A Dream Within A Dream: In Her Bones Blog Tour: Review

In Her Bones
Author: Kate Moretti
Genre: Adult Mystery/Thriller
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Publisher: Atria

Description:

Fifteen years ago, Lilith Wade was arrested for the brutal murder of six women. After a death row conviction, media frenzy, and the release of an unauthorized biography, her thirty-year-old daughter Edie Beckett is just trying to survive out of the spotlight. She’s a recovering alcoholic with a dead-end city job and an unhealthy codependent relationship with her brother.

Edie also has a disturbing secret: a growing obsession with the families of Lilith’s victims. She’s desperate to see how they’ve managed—or failed—to move on. While her escalating fixation is a problem, she’s careful to keep her distance. That is, until she crosses a line and a man is found murdered.

Edie quickly becomes the prime suspect—and while she can’t remember everything that happened the night of the murder, she’d surely remember killing someone. With the detective who arrested her mother hot on her trail, Edie goes into hiding. She’s must get to the truth of what happened that night before the police—or the real killer—find her.

Unless, of course, she has more in common with her mother than she’s willing to admit…

Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, In Her Bones features Moretti’s “riveting and insightful” (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) prose and “chillingly satisfying” (Publishers Weekly) twists, and will leave you questioning the nature of guilt, obsession, and the toxicity of familial ties.

Praise:

“A higher level than the standard thriller. Readers will enjoy this book for the suspense…[and] love it for the skill and mastery Moretti has for her craft.” —New York Journal of Books

“Morbid…Moretti pulls some tricky tricks.” —The New York Times

“Kate Moretti is incredibly talented! IN HER BONES is at once chilling and compelling, frightening and insightful—and truly madly deeply satisfying. You'll gasp at every twist, and turn these hauntingly sinister pages as fast as you can.”

—Hank Phillippi Ryan, nationally bestselling author of Trust Me

“Sensational; a stunning psychological thriller that kept me riveted from the first page to the last. A dark and compelling exploration of what it's like to grow up with someone who just may be the worst mother in the world, Moretti's chilling and insightful novel answers the question: If your mother is a serial killer and you're obsessed with her victims, what does that make you?”

—Karen Dionne, internationally bestselling author of The Marsh King's Daughter

“Suspense at its best: A chilling voice, an unlikely heroine, a haunting story. IN HER BONES is Kate Moretti at the top of her game.”

—Jessica Strawser, author of Not That I Could Tell

“Kate Moretti’s IN HER BONES is a suspenseful, whirling spiral of mysteries within mysteries, plot twists you won’t see coming, and characters linked by deadly fates that stretch across the years. Moretti’s prose is crisp and masterful, her people rich and real. Don’t miss this haunting, wild thrill ride.”

—David Bell, author of Somebody’s Daughter
“We dove head-first into In Her Bones, its riveting twists and turns keeping us up well past our bedtime. Moretti has meticulously crafted this gripping mystery, which begs the question: Is it possible to escape our own fate? Another stellar contribution to the suspense genre.”

—Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke, authors of The Good Widow

In Her Bones is a mesmerizing thriller that will have readers on the edge of their seats until the final page. I'm a huge fan of this genre and have read tons of thrillers, so it takes a bit to impress me anymore. I have to admit that I was hooked right from the beginning with this one and it didn't let me go until I had finished the last word. I was immediately sucked into this twisted world the author created and while I tried to come up with theories (as I normally do), there would be a twist and it would come crashing down. The book is full of great twists and turns that you don't see coming and an ending you won't begin to guess.

I loved the characters in the book, especially Edie - our messed up antihero protagonist. She's a fascinating character and I liked getting to see inside her head, even if it was twisted and warped. Strangely enough, I connected with Edie early on and could even identify with her throughout the story. I also enjoyed getting to know the other characters - the victims' families that Edie stalks and Detective Brandt. They were all realistic and I could easily picture them in my mind. The story itself was very well written with an amazing plot. As I mentioned, I never saw most of the twists coming and I couldn't guess the ending - which is rare for me anymore. I loved the author's attention to detail, vivid imagery and descriptions that brought the characters and their lives to life in front of me. Another thing I loved was the author's writing style. She used multiple points of view from different perspectives. For example, Edie's portion of the book is told from the first person POV with Edie as the narrator. Detective Brandt's part is done in the third person and is more detached. I love the first person POV because of the deep connection we get to make with the main character, and this was no exception. Even though Edie wasn't the stablest or most reliable narrator, I loved getting inside her mind to see just what she was thinking and feeling. I very highly recommend this book for fans of mysteries, thrillers, suspense, and contemporary fiction!

Kate Moretti is the New York Times bestselling author of The Blackbird Season, The Vanishing Year, Thought I Knew You, and Binds That Tie. She lives in eastern Pennsylvania with her husband and kids. Find out more at katemoretti.com.

Author Links:

Website: www.katemoretti.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katemorettiwriter

Twitter: @KateMoretti1

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