Buried Memories

Hypnotized to quit smoking after his dad is diagnosed with lung cancer, Ben Danski begins to dream about a childhood he doesn't remember. The dreams become more frequent. Vivid. Frightening.

Further hypnosis reveals events he doesn't want to believe, but as Ben decides to ignore them, his past finds him. Details trigger more than Ben bargains for, as both distant and recent memories are unblocked, and change his life forever....

©2013 Kelli Owen (P)2017 Kelli Owen

Solid buildup, rather predictable ending

The premise and build up in this story were great. The author pulls us in deep and makes us care about the character and his plight. My only gripe would be that while there was a twist ending (that you could see coming fairly early on), it left other, more important (IMO), elements of the story unresolved. The author spent a good deal of time throwing red herrings to distract us, but for me, those herrings ended up being interesting and I felt they deserved a bit more resolution.

The narrator did a good job on all characters except the main IMO. He tended to give the protagonist a whiny, childish voice even when not in a regression session. Otherwise, top notch.

Overall, a decent listen.