By Kelly Bridgewater
1928
The Bonaventure Circus is a refuge for many, but Pippa Ripley was rejected from
its inner circle as a baby. When she receives mysterious messages from someone
called the "Watchman," she is determined to find him and the
connection to her birth. As Pippa's search leads her to a man seeking justice
for his murdered sister and evidence that a serial killer has been haunting the
circus train, she must decide if uncovering her roots is worth putting herself
directly in the path of the killer.
Present Day
The old circus train depot will either be torn down or preserved for historical
importance, and its future rests on real estate project manager Chandler
Faulk's shoulders. As she dives deep into the depot's history, she's also
balancing a newly diagnosed autoimmune disease and the pressures of single
motherhood. When she discovers clues to the unsolved murders of the past,
Chandler is pulled into a story far darker and more haunting than even an
abandoned train depot could portend.
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My
Thoughts:
Jaime Jo Wright does a fabulous job at crafting a
story that makes readers beg for the rest of the story in a hurry. While Wright
crafts the two timelines from 1928 versus the present day, she somehow wraps
the story up by the end. It makes total sense and captures my attention. I was
really excited when I started to read about a serial killer that was killing
innocent woman at the circus, but it seemed not to be about the killer. It was
more about the people and their change. The plot is different and unique. I
really liked it. But my overall complaint is that it was hushed down a lot with
the mystery element. I wanted more.
Romance seemed a little downplay too. It made the plot seemed cheapen
with the romantic elements. I wish they were there. I do enjoy Wright's style.
Her writing is delightful to read. I love her word choices, and as an English
Major, I love how she structures her sentence. It is a delight to just reread
sentences for their pure beauty. Overall,
The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus
may not be my most favorite book of Wright's, but I definitely have been
recommending Wright's stories to everyone who enjoys a clean, safe mystery.
I received a complimentary copy of The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus by Jaime
Jo Wright from Bethany House Publishers, but the opinions stated are all my
own.
My
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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