Author: Jane Bradley
Genre: Fiction, Standalone
Published: 2011
Personal Rating: 4.25/5 (very good +)
Format: eBook - iPad
Yearly Count: 69
From NetGalley:
Part southern gothic, part crime, part haunting suspense story, You Believers takes the reader on an infinitely harrowing journey that finally offers insight into how we can endure horrible events with faith, strength, and grace while it reveals the ripple effects of random violence, how the worst things can be faced so that we might not only survive, but grow.
Katy Conner, a 30-year-old bartender, goes missing, and Shelby Waters from Effort Rescue Volunteers is called in to help with the search.
I love how this was told. There were many narrators, so you really get to know the character's inner thoughts, and they all share from their past and present. They were unique individuals, yet they were still just everyday people making good or bad decisions, but the story wasn't an everyday story by any means (thank goodness!). The "southern gothic, part crime, part haunting suspense" was very prevalent and added a halo of gray overhead. It was somewhat difficult to read at times, but hope hovered nearby as well.
My thanks go to Unbridled Books and NetGalley for sending me this eGalley.
Off to see if this is available as a print handheld book! I don't have e-book-ability yet.
ReplyDeleteVickie ~ I hope you find it and/or remedy that eBook problem. :) An Amazon review says that it's based on a true crime story. Don't know how true that is. I hope the book gets more hype - it deserves it.
ReplyDeleteSounds perfect for the RIP challenge!
ReplyDeleteStacybuckeye ~ Hope you enjoy it if you choose to read it.
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