"Rooms”   by James L. Rubart

Review #75

This is a tale of a man’s unexpected journey to finding his true self, his true life and God.

Twenty-five-year-old Seattle software tycoon, Micah Taylor receives a mysterious letter from his great-uncle Archie informing him of a home he has had built especially for Micah. He never knew this uncle who has been dead for 12 years (the house was built 5 months ago!) and who his father says was ‘loony toons’. However, his interest is piqued so, Micah takes off from Seattle for Cannon Beach, Oregon to visit his newly acquired 9,000-square-foot house on the beach (providing it really exists)!

At first, he thinks maybe, a house in Cannon Beach would be a perfect weekend getaway place or maybe, he would sell it. He arrives to find...it does exist! It's big and beautiful! But, once he settles in, strange things start happening... things Micah can't explain...things he can barely believe. Strange rooms keep appearing. Rooms he knows were not there when he first arrived! And…each of these rooms has a unique purpose.

What he finds is a shape-shifting, mind-boggling revisiting of his past that jeopardizes his future. With only a handful of letters from Archie as a guide and a new friend, Rick, Micah tries to summon up the courage to face old wounds that somehow are connected to these special rooms.

This is not listed as a science fiction novel, but the ‘Twilight Zone’ writers would have been proud to call this book their own. That doesn’t mean it isn’t a powerful and moving story. It just makes it more intriguing.

It's an excellent book and I would recommend it to anyone!