Entangled
by David Wren
Thriller
Eric Roman is a healthy twenty-one-year old American boy with the idyllic life. Having learned that a congenital heart defect, which kept him from enjoying the rigors of childhood, was misdiagnosed, he intends to pack as much extreme living he can into his life before deciding what to do with his future His parents aren't happy with this decision and want him to settle down with school and an internship at his father's company. When Eric resists, he finds the repercussions are deadly. As his life spins wildly out of control, he learns things about his parents no child should ever discover. And worse, about himself. (Pages 350)
M Rating Contains: Violence, adult situations, and sexual content
Reviews
Wren’s debut novel, Entangled, takes readers on a mind-blowing journey in the chaotic life of Eric Roman. Readers have no choice but to share in Roman’s anxiety, fear and amazement as he learns the damning truth behind his very existence. Wren delivers a tale that is exciting on its own and you will find yourself wondering about the real life possibilities.--Suspense Magazine
This book is an eclectic mix of youthful recklessness, emerging adult responsibilities, and awakening fears in a world exposed as hostile and demanding for someone who finds himself thrust against insurmountable forces...David Wren does a superb job of taking readers through this evolutionary process of a young man's mind, where the individual dreams of youth are easily challenged by greater powers than he ever imagined operated in the world. It represents the emergence of all young adults (not teens) into the end product of their true characters.--Alice Brigham
BEWARE THE SINS OF THE FATHER
It seems every young man decries the suffocating reach of his parents when he tries to step out on his own. But not all parents have the best intentions in mind for their child when he decides its time to cut the apron strings. The dangers of drinking, drugs, and unprotected sex can hardly compare to what one set of parents is willing to do to keep their son from moving out and taking up a life of independence.
Eric Roman is a healthy twenty-one-year old American boy living the idyllic life. Having learned that a congenital heart defect, which kept him from enjoying the rigors of a normal childhood, was misdiagnosed, he intends to pack as much extreme living into life before deciding what to do with his future. His parents aren’t happy with this decision and want him to settle down with school and an internship at his father’s company. When Eric resists, he finds the repercussions can be deadly. As his life spins wildly out of control, he learns some things about his parents that no child should ever discover. And worse than that, about himself.
This is smart fiction, written by new and upcoming author, David Wren. Entangled is a fast-paced thriller of a young man just trying to live his own life, only to discover that his choices have no bearing on the purpose of his being. Written with an intellectual spin, this story is rife with nonstop suspense, pop-up shockers, and questions of moral quandary. Pitched with a tone set on behalf of the younger generation, Wren recreates the archetypal estranged relationship between a father and son, with seriously dangerous overtones. His authentic voice of the friction exhibited within a family with a domineering patriarch rings sincere and frightening. Plenty of readers will feel a tingle in their spine for the rendition Wren portrays in both Eric Roman’s father and the man behind his birth.
Entangled should in no way be mistaken for young adult fiction. This story was written to tantalize, titillate, and evoke questions about taboo subject matter. David Wren’s storytelling tone is quite engaging and full of zest, extolling the livelier side of growing up, making choices, and simply just finding your place in the world.
