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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

The Burning Air An Intense, Suspenseful Page Turner


(Image from Barnes & Noble)

Still mourning the loss of Lydia, their matriarch, the MacBride Family gathers at their country home for some peace and quiet.  The arrival of a stranger in the isolated locale is a surprise.  Disconcerted by the presence of an outsider, the MacBrides nevertheless try to make her feel welcome.  Unbeknownst to the family, Darcy Kellaway has a history with the MacBrides.  And not a pretty one.  When Sophie MacBride Woods' 8-month-old baby disappears while under Darcy's care, they realize a fatal error has been made.  What happened to the child?  And who is Darcy, really?  

The Burning Air by Erin Kelly is a complex, well-plotted psychological thriller that asks just how far a person might go to exact revenge on the people who have hurt him/her.  It's a chilling question to contemplate—especially if you're part of the MacBride clan.  The novel explores the idea using complex, interesting characters and a tense, suspenseful story line.  Although the last section seems tacked on, the rest of the tale is fairly taut, making The Burning Air an engrossing page turner.  It's a compelling read, one I didn't love but ended up liking well enough.

(Readalikes:  Reminded me of books by Sharon Bolton and Tana French)

Grade:


If this were a movie, it would be rated:


for language, violence, and disturbing subject matter

To the FTC, with love:  Another library fine find

6 comments:

  1. You're more brave than me. I have a hard time with disturbing subject matters and child kidnappings.

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    1. Yeah, sometimes I can stomach it, sometimes I can't. Depends.

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  2. I own this one too, as well as a couple of other books by Erin Kelly. OK, you are a review 'machine' these days and all of them sound good. You are adding to my 'read it soon' list like crazy!!

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    1. Ha ha. I read this book back in October. I'm trying to get all the books I read in 2016 reviewed this month so I can officially move on to 2017! I'm always behind with reviews. Always.

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  3. Ugh! You make everything sound good. Even the ones that aren't so good. I'll admit this one intrigues me.

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    1. Bwahahaha! It's my evil super power :)

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