"It was to be the perfect wedding—until the bride disappeared.
Annie Taft’s wedding is four days away, and it will be one of the grandest anyone can remember in her small South Carolina town. Preparations are in order. Friends and family are gathering in anticipation. Everything is going according to plan. Except that Annie herself has vanished. Did she have second thoughts?
Or has something much worse happened to the bride-to-be?
As the days pass, the list of suspects in her disappearance grows. Could it be the recently released man a young Annie misidentified as her mother’s killer? Could it be someone even closer to her?
While her loved ones frantically try to track her down, they’re forced to grapple with their own secrets—secrets with the power to reframe entire relationships, leaving each to wonder how well they really knew Annie and how well they know themselves."
My Thoughts:
Oh wow - this book was so much more than I expected it to be! I went into reading this one expecting a suspenseful read based off of the above summary. And this was a suspenseful read - don't get me wrong there. But it was also so much more and because of that I have a feeling that this one will stick with me for awhile. I don't think that it's too much of a spoiler to say that as the reader we get to meet Annie before she goes missing. I thought that because we got to see her beforehand that it made everything that went after that much more potent. I found myself so immersed in these characters and their lives. The good and the bad, the secrets, the every day details - these things brought each of these characters to life for me and made me care for them. I rooted for them every step of the way. I really liked the way that this book was set up. It was told from the viewpoints of multiple characters and each chapter was from one of the characters viewpoints. Setting the book up this way really helped me as the reader to get to know each of the characters and get inside their heads. I think it is one of the main reasons that I was able to connect to so many of them so easily. Okay so fair warning for slightly spoiler-ey talk here for a few minutes. I finished this one in between innings at my son's baseball game and let me tell you what - it was the perfect ending even if it wasn't the one I had been hoping for. Also, finishing it between innings allowed me to reflect on the ending in a way that I might not have otherwise. It was both heartbreaking and hopeful. Isn't that a sign of a great book? I sure thought so! I'm really looking forward to seeing what other readers thought of this one now!
Overall, I enjoyed this book immensely and am looking forward to reading more by this author. It was a bit different than my usual mystery and thriller fare but I enjoyed this book all the more because of it. I definitely need more books like this in my reading life! It felt good to stretch my reading a bit and reminded me that I need to do this more often. On an entirely different note here - how gorgeous is this cover? I love it! I would recommend this book to fans of suspense but also to anyone who enjoys a good character driven novel. I obviously can't say enough good things about it but that is the mark of a good book. Highly recommended!
Bottom Line: A book with characters that came to life for me - and a book that I won't be forgetting about anytime soon!
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book thanks to the publisher as part of a TLC book tour. Thoughts are my own.
Bottom Line: A book with characters that came to life for me - and a book that I won't be forgetting about anytime soon!
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book thanks to the publisher as part of a TLC book tour. Thoughts are my own.
I read this book a while back and really liked it too. I've read other books by the author - some of her more suspense filled books and then also a couple of her books that would likely be shelved with 'women's fiction'. She has a good way of telling a story - for me anyway. Glad you liked it and I look forward to more by her. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love a book that leaves you thinking about it long after you've finished it! Thank you for being on this tour. Sara @ TLC Book Tours
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