The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond By: Jamie Jo Wright Genre: Romantic Suspense, Fiction Publisher: Bethany House Publication Year: 2018 Series: Stand Alone My Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Synopsis:
For over a century, the town of Gossamer Grove has thrived on its charm and midwestern values, but Annalise Forsythe knows painful secrets, including her own, hover just beneath the pleasant facade. When a man is found dead in his run-down trailer home, Annalise inherits the trailer, along with the pictures, vintage obituaries, and old revival posters covering its walls. As she sorts through the collection, she's wholly unprepared for the ramifications of the dark and deadly secrets she'll uncover. A century earlier, Gossamer Grove has been stirred into chaos by the arrival of controversial and charismatic twin revivalists. The chaos takes a murderous turn when Libby Sheffield, working at her father's newspaper, receives an obituary for a reputable church deacon hours before his death. As she works with the deacon's son to unravel the mystery behind the crime, it becomes undeniably clear that a reckoning has come to town--but it isn't until another obituary arrives that they realize the true depths of the danger they've waded into. Two women, separated by a hundred years, must uncover the secrets within the borders of their own town before it's too late and they lose their future--or their very souls. Taken from Jamie Jo Wright's website: http://www.jaimewrightbooks.com/the-reckoning-at-gossamer-pond.html My Thoughts: Wow...Just wow! Jamie has done it again! I am going to side trail really quick and talk about The House on Foster Hill. I loved this book. It gripped me from page one and actually freaked me out (which hasn't happened since reading Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None). I loved the mystery from both time periods and how they wrapped into one another. That being said, I would suggest caution for younger readers as it was intense at times as well as dealt with human trafficking and stalking. Now, let me tell you what I thought about Gossamer Pond. This book was amazing. Jamie wove together two time periods seamlessly and kept the reader entranced with her descriptions and the challenges the characters were facing. I really enjoyed both Libby and Annalise and the personal struggles they dealt with as well coming to terms with Grace. Jamie wrote their struggles beautifully and portrayed their bone deep guilt and shame convincingly. The mystery aspect of this book was amazing! I never knew what was coming next and how Jamie revealed a hint here and there kept me intrigued. The mystery was so good that when the author would switch to the other time period I would almost look ahead just so I could know what was going on. I restrained myself, but just barely. Recommend? Yes! If you love a good mystery, I would highly recommend this book as well as The House on Foster Hill. Cheers, Rebecca
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