Summary from Goodreads:Althea Bell is still heartbroken by her mother’s tragic, premature death—and tormented by the last, frantic words she whispered into young Althea’s ear: Wait for her. For the honeysuckle girl. She’ll find you, I think, but if she doesn’t, you find her.
Adrift ever since, Althea is now fresh out of rehab and returning to her family home in Mobile, Alabama, determined to reconnect with her estranged, ailing father. While Althea doesn’t expect him, or her politically ambitious brother, to welcome her with open arms, she’s not prepared for the chilling revelation of a grim, long-buried family secret. Fragile and desperate, Althea escapes with an old flame to uncover the truth about her lineage. Drawn deeper into her ancestors’ lives, Althea begins to unearth their disturbing history…and the part she’s meant to play in it.
Gripping and visceral, this unforgettable debut delves straight into the heart of dark family secrets and into one woman’s emotional journey to save herself from a sinister inheritance.
My Review:
What I Liked:
Characters. The author did a great job of creating the characters, the main one and the antagonist. Carpenter created, a flawed main character, Althea, who was easy to root for. And she also made some great villains as well. It was easy to hate them for their actions against the main character.
Plot. Carpenter did a great job of coming up with an interesting plot. The main mystery kept me reading until the end. I struggled with the the format and some of the pacing but still enjoyed the plot.
What I Disliked:
Format. The novel switches from past to present, I usually like that format but this time around it took me out of the story. I think it would have been better without the changing timeline.
Ending. The plot was interesting and intense but the ending felt flat compared to the rest of the novel.
I recommend checking out Carpenter's work, she is good upcoming thriller author.
My Rating:
3 Stars Out of 5 Stars.
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