Wednesday, November 22, 2023

11.22.2023 - There Should Have Been Eight

There Should Have Been Eight by Nalini Singh

Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for gifting me a digital ARC of this novel by Nalini Singh and allowing me to take part in the book tour - 4.5 stars rounded up!

Seven friends gather at a crumbling mansion in New Zealand for a reunion of sorts.  They were all the best of friends years ago but much has happened in the interim.  They are still mourning the loss of Bea, and being back together and at the mansion where Bea and her sister Darcie spent time just brings everything to the forefront.  Then strange things start happening and no one knows who is responsible or who they can trust.

I love a locked room mystery and this one hit all the right notes - creepy mansion, half burned, remote location, a snowstorm that keeps them locked in.   There was even a creepy doll and hidden passages!   I also really liked Luna's character - a photographer who is losing her vision.  You could sympathize with her and feel her fear about her prognosis.  There's a lot going on here and I thoroughly enjoyed every bit!

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