Suspense
The Haunting At Bonaventure Circus
by Jaime Jo Wright
-From Amazon- 1928 The Bonaventure Circus is a refuge for many, but Pippa Ripley was rejected from its inner circle as a baby. When she receives mysterious messages from someone called the "Watchman," she is determined to find him and the connection to her birth. As Pippa's search leads her to a man seeking justice for his murdered sister and evidence that a serial killer has been haunting the circus train, she must decide if uncovering her roots is worth putting herself directly in the path of the killer. Present Day The old circus train depot will either be torn down or preserved for historical importance, and its future rests on real estate project manager Chandler Faulk's shoulders. As she dives deep into the depot's history, she's also balancing a newly diagnosed autoimmune disease and the pressures of single motherhood. When she discovers clues to the unsolved murders of the past, Chandler is pulled into a story far darker and more haunting than even an abandoned train depot could portend. ISBN-13: 9780764233890 You won't breathe from page one to the very end... Oh. My. Goodness. I'm still reeling from this book. I'm gobsmacked. When I started The Haunting At Bonaventure Circus I knew it would be good, it IS a Jaime Jo Wright book after all. I didn't know that once again, Jaime Jo Wright would top herself. While, The Curse Of Misty Wayfair may always be my favorite of her books, I can, with all candor, say that The Haunting At Bonaventure Circus is one of the most moving books that I've ever read. | This Book received a 5 Bark rating. |
All of that, you ask, from an an almost 400 page book featuring a circus? Yes, I tell you, and much more. The Haunting At Bonaventure Circus is a fun read, it is riveting, it's engrossing, and yes, it's quite entertaining, but I dare you to read it and not be deeply moved, to not see the truth on the printed page. I dare you to not wish to be seen.
I loved this book and it is getting an unreserved five stars from me, I wish it could be more. I loved the depth of emotion and the multi-layered multi-faceted mystery that spans 100 years. I enjoyed trying to figure out a serial killer's identity and who would go to any lengths to cover up the past. It was a perfect read and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this book to anyone.
Oh, and I dare you to look at the circus in the same way again...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Haunting At Bonaventure Circus by Jaime Jo Wright a 5 Bark rating.