My rating 4 of 5 stars
On sale: September 21, 2021
FIRST SENTENCE: "They bind our feet and ankles, tear off our clothes, and douse us with alcohol."
THE STORY: Liv Stay, a widow, has impulsively accepted a commission to paint a mural on the interior of an old lighthouse called The Longing on an isolated island off the coast of Scotland. Dragging her three daughters with her she arrives earlier than expected and begins noticing the quirks of the island and it's residents.
The story jumps from what's going on with Liv and her daughters in 1998 to Luna in 2021, the only one to escape the disappearance.
WHAT I THOUGHT: Clear your schedule once your start reading because the tale is addictive and the reader just has to know what happened. The information on witchcraft and the cruel deaths of those accused is engrossing as is the fact that witches were hunted in Scotland. Actually witches were pursued all throughout Europe.
BOTTOM LINE: A perfect read for the Halloween season. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
DISCLAIMER: Thank you to NetGalley /Berkley Publishing Group for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.
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