Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events: First Chapter/Intros, now hosted by Socrates Book Reviews; and Teaser Tuesdays hosted by The Purple Booker.
Today’s feature is a new book: Girls of Brackenhill, by Kate Moretti
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Intro: September 2, 2001
I didn’t mean to kill the girl.
I found her skulking around the woods, hiding behind trees, darting behind the shed.
Hey, I called. Dizzy with panic when I saw who it was. I waved the shovel in her direction. I’d been turning over the compost.
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Teaser: The floor shifted under Hannah’s feet. The room blurred, then focused. (p. 60).
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Synopsis: When Hannah Maloney’s aunt dies in a car accident, she returns to her family’s castle in the Catskills and the epicenter of a childhood trauma: her sister’s unsolved disappearance. It’s been seventeen years, and though desperate to start a new life with her fiancé, Hannah is compelled to question the events of her last summer at Brackenhill.
When a human bone is found near the estate, Hannah is convinced it belongs to her long-lost sister. She launches her own investigation into that magical summer that ended in a nightmare. As strange happenings plague the castle, Hannah uncovers disturbing details about the past and startling realizations about her own repressed childhood memories.
Fueled by guilt over her sister’s vanishing, Hannah becomes obsessed with discovering what happened all those years ago, but by the time Hannah realizes some mysteries are best left buried, it’s too late to stop digging. Overwhelmed by what she has exposed, Hannah isn’t sure her new life can survive her old ghosts.
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What do you think? Would you keep reading?
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Interesting! Have you read this one? What did you think?
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Not yet, Jenn, but soon! Thanks for stopping by.
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Great intro, and love the cover too. I’m definitely curious.
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Thanks, Diane, I hope to immerse myself in this one soon!
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Oh, yes! This is on my TBR pile.
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Thanks, Bunkie 68, it does look so tempting!
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I would definitely read on. My teaser is from Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero. https://razzberrycoloredglasses.blogspot.com/2020/11/teaser-tuesday-meddling-kids-by-edgar.html
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Thanks, Laura, I’m hoping to love it!
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A definite must-read! The cover, the author, the synopsis…enjoy!
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I agree, Catherine!
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This sounds really good. I definitely want to read this one.
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Thanks, Yvonne, I love the distraction of good books!
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