Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers The Pulse, Rising Action, #partner, for an advanced e- copy of Every Fall in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Rising Action
Published: January 28, 2025
Summary:
A chilling thriller, perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Lisa Gardner, exploring the dark side of police culture and family trauma.
Bree knew that life married to a beat cop would be tough, especially in the crime-infested city of East Bernheim, but she believes they will be fine living in ‘Burner’ even after she has their first child. Family life is manageable until one day, crime follows them home, threatening their safety.
At a loss for how to keep his family safe and keep his job, Jake agrees to stretch their finances and move an hour away to a bigger house in a somewhat better neighborhood. Their lives seem to improve until Bree, heavily pregnant with their second child, begins to hear voices and suffer strange nightmares. Then, when tragedy strikes on the job, Jake enters a spiral of guilt and grief that degrades his grip on reality.
Bree, isolated and struggling, must protect her children from the one person she thought would always keep them safe. She and Jake are haunted in every way, and not just by whatever is lurking inside the house. A thriller that tackles trauma and toxicity in police culture, Every Fall will have you on the edge of your seat.
My thoughts:
This book totally took me by surprise. It’s a dark read, which I did expect, after seeing it comped to Karin Slaughter, but man, is this one unsettling and chilling. There are layers upon layers to this story and it is one that I know I won’t be forgetting anytime soon. I felt so many emotions reading this and while I didn’t always love either of the main protagonists, I always wanted the best for them. Both Jake and Bree are so complex, each battling their own demons, that it is no wonder their marriage is struggling. And then, the new house that should bring peace, brings a whole set of new issues, and more suspense to an already suspenseful story.
Completely atmospheric, tense and with just the right amount of supernatural vibes, this book grabbed hold of me & did let up at all…once I started it, I couldn’t put it down. I love when settings play a major part in the story and that couldn’t be more true than in this book.
For a debut novel, Angela Douglas hit it out of the park with this novel and I cannot wait to see what she writes next!
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