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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
Started out really engaging, but the "whodunit" reveal was disappointing imo.
Ghost story meets murder mystery
This story was ok. Del and Opal were very likable characters, and there was good backstory provided for the plot.
This story was ok. Del and Opal were very likable characters, and there was good backstory provided for the plot.
Kate Cypher, a school nurse, returns to her hometown in Vermont to take care of her mother who has Alzheimer's. On the day she arrives a young girl is killed and this news reminds Kate of her childhood friend, Del, aka 'Potato Girl' who was killed in a similar way.
This book had such potential...a mystery, ghost story, coming of age story, romance, caring for an aging parent all rolled into one. At only 250 pages though I found these topics just to have been introduced but not really fleshed out. In my opinion, this book could have benefited from another 100 or so pages to properly introduce the characters and therefore make them more real and likable. I was just left with the impression that they all seemed angry and bitter and that none of them really liked each other. Also, with so many things going on at once, I found that the story plots were not involved enough. The mystery solved in a few pages, the romance without emotion and the Alzheimer stricken mother almost a nuisance.
All in all not a horrible read if you're looking for something quick, to simply pass the time. I on the other hand expected more and was disappointed.
This book had such potential...a mystery, ghost story, coming of age story, romance, caring for an aging parent all rolled into one. At only 250 pages though I found these topics just to have been introduced but not really fleshed out. In my opinion, this book could have benefited from another 100 or so pages to properly introduce the characters and therefore make them more real and likable. I was just left with the impression that they all seemed angry and bitter and that none of them really liked each other. Also, with so many things going on at once, I found that the story plots were not involved enough. The mystery solved in a few pages, the romance without emotion and the Alzheimer stricken mother almost a nuisance.
All in all not a horrible read if you're looking for something quick, to simply pass the time. I on the other hand expected more and was disappointed.
Emily’s favorite book so she wanted me to read it. It was pretty good! But kinda confusing and weird.
When my previous boss let me borrow a stack of her books, Promise Not To Tell immediately caught my eye. After reading a couple of requested books, I finally got to crack it open.
As soon as I began reading it, I was stuck by The Potato Girl and her story. I love the way the author went back and forth so that we could see the real Del and then the ghostly version of her that, years later, scared the town with legends and ghost stories. The book had a whole web to it that had to be figured out as the story progressed and it was so interesting and very well written.
I loved how every character had their place, every person meant something to the story.
Definitely a good that I would read again, given the chance. I highly recommend this book to anyone that hasn't read it.
Rating: 4 Stars.
Character: Del & Nicky.
As soon as I began reading it, I was stuck by The Potato Girl and her story. I love the way the author went back and forth so that we could see the real Del and then the ghostly version of her that, years later, scared the town with legends and ghost stories. The book had a whole web to it that had to be figured out as the story progressed and it was so interesting and very well written.
I loved how every character had their place, every person meant something to the story.
Definitely a good that I would read again, given the chance. I highly recommend this book to anyone that hasn't read it.
Rating: 4 Stars.
Character: Del & Nicky.
I thought this was a great book. I was enthralled with it by the first page which hasn't happened in a while. I was even scared at the more intense parts. The story really had me going and I honestly had no idea who was to blame until it was revealed. Suspense at its finest. :)
A fantastic story I've been reading Jennifer McMahon's books backward ever since discovering her latest, The Night Sister, which was phenomenal. I am so glad I discovered this author! I love her ability to weave a suspenseful, tightly written tale, pulling together multiple plot threads. What I love most about her writing is the way she shifts her stories backward and forward in time.
In the case of Promise Not to Tell it involves forty-one year old Kate Cypher who returns to her hometown after a long absence to care for her ailing mother. The unsolved murder of Del, a childhood friend, still hangs over Kate's head...mostly for the silence she had kept throughout the years. Kate is privy to several events that led up to Del's murder. Events she's never shared with anyone because, as a child, she was embarrassed by her friendship with Del, a girl other children cruelly taunted as "the potato girl." When a new murder in the quiet town mimics the way Del died, the past refuses to stay silent and Kate finds herself caught up in a tangle of past deeds and present fears.
The characters are vibrant, and the story is a page-turner that will keep you glued until the very end. Although The Night Sister is still my favorite book by Jennifer McMahon, every time I read a previous release of hers, I am amazed anew by her skill. She is now on my list of automatic buys.
In the case of Promise Not to Tell it involves forty-one year old Kate Cypher who returns to her hometown after a long absence to care for her ailing mother. The unsolved murder of Del, a childhood friend, still hangs over Kate's head...mostly for the silence she had kept throughout the years. Kate is privy to several events that led up to Del's murder. Events she's never shared with anyone because, as a child, she was embarrassed by her friendship with Del, a girl other children cruelly taunted as "the potato girl." When a new murder in the quiet town mimics the way Del died, the past refuses to stay silent and Kate finds herself caught up in a tangle of past deeds and present fears.
The characters are vibrant, and the story is a page-turner that will keep you glued until the very end. Although The Night Sister is still my favorite book by Jennifer McMahon, every time I read a previous release of hers, I am amazed anew by her skill. She is now on my list of automatic buys.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Jennifer McMahon’s first published novel!
She is such a great builder and slow burn author, but this book wrapped everything up in less than 20 pages. Has a bit of supernatural element in it too. But to be honest, there were A LOT of characters in the book. The time also jumped back and forth quite a bit to where I just stopped paying attention to the dates that were prefaced at each chapter.
Even though this is a lower rated book for me, I’m still intrigued by McMahon’s style of writing!
She is such a great builder and slow burn author, but this book wrapped everything up in less than 20 pages. Has a bit of supernatural element in it too. But to be honest, there were A LOT of characters in the book. The time also jumped back and forth quite a bit to where I just stopped paying attention to the dates that were prefaced at each chapter.
Even though this is a lower rated book for me, I’m still intrigued by McMahon’s style of writing!