Blurb from Goodreads
Girls started vanishing
in the fall, and now winter's come to lay a white sheet over the horror.
Door County, it seems, is swallowing the young, right into its very
dirt. From beneath the house on Water Street, I've watched the danger
swell.
The residents know me as the noises in the house at night, the creaking on the stairs. I'm the reflection behind them in the glass, the feeling of fear in the cellar. I'm tied—it seems—to this house, this street, this town.
I'm tied to Maggie and Pauline, though I don't know why. I think it's because death is coming for one of them, or both.
All I know is that the present and the past are piling up, and I am here to dig.I am looking for the things that are buried.
From bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson comes a friendship story bound in snow and starlight, a haunting mystery of love, betrayal, redemption, and the moments that we leave behind.
The residents know me as the noises in the house at night, the creaking on the stairs. I'm the reflection behind them in the glass, the feeling of fear in the cellar. I'm tied—it seems—to this house, this street, this town.
I'm tied to Maggie and Pauline, though I don't know why. I think it's because death is coming for one of them, or both.
All I know is that the present and the past are piling up, and I am here to dig.I am looking for the things that are buried.
From bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson comes a friendship story bound in snow and starlight, a haunting mystery of love, betrayal, redemption, and the moments that we leave behind.
4.5 stars
It's unfortunate that the blurb sets this book up as something it's not. Because on its own, the book is brilliantly written and will find an audience. But since it was billed as a serial killer/ghost story I feel it will alienate readers. You will not get that kind of book. Instead you will get a fantastic story and psychological insight into friendships. Anderson has a way of probing deep into the psyche of her characters, and her characters are always people that you want to know in real life. They are not cookie cutter cut-outs from a stereotype. They seem like flesh and blood people who could be your next door neighbor, your best friend and your crazy cat aunt.
I loved Maggie's love affair with literature. There are so many references in the book to other books. I thought having Maggie home schooled so she could casually drop references to books that teens her age don't typically read was brilliant. Maggie's relationship with her dad was amazing. So often you see teens either without a parent or at odds with their parents. It was nice to see a functioning and healthy relationship between Maggie and her parents.
I really loved Tiger Lily, and I had read all of the reviews for this book so I was a little nervous reading this one. I shouldn't have been. Anderson is an adept storyteller, and even though this wasn't big on plot or mystery, it was a very satisfying read.
It's unfortunate that the blurb sets this book up as something it's not. Because on its own, the book is brilliantly written and will find an audience. But since it was billed as a serial killer/ghost story I feel it will alienate readers. You will not get that kind of book. Instead you will get a fantastic story and psychological insight into friendships. Anderson has a way of probing deep into the psyche of her characters, and her characters are always people that you want to know in real life. They are not cookie cutter cut-outs from a stereotype. They seem like flesh and blood people who could be your next door neighbor, your best friend and your crazy cat aunt.
I loved Maggie's love affair with literature. There are so many references in the book to other books. I thought having Maggie home schooled so she could casually drop references to books that teens her age don't typically read was brilliant. Maggie's relationship with her dad was amazing. So often you see teens either without a parent or at odds with their parents. It was nice to see a functioning and healthy relationship between Maggie and her parents.
I really loved Tiger Lily, and I had read all of the reviews for this book so I was a little nervous reading this one. I shouldn't have been. Anderson is an adept storyteller, and even though this wasn't big on plot or mystery, it was a very satisfying read.
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