Jax and her older sister, Lexie, have had a complicated relationship. So much that Jax moved across the country to put some distance between them. And then one day Lexie calls her - nine times - and Jax ignored them all. The next day their aunt, Diane, calls Jax to give her the news that Lexie drowned in the pool at their grandmother's estate, Sparrow Crest. The very pool that has claimed life before. The very pool that was at the center of Lexie's mania. As Jax tries to come to grips with her sister's death, she realizes that there may be something more sinister at play and that the pool at Sparrow Crest has a history going back nearly a hundred years.
Jennifer McMahon knows how to write a good ghost story. When I hear the word "gothic" I always think of stories where the home (usually a large, historic home) plays a huge part in the story. Sparrow Crest fits the billing perfectly. But not just the home, but the pool. And the water that feeds the pool. Jax is a sensible character. She looks for the reason in the unexplainable. She moved across the country to get away from her flaky sister. The story moves between past and present, starting with Ethel Monroe and her desire to have a baby taking her to the Brandenburg Springs Hotel, which is the future home of Sparrow Crest. Jax struggles to understand what drove Lexie to her final act of madness, but in the end it doesn't matter. - CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS. I will say that the twist took me by surprise.
Bottom Line - The Drowning Kind is a ghost story, through and through. As a reader you have to decide if you are in the "believer" camp with Lexie or the "non-believer" camp with Jax. Either way, you are in for a thrilling read!
Details:
- The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon
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- Pages: 336
- Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press
- Publication Date: 4/6/2021
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- Thank you to NetGalley for the book in exchange for an honest review.
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