I received this Advanced Reader Copy a few years ago when I was participating in a Christmas Book Exchange. I was always putting off reading it as my I received this Advanced Reader Copy a few years ago when I was participating in a Christmas Book Exchange. I was always putting off reading it as my TBR pile seems to forever be growing. I remember many years ago watching the movie, "Practical Magic" and really enjoying it. I figured the Halloween season would be the perfect time to finally read this book. ...more
I won this book on a publisher's giveaway. I was very excited to read this story. Nicola Moriarty's debut novel was quite good.
4 friends; Joni,3 1/2 *
I won this book on a publisher's giveaway. I was very excited to read this story. Nicola Moriarty's debut novel was quite good.
4 friends; Joni, Eden, Deb and Trina venture out on a girl's weekend getaway. They have been friend's since high school. Now, married and 3 of the friends have children, they find that they have "drifted" apart. On the girl's getaway they decide to write anonymous letters to each other confessing a secret that they have never told each other. One of the friends finds a Fifth letter. Discarded and partially burned in the fireplace. It has some distressing things in it. So becomes the quest of finding out which friend wrote the letter.
This was an interesting story about friendship, lies, deceit and forgiveness. Each friend is facing their own problems and obstacles. Their stories are interesting but I'm not sure I fully connected with the friendships. The writing is good although at times it was a bit confusing as it would switch from past to present to different person. I liked the mystery about the letter. It was not easy to guess who actually wrote it. There was just enough clues to tie up the loose ends nicely.
There is a lot of promise in Nicola Moriarty's writing. I would definitely read another book by her....more