Genre:
Suspense / Time-Slip
Suspense / Time-Slip
The Reckoning At Gossamer Pond
by Jaime Jo Wright
| -From Amazon- 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. ASIN: B079C1ND2S Dark secrets from the past merge with the present... |  This Book received a 4.5 Bark rating.
 Jaime Jo Wright |
I just finished The Reckoning At Gossamer Pond a little while ago and I'm still digesting what I read. I have to confess that it isn't as often as it should be that I find a story's message to be of just as much importance as the entertainment value. Jaime Jo Wright has penned a truly moving story with a powerful message.
I have to admit that after the initial 'whoa!' moment it did take me a little bit to get into the historical thread. It was a little harder for me to connect with the historical characters than it was for the contemporary characters. But don't get me wrong, I LOVED this book! The parallels between the past and present were delightfully spooky.
Creepy. Eerie. Chilling. All of those words describe The Reckoning At Gossamer Pond to a 'T'. Not only are the dark secrets, past and present, enough to make you want to leave a light on but the overtones of Poe add an extra icy chill skittering up and down the spine.
If you love a good suspense story but can't decide between a contemporary or historical setting, why not try both? You really can't go wrong with one of Jaime Jo Wright's books! But beware of a tapping, rapping, on your chamber door...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Reckoning At Gossamer Pond by Jaime Jo Wright a 4.5 Bark rating.
I have to admit that after the initial 'whoa!' moment it did take me a little bit to get into the historical thread. It was a little harder for me to connect with the historical characters than it was for the contemporary characters. But don't get me wrong, I LOVED this book! The parallels between the past and present were delightfully spooky.
Creepy. Eerie. Chilling. All of those words describe The Reckoning At Gossamer Pond to a 'T'. Not only are the dark secrets, past and present, enough to make you want to leave a light on but the overtones of Poe add an extra icy chill skittering up and down the spine.
If you love a good suspense story but can't decide between a contemporary or historical setting, why not try both? You really can't go wrong with one of Jaime Jo Wright's books! But beware of a tapping, rapping, on your chamber door...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Reckoning At Gossamer Pond by Jaime Jo Wright a 4.5 Bark rating.
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