Harvesting the Nightmare Fields – Ross Jeffery

5 stars!

I am so conflicted with Philip, oh my God! He’s such a contradiction and might just end up being one of my favourite characters if I can sort out my feelings surrounding him.

Philip wakes, trapped, unable to remember who he is, what happened to him, or where he is. He can’t move, isn’t even sure if his limbs are all still attached, but is soon found by someone who will make sure he atones for his mistakes, both tearing up the man’s fence and the things he’s done in his past that he can’t remember. For this man isn’t an ordinary man, he’s the Peace Keeper and the Keeper of the Nightmare Fields.

For a book that’s mostly told in two places, I was completely sucked in from the start. I was really rooting for Philip, expecting him to be this fantastic person once he recovered his memories (entirely forgetting what author I was reading), only to find out that he’s something else entirely. So then I kind of hated him for awhile but he did something that completely turned my opinion around. I’M  CONFLICTED

The concept that Ross has envisioned, the fields containing the nightmares and secrets of this little town, is something so fascinating to me! I’ve not really read anything like it, and Ross has such a gift with atmosphere and storytelling that blows me away every time I read something of his. He’s an instant buy, and Harvesting the Nightmare Fields just might be his best one yet!