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Emma in the Night

Wendy Walker

3.64 AVERAGE


3, maybe 3.5 stars. Interesting enough to keep me reading. Some mentions of Midcoast Maine which was kinda cool.

Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker


This was my first time reading Wendy Walker and can I say, I am super impressed!
What really happens when Cass and her older sister, Emma disappear into the night? This book explores deep psychological issues and crazy, horrible things that go, bump in the night. 
Very easy to read, easy to understand, even while dealing with these pains of the psycho world.
Side note: I'm a psychology former student so I LOVE stories like this.
You'll never believe the ending, a true imaginative suspenseful book. 5 stars!!



mysterious fast-paced

3.5

That was a wild ride.

Content warnings: Death, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship

Rounding up to 4. Interesting story revolving around narcissism.
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

It took awhile for this book to draw me in. The shifting voices and time periods threw me for the first few chapters. And it took me an even longer time to understand the "Mom"/"Mrs. Martin" thing. I stayed with it because I had heard good things about the book and I wanted to be there when the puzzle pieces were put into place. The ending was pretty good although I had inklings of the answers way prior to the ending. Perhaps it is because I am a mother and have been a stepmother but I'm not very happy when either of those is portrayed as evil. I also have a very difficult time with stories involving children being harmed physically, mentally or emotionally. That being said, I did find the book interesting although I would not recommend this to someone without many warnings. I will be seeking out Walker's earlier book "All is Not Forgotten".

Kept me interested. I really enjoyed this book.