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A review by thegeekybibliophile
The Blackbird Season by Kate Moretti
4.0
A thousand dead starlings fell from the sky in Mt. Oanoke, Pennsylvania, but it wasn't long before an more disturbing event rocked the small town. Lucia, a high school student, claims to be having an affair with popular teacher/baseball coach Nate Winters, outraging the town. When she disappears, everyone suspects Nate except his colleague, Bridget Harris, who will stop at nothing to discover the truth.
Told from multiple points-of-view—Nate, his wife Alecia, Bridget, and Lucia—and in varying time periods (time being marked as before and after the birds fell), The Blackbird Season is a slow burning story that gradually reveals the truth of things. The circumstance of the dead birds quickly takes a backseat to the mystery of Lucia's disappearance and the question of whether or not she and Nate really had an affair—I tended to forget about the birds, actually, as I didn't care as much about that. The resolution of Lucia's disappearance was not at all what I expected, and I loved being surprised by what really happened.
This is the first book I've read by Moretti. I truly enjoyed her writing style, and found the overall story to be captivating. I'll definitely be reading more of her work in the future!
I received an advance review copy of this book courtesy of Atria Books via Netgalley.
Told from multiple points-of-view—Nate, his wife Alecia, Bridget, and Lucia—and in varying time periods (time being marked as before and after the birds fell), The Blackbird Season is a slow burning story that gradually reveals the truth of things. The circumstance of the dead birds quickly takes a backseat to the mystery of Lucia's disappearance and the question of whether or not she and Nate really had an affair—I tended to forget about the birds, actually, as I didn't care as much about that. The resolution of Lucia's disappearance was not at all what I expected, and I loved being surprised by what really happened.
This is the first book I've read by Moretti. I truly enjoyed her writing style, and found the overall story to be captivating. I'll definitely be reading more of her work in the future!
I received an advance review copy of this book courtesy of Atria Books via Netgalley.