Hey Everyone!
Ever had a book that you just couldn't put down because it's too good? Well...I just found one and this book is amazing I could NOT put it down for the life of me. Right off the back, it's not for everyone, it may disturb some people. 17/18 years old looks like the right age to read this book. Let's continue. This book is enticing, mysterious, it had you thinking at times, it also made me feel sad, angry, shocked and relief. First off, when I read the title, I thought it was going to be about the Roanoke Colony a.k.a. The Lost Colony. Oh how happy I was wrong. Let's talk about the cover of this book. It has black and white photos in picture frames made out of wood, all girls except for the farmhouse in the middle. Usually when I see black and white photos I think of the dark side; like bad experience or horrible life, excreta.
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| Book Cover |
This is Amy's first Adult Novel and I give 5 stars here and on Goodreads! It's an incredible read. You will not be disappointed. I love the little things she had put into it, like her book cover and some writings her character has done. What you see is "carved" words onto any kind of woods in the house. It's a different kind of format from the rest of the book.
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The story is about Lane Roanoke, 15 years old, lost her mother and she was left alone. So she thought, little did she know she has family from her mother's side. She knew nothing of them and now she's been shipped to Osage Flats, Kansas in the summer time and picked up by the families handy man, Charlie. Takes her to Roanoke Farmhouse, meets the family; Gran (Lillian), Granddad (Yates), Allegra (cousin), Sharon (maid/cook; horrible cook). Later that summer Lane will know the disturbing/dark secret of the family and will leave, away from Roanoke. Only to come back, 11 years later because Allegra has gone missing! She wasn't sure what to think, did she run as well? I won't say more, but I will show you the first sentence.
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| First Sentence page 3 |
The sentence alone brought you in. You want to know WHY, why would she do that to her kid. Of course, you will find out later on in the book. There's a quote in the book "Roanoke girls never last long around here. In the end, we either run or we die." (page 12) That quote made me think a lot, now why would Allegra say that. Was she just telling Lane scary stories or was their a deeper meaning to it?
This book definitely had me hooked and it is a well written story. I'm very glad I picked this book over the other options I had. Now if all books can get me just as interested in the story as I did with this I would be set for life. I also love the fact that when someone packed my book for delivery it says how handled my package...SHOUTOUT to D. Hann for taking sure care of the package and the mail man for not destroying my package and the hard work D. Hann had did. Thank-you!
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*I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.*
