Author: Jaime Jo Wright
Publisher: Bethany House
Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Dual-time, Historical Fiction,
Source: Bethany House and Jaime Jo Wright
My Review:
Jaime Jo Wright is an auto-read author. She is one of the few authors I have read everything she has written. Specters in the Glass House is her newest release (10/1/24). I am in awe of her storytelling skills!
It would be difficult for me to pick which timeline I enjoyed more. Marian Arnold's story is told in 1921, and Remy's story is present day. I felt like I was in the story, experiencing things as Marian and Remy experienced them. Wright's books are perfect for any time, but especially the fall season if you like spooky, haunted mansions, ghosts, generational curses, secrets, and mayhem, all while pointing the reader toward the light.
While I figured out a few small details, I could not figure out everything and was surprised by several events. Wright is a masterful storyteller; it is amazing the way her storylines converge and make logical sense! When I read her books I can't figure out how they will come together, but they always do. In this story, I would have liked a few more details about Marian's story, even though everything is resolved. I finished the story yesterday and I am still mulling over the events today.
Thank you to Bethany House and the author for the opportunity to read this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.
★★★★★/5
Synopsis (Goodreads):
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? Renowned as a "trailblazer extraordinaire" (Booklist) of
inspirational dual-time suspense, award-winning author Jaime Jo Wright
weaves a haunting tale of mystery, legacy, and the relentless pursuit of
truth across two distinct eras.
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