so-soThe timeline in this one is confusing, and the lead-up is long and deliberate while the reveal is almost peremptory. I like the Chicago history, and I like what it says about the past sticking with us, but as a ghost story/fairytale retelling/police procedural, it doesn't really work for me.
Camille says that my fever makes me perfect biscuit-making temperature, but she would prefer if I stopped coughing so much (she and I both!).
Took a break from reading the tagged (and trying to relax my way out of whatever non-covid illness it is that I have) to enjoy the lights at the botanic garden with my family. Each display was paired with music. It was very cool!
pickFrom the beginning of this novel, I felt all at sea, but drawn inexorably forward. I didn‘t know who or what to believe. Was this a ghost story? What was real? Who was real? Would it all end in disaster or would we get a happy ending or at least not a tragic one? Wow, I didn‘t see the end coming. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
so-soI really wanted to like this one—it‘s set in Chicago in a neighborhood I know well—but it never quite came together for me, something I‘ve seen other reviewers say. It‘s ostensible the story of two sisters, an old family home, new love, and a murder investigation—the elements are there but ultimately, it‘s the descriptions of various disasters from Chicago‘s history which prove to be the most interesting part of the story.
pickGhost story, murder mystery. More fairy tale than horror. Lovely writing.
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