The hook:
On Libby’s twenty-fifth birthday she inherits a mysterious abandoned mansion and a mystery. Something terrible happened in this house twenty-five years ago, and Libby isn’t the only one looking for the truth.
My impressions:
This excellently told gothic mystery quickly became one of my favorite books I’ve read this year. Told from multiple perspectives across both the past and the present, this book explores the reasons behind the tragedy that left the mysterious house abandoned and the truth of the day Libby was found there as a baby, alone.
Fans of gothic stories and books like Flowers in the Attic are likely to enjoy this twisted tale of family and manipulation. What really happened twenty five years ago? Who were Libby’s parents? And why was she the only one left alive in that house after the tragedy that took place there just before she was found by the authorities, alone and abandoned but mysteriously well cared for?
You’ll have to read to find out, and I promise the journey is well worth it.
-Happy Reading
Kat Pollock 