by Jaime Jo Wright
Publisher: Bethany House
ISBN: 9780764241468
I haven't met a Jaime Jo Wright book that I haven't loved! When I found out this one had monarch butterflies, I was intrigued and yet a little frightened! How was she going to use one of the butterflies I raise as part of one of her stories? I was sent the book for review from the publisher!
Summary:
An ominous butterfly house. A sinister legacy. An untraceable killer.
In 1921, Marian Arnold, the heiress to a brewing baron's empire, seeks solace in the glass butterfly house on her family's Wisconsin estate as Prohibition and the deaths of her parents cast a long shadow over her shrinking world. When Marian's sanctuary is invaded by nightmarish visions, she grapples with the line between hallucinations of things to come and malevolent forces at play in the present. With dead butterflies as the killer's ominous signature, murders unfold at a steady pace. Marian, fearful she might be next, enlists the help of her childhood friend Felix, a war veteran with his own haunted past.
In the present day, researcher Remy Shaw becomes entangled in an elderly biographer's quest to uncover the truth behind Marian Arnold's mysterious life and the unsolved murders linked to an infamous serial killer. Joined by Marian's great-great-grandson, can Remy expose the evil that lurks beneath broken wings? Or will the dark legacy surrounding the manor and its glass house destroy yet another generation?
In 1921, Marian Arnold, the heiress to a brewing baron's empire, seeks solace in the glass butterfly house on her family's Wisconsin estate as Prohibition and the deaths of her parents cast a long shadow over her shrinking world. When Marian's sanctuary is invaded by nightmarish visions, she grapples with the line between hallucinations of things to come and malevolent forces at play in the present. With dead butterflies as the killer's ominous signature, murders unfold at a steady pace. Marian, fearful she might be next, enlists the help of her childhood friend Felix, a war veteran with his own haunted past.
In the present day, researcher Remy Shaw becomes entangled in an elderly biographer's quest to uncover the truth behind Marian Arnold's mysterious life and the unsolved murders linked to an infamous serial killer. Joined by Marian's great-great-grandson, can Remy expose the evil that lurks beneath broken wings? Or will the dark legacy surrounding the manor and its glass house destroy yet another generation?
My Review:
Once again, the author had me on the edge of my seat wondering what kind of twist was going to come along with this story. Boy, did she deliver!
You can't help but love sweet Marian. She's so innocent and kind. I wanted nothing more than to step into the story and protect her from all of the meanies! Unfortunately, death can't seem to shake showing up at Müllerian Manor. Sadly, Marian learns this the hard way. Things don't get any better when her dear cousin, Ivo, shows up.
In the present day, we meet Remy. She's quirky and a bit freaked out about what she's learning (and hearing) at Müllerian Manor. Being a research assistant to the man writing a story about Marian and her family may be more than she bargained for. Once again, death seems to be hovering just around the corner!
I think the way I look at monarchs may be forever changed with this story, and not for the better! lol The way the author made them part of the story will give you the shivers. I will admit, I had NO clue what was going on throughout the whole story. Of course, I made some guesses along the way, but none of them were what was really going on. I thought she did an incredible job of having it make sense when it was all revealed. When the dots start to connect, it's almost like you can hear all of the pieces of the puzzle falling into place.
And yes, there's definitely a thread of faith in the story, which I always appreciate in suspenseful (and creepy) stories! There's that piece of hope the characters can cling to, which reminds us where our hope is as well!
You can't help but love sweet Marian. She's so innocent and kind. I wanted nothing more than to step into the story and protect her from all of the meanies! Unfortunately, death can't seem to shake showing up at Müllerian Manor. Sadly, Marian learns this the hard way. Things don't get any better when her dear cousin, Ivo, shows up.
In the present day, we meet Remy. She's quirky and a bit freaked out about what she's learning (and hearing) at Müllerian Manor. Being a research assistant to the man writing a story about Marian and her family may be more than she bargained for. Once again, death seems to be hovering just around the corner!
I think the way I look at monarchs may be forever changed with this story, and not for the better! lol The way the author made them part of the story will give you the shivers. I will admit, I had NO clue what was going on throughout the whole story. Of course, I made some guesses along the way, but none of them were what was really going on. I thought she did an incredible job of having it make sense when it was all revealed. When the dots start to connect, it's almost like you can hear all of the pieces of the puzzle falling into place.
And yes, there's definitely a thread of faith in the story, which I always appreciate in suspenseful (and creepy) stories! There's that piece of hope the characters can cling to, which reminds us where our hope is as well!
About the Author:
Jaime Jo Wright is the author of twelve novels, including Christy Award and Daphne du Maurier Award winner The House on Foster Hill and Carol Award winner The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond. She's also a four-time Christy Award finalist, as well as the ECPA bestselling author of The Vanishing at Castle Moreau, The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater, and two Publishers Weeklybestselling novellas. Jaime lives in Wisconsin with her family and fabulous felines. Learn more at JaimeWrightBooks.com.
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