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The Villa
by Rachel Hawkins
The Villa follows childhood friends Emily and Chess as they embark on a trip to the high-end vacation spot Villa Aestas. As Emily begins to dig into the history of this villa, and its famous past occupants, truths about her life and her friendship with Chess start coming to light.
When I saw the blurb mentioned this was inspired by Fleetwood Mac, the Manson murders, and the famous summer Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, I was very intrigued by this one. The novel is short and easy to fly through. I found myself enjoying the past timeline more than the current, as the current timeline did take a little bit of time to grow on me. I found Emily and Chess to be likably unlikeable and the story of their somewhat jealous and contentious relationship very interesting to follow. The mystery of what happened and is happening in both timelines kept me interested from start to finish and I really enjoyed the way it was written and how both POV's were balanced. I can't wait to see what else Rachel Hawkins comes out with in the future!
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Rachel Hawkins for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.
When I saw the blurb mentioned this was inspired by Fleetwood Mac, the Manson murders, and the famous summer Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, I was very intrigued by this one. The novel is short and easy to fly through. I found myself enjoying the past timeline more than the current, as the current timeline did take a little bit of time to grow on me. I found Emily and Chess to be likably unlikeable and the story of their somewhat jealous and contentious relationship very interesting to follow. The mystery of what happened and is happening in both timelines kept me interested from start to finish and I really enjoyed the way it was written and how both POV's were balanced. I can't wait to see what else Rachel Hawkins comes out with in the future!
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Rachel Hawkins for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.