This book starts slow and I wondered if it was worth continuing when it was still slow 1/3 of the way in. Stick with it. The story all comes together and is quite inventive. It isn’t 5 stars because the ending was wrapped up to quickly. ( )

A remote Texas town is home to a unique experimental project where criminals are given new identities and live in a closed community with no contact to the outside world. Blindsided by a series of murders, the town's fragile peace fractures, and the residents are forced to face their dark pasts and buried secrets. With colorful characters, and a warped plot, "The Blinds" blasts readers with deep themes of justice and forgiveness. ( )

I really enjoyed this story. is kind of like a version of lost but everybody’s felons lol. ( )

I give this an extra star for originality - it was one of the more unusual books I've read in a while. It's a mystery with some SF mixed in (mind control), and even some humor, but not much.

It started out seeming like it might be boring - just one little town in the middle of nowhere, with not much other than the homes, no industry, no real jobs, one bar. And no post office, no internet, no telephones, no pets, no kids except one that got in accidentally. The only chance to break the boredom is that the residents all have secrets that even they don't know about.

But soon, things begin to happen. A couple of people die from gunshots, even though nobody is supposed to have guns. The first one was ruled a suicide, but then the second one wasn't. The story really gets going when we learn who the shooter is, then why. Pretty soon, I found it very hard to stop reading.

You'll need to suspend some disbelief or skepticism along the way, but not that much, really; certainly, no more than for a Steven King novel, although perhaps comparing it to Wayward Pines might be more fitting in many way. If you're at all curious about this book, I say read it. ( )

Ugh so good!! ( )