Book Review: Welcome to the Deep Estate
Reality is broken. Somebody has to file the paperwork.
John Doe always thought his dad was bonkers—ranting about secret lizard people and a shadowy Deep State pulling the strings. Then a newspaper from another timeline lands on his doorstep, and things get… weird.
A hidden message leads him to an unlisted office with an extra-secret elevator that only has one Down.
And down the rabbit hole he goes.
At the very bottom, John discovers the organization keeping the world blissfully unaware of the truth that’s all around Reality is kind of insane.
Get ready to dive headfirst into the mind-warping, bureaucratic belly of the beast that is The Bureau of the Bizarre. Their job? To catalog, contain, and hide away all the weird things the universe spits out when it’s bored or drunk.
We’re talking cursed Victorian dolls, the Bermuda Triangle, murder clowns, a certain author’s booger sugar, cranky kinda-sorta vampires, secret lizard people, double-secret lizard people that even the regular secret lizard people don’t know about, and way too many Schrödinger’s Cats.
Welcome to the Deep Estate.
My Review
First off, I laughed that the MMC, is named John Doe. Of course, his name is John Doe. I want to work for The Bureau of the Bizarre aka B.O.B. John and Edie working together is like oil and water. However, the longer these two are together in each other's presence, they do rub off on one another and actually become casual working partners. Edie would never admit it out loud that she actually likes John.
I grabbed this book because of the premise of it. It intrigued me. I am so glad that I did as I absolutely hulled with laughter throughout this book. I listened to the audio version. The Stephen King references were great. I grew up watching X-Files and Twilight Zone. Also was a big fan of the Sci-fi channel. So, for me this book was right up my alley. It is so quirky and at times cringeworthy but that is what made this book so good.
If you are a fan of the bizarre and do believe that aliens exist, then you will want to grab a copy of this book. I do hope to see John and Edie again in the future.

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