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Arrowood by Laura McHugh
4.0

Arrowood - a once proud family name and a once proud home. Arden has returned to the house, basically unconcerned about what people think about the name. She has no idea what she wants to do with her future and is haunted by the ghosts of the past. Her twin sisters were kidnapped from the front yard of the home before they were two and life afterward was never the same.

This book...have you ever read a book and been so sure you knew who did it only to find out that you were completely wrong? I did that throughout this entire book. I knew who the culprit was at least 4 times plus had come up with several alternative scenarios, but I didn't see it at all the way it was (somewhat) wrapped up in the end. This book was, for me, alternatively, a journey into nostalgia and a journey into someone else's memory (yet ones that felt familiar and fuzzy to me too). I loved the details provided about Keokuk throughout this book, it feels much like places where I grew up not far away.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for the opportunity to read this book before publication.