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A review by evarano
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
3.0
Baby Ruby was kidnapped in the forest surrounding her sprawling mountain. Upon return, she married four times, each of her husbands dying a tragic and somewhat suspicious death. She then adopted a child and lived out her days as a somewhat God like figure of her small town. Years later, her child is summoned to return to the mansion and fortune that has been passed down to him. He brings his wife, who has her own secrets and gets reacquainted with his family, who are selfish and hateful. The mansion brings about horrible things in all who enter, what will it bring out in Cam and Jules?
This was a 3.5 ⭐️.
I did enjoy this, but the first half is very, very slow and somewhat boring. Despite being a shorter book, it feels long and I would never call this a thriller. The writing is good, there are dual perspectives with Cam and Jules, but also Ruby’s letters which offer a look into the past. All this is interwoven with letters, articles and more that give the story, and history, context. The story really picks up around the 55% mark, and then goes with a ton of unexpected twists and turns. I definitely enjoyed the second half of the story more than the first. There isn’t a lot of on the edge of your seat kind of tension, it’s more of a slow mystery than a thriller. The story is good, I enjoyed the ending and the twists.
Read this is you enjoy unlikeable and unreliable characters and a good mystery with many twists.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the free preview in exchange for an honest review.
This was a 3.5 ⭐️.
I did enjoy this, but the first half is very, very slow and somewhat boring. Despite being a shorter book, it feels long and I would never call this a thriller. The writing is good, there are dual perspectives with Cam and Jules, but also Ruby’s letters which offer a look into the past. All this is interwoven with letters, articles and more that give the story, and history, context. The story really picks up around the 55% mark, and then goes with a ton of unexpected twists and turns. I definitely enjoyed the second half of the story more than the first. There isn’t a lot of on the edge of your seat kind of tension, it’s more of a slow mystery than a thriller. The story is good, I enjoyed the ending and the twists.
Read this is you enjoy unlikeable and unreliable characters and a good mystery with many twists.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the free preview in exchange for an honest review.