The Genarro family loves one another, more than anything in the world. They would do anything for one another. But no matter how much you love someone unconditionally, you always hold secrets back from them. Whether you think it's to protect yourself, or to protect them, they stay secrets. Hidden away in the darkest recesses of the heart, where nothing can escape.
Laurie's father meets an unfortunate end after he falls out of the window of his home. She gets the call, and that she has been left his estate in his well. The family packs up and travels to the home, where they plan to live until they can get the affairs in order and the house sold. Laurie grew up in the house, with a history, a bloody history. One that her husband Ted has no idea was part of her life.
What comes about at the house begins to unravel Laurie mentally. The girl next door bears a strikingly resemblance to Sadie, a girl that Laurie grew up with and was tortured by throughout her childhood. Then there is the problem with her father's death. The police aren't so sure it was an accident. Finally there comes a point where those little dark secrets that both her and her husband have been holding on to for their entire marriage start to come out, bit by bit.
The unraveling has begun for the family, but only Laurie can control how far it goes before it's too far to come back.
In his latest novel, Ronald Malfi takes us on a trip into ones past and present, where only they have the key to their own future. The characters play well off each other and the dialogue is, for the most part, a good back and forth mix. It leaves you enveloped in the world these characters are living, and make you feel for what they're having to go through in the present and have gone through with their pasts. Only a few slow points in the first part of the book to speak of, and the rest is very well done. Another win for Malfi and one that fans will eat up. Overall I'd give this a B+ and would like to thank Ronald for the chance to read an advanced copy of the book.
Review by Kyle Lybeck
Laurie's father meets an unfortunate end after he falls out of the window of his home. She gets the call, and that she has been left his estate in his well. The family packs up and travels to the home, where they plan to live until they can get the affairs in order and the house sold. Laurie grew up in the house, with a history, a bloody history. One that her husband Ted has no idea was part of her life.
What comes about at the house begins to unravel Laurie mentally. The girl next door bears a strikingly resemblance to Sadie, a girl that Laurie grew up with and was tortured by throughout her childhood. Then there is the problem with her father's death. The police aren't so sure it was an accident. Finally there comes a point where those little dark secrets that both her and her husband have been holding on to for their entire marriage start to come out, bit by bit.
The unraveling has begun for the family, but only Laurie can control how far it goes before it's too far to come back.
In his latest novel, Ronald Malfi takes us on a trip into ones past and present, where only they have the key to their own future. The characters play well off each other and the dialogue is, for the most part, a good back and forth mix. It leaves you enveloped in the world these characters are living, and make you feel for what they're having to go through in the present and have gone through with their pasts. Only a few slow points in the first part of the book to speak of, and the rest is very well done. Another win for Malfi and one that fans will eat up. Overall I'd give this a B+ and would like to thank Ronald for the chance to read an advanced copy of the book.
Review by Kyle Lybeck
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