Hardcover, 352 pages
Published Feb. 9, 2021 by Ballantine Books.
Got to 60% in this one so will consider it read. But it’s a DNF. I’m surprised because this was a highly rated one from Tudor.
But ultimately I found myself frustrated by a lot of the characters here. They felt like caricatures in a not fun way. And I was kind of bored!
I almost gave up on this book a few times, and maybe I should've. It's trying to be so many things at once, failing at most of them. There are a too many storylines, and they are not woven together or resolved in any comprehensible or satisfying way. I kept waiting for things to tie together, but there weren't any clever revelations. I found most of the characters unrelatable, and the book was rife with weird, racist chacterizations.. and yeah, the disability in this book plays an eyebrow raising role - not in a good way. Very surprised by the high ratings for this disappointing book.
The narration was incredible. I'm not a huge mystery/ thriller reader, but still enjoyed this for the horror elements.
"Why do we hate our girls so much that history echoes with their screams and the earth is pitted with their unmarked graves?"
Jack Brooks does not so much get offered a new position as have it foisted upon her. She is to be the new interim vicar in a remote village, but she does try to make the best of things since an incident in her past is making life difficult for her and her daughter to remain where they are anyway. Perhaps the fresh start will do them both good. It's not long until their fresh start begins to sour, and it is not only due to the strange superstitions and mysterious apparitions.
The chapel is in rough shape and their cottage leaves a lot to be desired. The townspeople are weird and Jack's daughter is the target of bullies.
Part thriller, part murder mystery, C.J. Tudor's latest …
"Why do we hate our girls so much that history echoes with their screams and the earth is pitted with their unmarked graves?"
Jack Brooks does not so much get offered a new position as have it foisted upon her. She is to be the new interim vicar in a remote village, but she does try to make the best of things since an incident in her past is making life difficult for her and her daughter to remain where they are anyway. Perhaps the fresh start will do them both good. It's not long until their fresh start begins to sour, and it is not only due to the strange superstitions and mysterious apparitions.
The chapel is in rough shape and their cottage leaves a lot to be desired. The townspeople are weird and Jack's daughter is the target of bullies.
Part thriller, part murder mystery, C.J. Tudor's latest work held me captive from first page to last. Quirky characters and unexpected twists kept me reading long past my bed time.
I received an advance copy for review.
