Seeing both sides of their story made the understanding of everything going on and the impact of that on their lives feel so real. And I loved that. I loved getting the different perspectives.

My only criticism for this book was that at the end, it took a while for the big thing to happen. The last few scenes, amazing as they were, started to drag. But just when I started thinking that, something crazy would happen! And the final scene, totally worth the wait!

If you want an interesting story with some apocalyptic tendencies that will leave you breathless and in wonder, check this book out!

Genre: Genres are something which are the sure shot thing about a book. UNDER THE SUN WAS meant to be an apocalyptic horror novel. The apocalyptic part was carried out perfectly. Classifying the book in to a horror genre puts me in a dilemma. I mean , the author accomplished to terrify me at every point of the story. I wouldn't deny that . But I wasn't sure how much of the horror aspect was in it. That said, I would say that it's not for the faint hearted.

IMPRESSION: This book ruined me for all the other books I was supposed to read for the past few days.😭

TITLE: UNDER ANOTHER SUN was a title that basically described the book. To someone who has read it, this title is the core of the book.
COVER : I loved the simplicity of the cover. However, I found that it had very little elements related to the story. Maybe the author wanted to keep the readers in the dark. Don't be fooled by this pretty cover, this book is too far from pretty or simple. One thing though I personally wouldn't like on any cover is the genre. I think it just gives out the suspense. I have explained about my confusion in the genre earlier, so I don't find it fitting.

PLOT: Only one word to describe it: Absolute perfection. It still stuns me how the author accomplished to evoke so many emotions through this book which I find rarely happens to me. I have to admit , I was skeptical when I ventured into this story because it was totally different from what I usually read. I thought the characteristic features that made me like this book was it's multiple focus on the Characters. The author gave importance to the past, the present and the emotions of each and every character that I found myself living through him/her. Although I have to admit , some places in the books made me so terribly confused that I had to pick it out word by word to completely understand the implications. Each chapter had a surprise waiting for me. And believe me they'll throw you off your chair. The story line was too intense

CHARACTERS: There were so many Characters which played equal roles in the story. I'll try to not give out any spoilers though I'm itching for it.
RAVYNN : Loving how the author beautifully explains her past, her love life.. Though not much of character development, I thought enough importance was given to her in the story since she's dead.
MATT: Ravynn's husband. One of the most confusing Character for me. But also one I feel empathetic towards. Great Character development. I loved how he slipped into his past with Ravynn and how much he misses her .
AMELIA : Matt and Ravynn's daughter. A girl way too logical for her age. I found her character sweet yet stubborn .
RAY : Ravynn's brother. I think he would be the hero of the story. I feel so much of sympathy towards him for how he was seen by every one around him, his wife, his co-workers..Yet I feel he was one of the strongest Characters in the book.
ELENA : Ray's Wife. My favourite character in the book. She was the one who had to suffer the brunt of all the things happening with her husband and his niece. Though at times sh wavered from her stand to be with her husband for everything, she showed a sense of courage through out the story.

LANGUAGE : Medium difficulty. Although there were two or three typos. But since it's not been published yet, I wouldn't mind it .

P.S. My most favourite line in the book: "A crack in time saves ninety nine."
Recommendation: To every one! I WANT EVERY ONE TO READ IT. Contact me if you wanna know more about how I found the book

Dark and Gothic.  Under Another Sun is multi-faceted and strips the layers back of the human condition.  It examines our ability to decipher the logic behind trauma.  Our ability to cope with grief.  It is a highly intelligent and fascinating novel on multiple levels.  D.M. Siciliano has given us another deeply unsettling horror novel but a winner in its own right from Inside.  Horror that is so realistic and palpitatingly dark.  Our future is national disasters, it gives us a lightbulb moment and relinquishes the hold that monsters under our bed once held.  I had a lot of pleasure unfolding this story and I believe you will too. 

Ravynn is such a powerful protagonist in Under Another Sun.  She has a hold over the other characters – predominately Ray (her twin brother), Elena (his wife) and little Amelia (Ravynn’s daughter).  She is an ethereal force to be reckoned with.  She has experienced her fair share of trauma and suffering and knows things she really has no right in knowing.  Her journals are a great source of foretelling and anguish for her now ex-husband and something that maintains the strands of her being and her experiences and traumas. 

Two timelines come crashing together and it felt like watching the beauty and destructive nature of a supernova.  The story had so many layers of tragedy and sublime storytelling that I was unwilling to have my kindle prized out of my greedy little hands!  The setting. The protagonists.  The horror.  It tallied up to an experience.  I felt like I was living and experiencing the events.  I felt the fear.  I felt the worry.  Under Another Sun was stealing the show!  I don’t think I have the necessary words to describe Siciliano’s powerful way of writing.  The drama.  The threatening edge.  The narrative.  It made for a heady mix, and it made me shiver!  You can feel the author’s love for this story.  You can feels its impact escaping through its pages and reaching out to you. 

I really don’t want to give anything away in regard to the storyline but believe me, it’s so worth it.  Time had no consequence for me and the chapters flew by.  I needed answers, I wanted to delve further into the reasonings to some events.  The pace was magnificent, and the last page left me feeling like I had been on rollercoaster. 

Under Another Sun is evocative and dreamlike.  Don’t be fooled by its beautiful cover Siciliano has created something darker than night.  Superbly inventive.