The day that sanity was lost

Within the book launches, there are some that, due to the theme, the moment or the history, triumph and go very far. That is what happened to The Day that Sanity Was Lost, a plot that, although at first you don't really know where to take it, later it hooks you in such a way that all you want is to reach the end to know what it is. has passed.

If you would like to know things about The day you lost your sanity, such as who wrote it, what it is about, what its characters are or if the book is worth it, we invite you to read what we have prepared for you.

Who is the author of The day that sanity was lost

The 'culprit' of The day he lost his sanity is none other than Javier Castillo. This Spanish writer from Mijas published his first novel in 2014. In fact, he self-published it. However, publishers noticed her when she began to be successful, to the point that several offered to publish it. Finally, he opted for Suma de Letras and it was published again in 2016.

Unlike other writers, who have carried a passion for writing and have studied for it, Javier Castillo was a financial advisor. It was in his spare time that he unleashed his creativity and brought that first novel forward. And since then it has not stopped because it has 5 novels on the market, the last of them, The Soul Game, from 2021.

What is the day he lost his mind?

Without revealing anything of the mystery, the story of The day that sanity was lost It starts with a murder and an arrest. Jacob appears naked and bearing the decapitated head of a woman. Obviously, the police detain him and try to find out who this woman is, why he killed her, where the body is, etc.

To do this, they send FBI specialist Stella to get that information out of him. But Jacob decides to tell him a somewhat older story, to give meaning to what has happened ... And from there the story begins to be an intrigue, mystery and madness.

Characters in The Day Sanity Was Lost

To make it clearer for you to have a perspective of the characters that you are going to meet in The Day that Sanity Was Lost, here we list them:

• Jacob. He is the first character you meet and you are not sure if he is crazy, if he is sane or what happens to that man.
• Dr Jenkins. This character at first you see as a secondary, but in reality he is important for the story. He is the director of the psychiatric center where Jacob is admitted.
• Steve. A parent. You will see it in two times; since the author shows you a stage of the character years ago and another present. Along with him, closely related are other characters: Karen, Amanda and Carla.
• Stella hyden. The FBI profiler they send to talk to Jacob and find out what led him to commit the crime he has committed.

We can't reveal much more about the characters because if we did, we would end up giving you clues and gutting important parts of the book.

Is the book worth reading?

After what we have told you, the normal thing is that you have an opinion of whether it is the book that you would like to read or if, due to the plot, story or way of telling, it does not attract you enough. The truth is that the way of telling the story is the one that fills you with doubts at first.

When you read the first chapter, you have no idea what happened.. You don't know who, why, what happened. The author only gives you a few strokes in The day that sanity was lost. If we add to that that the second chapter changes the setting and the characters, it leaves you even more dislodged and you may think that it is not an easy book to read.

Throughout the pages, you are going to find two time slots defined later in the novel. On the one hand the "present" (taking into account the year in which the novel is written or that places it) and on the other the past (several years ago in the time of those protagonists). At first it is very unsettling, especially because it does not clarify whether you are in the present or in the past. When you already know the characters, that clarification is not necessary.

There is no doubt that the story at first seems to make no sense, and more than once you may feel that it is boring, or that there is nothing wrong with it to continue it. But the mystery that surrounds the characters makes you can't leave her; You like to know what happens, how the author is going to get out of that headache in which he has put the characters. And something I like is that the end is not something you expect. There are many details that end up escaping, that surprise you, and that's the good thing. Even if you are an avid reader, you will have your dose of surprise in the book.

So, for our part, and my personal part because I have read the book, it is yes, we recommend it. Even if you don't get hooked at first, keep giving it a chance because for the mystery that there is, it is worth it.

Be careful: there is a second part

Before leaving the subject, we must let you know. The Day You Lost Your Sanity is a book that can be read independently; it actually has a beginning and an end. However, in the last pages the author himself does “something” that leaves you with honey on your lips and, if during the time you have dedicated to reading it you have become hooked, that loose fringe that he leaves will make you want the second book .

Is The day love was lost and it's already in bookstores, so you wouldn't have to wait long for it to come out. In it a second part of the story is told, focusing on the same characters, but adding a few more that also appear as secondary in the first.

It is not that it is a book that you must read in a compulsory way, because in reality if you are satisfied with The Day that Sanity Was Lost, perhaps it will not ask you; But if you are one of those who wants to have the complete resolution of the mystery, then we do recommend it.

And you? Have you read the book or books? What did / have you think?