pickI don‘t know why it‘s taken me so long to read this it was a great book
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pickI don‘t know why it‘s taken me so long to read this it was a great book
so-soMartyn Waites‘s novel (the first in a series) marries thriller and folk horror but because there‘s so much going on it‘s less than the sum of its parts. It has good pacing and there are some creepy moments, but the plot is heavily contrived at times and neither Tom nor Lila quite convince as characters while the antagonist is similarly underdeveloped. It‘s not a bad book, I kept turning the pages, but it wasn‘t as satisfying a read as I‘d hoped.
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pickTwisted family secrets emerge in an estate in North Carolina. After years of estrangement, Cameron and his wife Jules venture back to his childhood mansion. There, dark family dynamics, feuds, and confession letters reveal secrets that Ruby had taken to the grave.
Super mysterious and I didn‘t figure out most of the plot. I love a book that surprises me!
The narrators for this novel were EXCELLENT and some of my favorites. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickFirstly, this was very jarring to read bc of the current state of the world. Secondly, this felt almost like a different series. Penny should‘ve started a new series if this is the turn she wanted to take it. After I was done with it I was like “huh that was interesting/different”. Still a 4 star read but idk where the series can go from here given the direction it‘s been taking.
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I really liked her other books, so I hope this one is just as good!
