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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a really entertaining and enthralling glimpse back into 1959 England and the mystery of a girl that disappeared several years before, and her four cousins who spend a summer with their grieving aunt and uncle in the countryside. And also the story of current-day England and a woman who is trying to figure out how to navigate the challenges of a stepdaughter and the isolation of the country. With great characters and story, I was still guessing at the end of it, so always a good sign. Definitely a good quick read.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It wasn’t exactly suspenseful but it was a nice story. I’m not sure I would have enjoyed physically reading quite as much it but I liked listening to the audio version.
Alternating between past and present events has become very mainstream in novels today, but only sometimes does it work. Here is one example.
Over fifty years past, four sisters sent to live with their aunt and uncle in a fog of their missing cousin, unravel truths to reveal the ultimate fate of Audrey.
Today, a new young family moves into the same house and discovers the importance the histories of a home can make to family.
Greatly written, a story to share for sure.
Over fifty years past, four sisters sent to live with their aunt and uncle in a fog of their missing cousin, unravel truths to reveal the ultimate fate of Audrey.
Today, a new young family moves into the same house and discovers the importance the histories of a home can make to family.
Greatly written, a story to share for sure.
Very light suspense fiction. I enjoyed it, though not as much as I enjoy the similar books of Kate Morton, one of my favorites. I did think this was a better book than Chase's first novel, "Black Rabbit Hall."
A great start as a body is dragged across a lawn. We then get to see the events that play out in 1959 for this body to be in such a position.
This takes place at Applecote Manor where in the present day it is bought by Jesse and her family and so a journey begins where the time periods become linked.
The author has a good time comparing and contrasting teenagers in the fifties and the present day and the dynamic of step families in both eras.
Great writing from Eve Chase where the manor itself becomes a character
This takes place at Applecote Manor where in the present day it is bought by Jesse and her family and so a journey begins where the time periods become linked.
The author has a good time comparing and contrasting teenagers in the fifties and the present day and the dynamic of step families in both eras.
Great writing from Eve Chase where the manor itself becomes a character
Great atmosphere. Strong sense of place. The manor is a character along with the sisters.