my musings:a review
My name is Cyn and I have a serious addiction to books.
Today I'm reviewing the book listed below. Actually I call my reviews "musings" because I typically keep them very brief and more impressions than anything. If I include spoilers (a rarity) I will warn you.
When social worker Jax receives nine missed calls from her older sister, Lexie, she assumes that it’s just another one of her sister’s episodes. Manic and increasingly out of touch with reality, Lexie has pushed Jax away for over a year. But the next day, Lexie is dead: drowned in the pool at their grandmother’s estate. When Jax arrives at the house to go through her sister’s things, she learns that Lexie was researching the history of their family and the property. And as she dives deeper into the research herself, she discovers that the land holds a far darker past than she could have ever imagined.
In 1929, thirty-seven-year-old newlywed Ethel Monroe hopes desperately for a baby. In an effort to distract her, her husband whisks her away on a trip to Vermont, where a natural spring is showcased by the newest and most modern hotel in the Northeast. Once there, Ethel learns that the water is rumored to grant wishes, never suspecting that the spring takes in equal measure to what it gives.
In 1929, thirty-seven-year-old newlywed Ethel Monroe hopes desperately for a baby. In an effort to distract her, her husband whisks her away on a trip to Vermont, where a natural spring is showcased by the newest and most modern hotel in the Northeast. Once there, Ethel learns that the water is rumored to grant wishes, never suspecting that the spring takes in equal measure to what it gives.
McMahon has a way with her words. This is my 2nd book from her ( I previously read The Invited when it came out) and The Drowning Kind is, in style and punches very similar if that makes sense? LOL
The Drowning Kind has a perfect amount creepy Gothic vibe. The dual time lines/storytelling from Jax (2019) and Ethel (1929) works well.
I enjoyed the (commentary perhaps?) theme of wishes for lack of a better way for putting it.
While sometimes the book felt a bit repetitive and I thought it slowed way way down just past the half way point that ending makes up for it (I re read it just to make sure).
If you enjoy books that make you second guess your first and second guesses LOL then you will enjoy this book.
The Drowning Kind has a perfect amount creepy Gothic vibe. The dual time lines/storytelling from Jax (2019) and Ethel (1929) works well.
I enjoyed the (commentary perhaps?) theme of wishes for lack of a better way for putting it.
While sometimes the book felt a bit repetitive and I thought it slowed way way down just past the half way point that ending makes up for it (I re read it just to make sure).
If you enjoy books that make you second guess your first and second guesses LOL then you will enjoy this book.
I was provided an ARC ebook from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
This is will be available on 4/6 in both print and ebook formats.
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