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billymac1962's review against another edition
4.0
This is a very different novel. Mystery, Appalachian folklore, original characters. I find it hard to label it in any genre.
One thing's for sure, it will suck you in.
One thing's for sure, it will suck you in.
pjgal22's review
5.0
One of my favorites by Sharyn McCrumb. Her mysteries are beautifully written, with characters that haunt you long after you finish reading.
ellenigraves's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
tabithar's review against another edition
5.0
One of the first Sharyn McCrumb books I read. Moving, heartwrenching, and a very good read.
nursenell's review against another edition
5.0
This story is set in the Appalachia of eastern Tennessee. There are several stories within the story but they come together as one. There's a lot of sadness between a murder-suicide of 4 family members, the madness of the 2 children not killed, the death by fire of a young mom, the cancer death of a man fighting a giant paper company that's polluting the river, the minister's wife giving birth to a stillborn while her husband is in Desert Storm, and a sheriff fighting his own PTSD from Viet Nam yet what comes through is the strong resiliency of the survivors. And seeing all of it from her home atop the mountain is Nora Bonesteel, an elderly woman with the gift of seeing things before they happen.
twocatstailoring's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Mental illness
judyward's review against another edition
4.0
In Dark Hollow, Tennessee, it was accepted within the community that Nora Bonesteel had "the Sight". And so she understood before anyone else that a tragedy had occured in the Underhill family. Sharyn McCrumb uses the mountain setting of eastern Tennessee to tell a story that seamlessly mixes Appalachian legends with the reality of modern America.
arthur_pendrgn's review against another edition
2.0
Not my favorite by any means. The stories don't tie together well, but I enjoy Nora Bonesteel. In other books she is more central.
chelsea_not_chels's review against another edition
2.0
This one just didn't hit home for me. It seemed to lack a lot of depth and tried to tackle too many storylines and topics at once, considering it's part of a larger series that could have dealt with some of these things better in individual books.