A review by msjoanna
Arrowood by Laura McHugh

3.0

Enjoyable read; enjoyed meeting the author who happens to be local to my town. She gave a nice talk at our book club and recommended that we read [b:The Loney|25458371|The Loney|Andrew Michael Hurley|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1430426895s/25458371.jpg|42849250], which she said was her favorite read of the past year, so we put it on our list.

The book club was mixed about whether they preferred this book or [b:The Weight of Blood|18209468|The Weight of Blood|Laura McHugh|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1395611141s/18209468.jpg|25630270]. I liked this one better because it was more gothic and less overly dramatic, but it seemed close to me. The ending here felt rushed.