Tuesday, October 1, 2024

SPECTERS IN THE GLASS HOUSE by Jaime Jo Wright, Reviewed by Paula Shreckhise #ReleaseDay

(A Haunting Dual-Time Inspirational Gothic Suspense Book)

“The story is like a road that vanishes into the fog. No one knows where it leads, or where it ends.”
Spooky vibes and not knowing what is real. I love how this author taunts us with the unexplainable and by the end of the story things have a reason. But the fun is in the journey of following the mysterious events and how they connect the past with the present.

The characters are complex and relatable. The faith thread is present with lessons to take away. 

“You are wanted.” 

“You have to choose to believe that when your world is shuttered and dark with unknown danger, life is still worth fighting through. That God sees into it, even when you do not. That you will come out the other side with purpose.”

A favorite character was Felix, a survivor of World War I, and even though he lost a leg, was strong, resilient, and wise.

This was a fascinating look at the aftermath of prohibition, and how the past joined with the present to unveil a bit of the struggles of a broken mind. I was captivated by the plot and the sheer poetry of the descriptions. “The tentacles of danger slithered along the edge of the room, invisible, black, vines, creeping up the walls, like a vineyard of omens around her. Omens of something unpredictable, dark and invasive.”

Another outstanding book by a talented author.
*A complementary copy of this book was provided by Bethany house through Interviews and Reviews and NetGalley. I was not required to post a favorable review. All opinions are my own.* 5 stars and a solid faith thread 

 
BackCover Blurb:
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?

Bethany House Publishing, October, 2024
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