All This and More: A Novel

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Forty-five-year-old Marsh has just landed the most coveted spot in the world—contestant on the reality TV show “All This and More.” Quantum technology will allow her to fix her disaster of a life—live, with the whole world watching. She can take all the risks that she’s been afraid to, right wrongs, correct relationships, explore roads not traveled. But is this technology too good to be true? And is Marsh willing to face the costs?

This wonderful new book by bestselling author Peng Shepherd grabs readers from the get-go, the same as the reality show depicted in the novel. A super cool feature of the text is you don’t have to read the book in order—you can skip around, choose-your-own-adventure style. I haven’t seen a book for adults do this (please correct me if I’m wrong!) and the intricacies of crafting a story like this are astounding.

All This and More contains the unusualness of story that we expect from Shepherd, an inspired concept and consummate writing by an author displaying mastery of her craft. The Cartographers and The Book of M were good, but this book leaves them both behind.


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Author Peng Shepherd
Star Count 5/5
Format Hard
Page Count 512 pages
Publisher HarperCollins
Publish Date 09-Jul-2024
ISBN 9780063278974
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Issue August 2024
Category Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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Forty-five-year-old Marsh has just landed the most coveted spot in the world—contestant on the reality TV show “All This and More.” Quantum technology will allow her to fix her disaster of a life—live, with the whole world watching. She can take all the risks that she’s been afraid to, right wrongs, correct relationships, explore roads not traveled. But is this technology too good to be true? And is Marsh willing to face the costs?

This wonderful new book by bestselling author Peng Shepherd grabs readers from the get-go, the same as the reality show depicted in the novel. A super cool feature of the text is you don’t have to read the book in order—you can skip around, choose-your-own-adventure style. I haven’t seen a book for adults do this (please correct me if I’m wrong!) and the intricacies of crafting a story like this are astounding.

All This and More contains the unusualness of story that we expect from Shepherd, an inspired concept and consummate writing by an author displaying mastery of her craft. The Cartographers and The Book of M were good, but this book leaves them both behind.

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Author Peng Shepherd
Star Count 5/5
Format Hard
Page Count 512 pages
Publish Date HarperCollins
ISBN 9780063278974
Amazon Buy this Book
Issue August 2024
Category Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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