Michelle Meyers

This book started a bit slow to me at first. After a few chapters it took off. Telling the story of a man who wakes up and does not recognize his surroundings at all. After awhile memories start coming back, but are they actually his memories? Reading the book will give you those answers.

As the story goes on that is the premise, as Charles delves deeper into his memories and with the help of coworkers he finally finds the answers he is looking for. Glass Shatters is definitely one of those novels that can be categorized as a mystery/ sci fi/ thriller. I don't think it fits into exclusively into any of those genres, kind of all mixed into the three genres. I found the story to be very interesting, plausible and believable what with the advances in science, anything is possible.… (más)

Charles Lang is, by all accounts, a famous and gifted scientist. Sadly, he has no memory of who he is, what he's been doing for the past few months or years, or even where he's been. The only thing he does seem to remember is that his wife and daughter have disappeared in Glass Shatters by Michelle Meyers.

Charles is, or rather was, a renowned scientist in the fields of biotechnology and bioengineering. As his story is gradually revealed, we learn that he had disappeared for six months. His neighbors, Iris and her daughter Ava, have missed him and are glad for his return. Charles realizes that he has only vague memories of these two, as well as vague memories of his life before his disappearance. As he begins to reacquaint himself with his past, he begins to have memories of his wife Julie and his daughter Jess. But these memories seem almost false as if he's remembering on behalf of someone else. As he tries to rationalize his memories with what he's being told, he also has a mysterious roommate; an older gentleman that he initially presumes is his father. Memories gradually return and he realizes his parents died when he was just eighteen-years-old, so this person can't be his father, but who is he? The more Charles uncovers, the more he feels that things are off. The more questions he answers, the more questions arise. Where are Julie and Jessica? Whose memories is he remembering? Who exactly is he?

Glass Shatters was a relatively fast-paced read, but one that kept me off-balanced from beginning to end. It is highly probable that Ms. Meyers has done this intentionally in an effort to keep the reader as off-balanced as the main character. Charles's story is revealed in alternating glimpses of the past and the present. One minute we're dealing with the thirty-four-year-old Charles and the next he's eight, thirty-one, eighteen, four, etc. It isn't until the last few chapters that Ms. Meyer's reveals all and it is quite the shocker (no, I'm not going to tell you what happens . . . read the book!). Glass Shatters is part mystery, part psychological thriller, and part science-fiction. Am I glad I read it? Yes. Did I enjoy it? Well, I'm still trying to decide simply because this was a vastly different read for me (okay, I didn't hate it but I didn't love it either). This confusion isn't because Glass Shatters is such a mash-up of genres or even that it was told in alternating past and present; it's more because of the strange ending. Yes, it makes sense when you read it and provides closure, but it is still a little strange and came at me from left field. In the end, I can say that if you're looking for a quick read that offers something vastly different from most mystery-thrillers, then you'll definitely want to grab a copy of Glass Shatters to read. Although I'm still up in the air about liking this book, I look forward to reading more from Ms. Meyers in the future.… (más)

At first this book did not seem to be my cup of tea, yet there were fragments of thins that I read that intrigued me. Just like Charles' memories. Also, Iris and Ava, Charles's neighbors. It was nice that Charles had an adult friend in Iris and the child like innocents of Ava. However the more I read the more I started to become invested in Charles' life. Even though I did not know Julie and his daughter, Jess before their disappearance in his life, as I read and became familiar with them I felt the love that Charles had for them both and their love for him.

In the beginning the back and forward switching from past to present to past past too a little getting used to the flow and I was not as interested in the past as I was the present, yet I found my groove and every time I read more about the past it was like finding another piece of the puzzle. The end result was a good one although it might have been a little bit of a slow journey. I would read another book by this author.… (más)