The Book of James Blog Tour

Welcome to my stop on The Book of James Blog Tour. I have a review for you for my stop.

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Summary:

A terrible car crash sets things in motion for 31 year old Mackenzie when her critically injured husband, Nick, whispers warnings that someone from his past may attempt to harm or kill her after his passing. He urges her to travel to Philadelphia to his childhood home. Find James, he insists. It's the only way out.

His last words are pushed to the side in the aftermath of his death, as Mackenzie is consumed with grief. Until the things he had spoken of start to come true. Mackenzie's search brings her to the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, to the 19th century mansion where her husband was raised, and face to face with a mother-in-law she didn't know existed. The two women each have an agenda. Cora, a recluse, worries that her son revealed devastating childhood secrets to his wife. Mackenzie is concerned that unless she uncovers those secrets and finds the elusive James, she may not survive. The two women circle around one another, hunter and prey. But which is which?

As the plot unfolds Mackenzie becomes more driven and takes increasingly dangerous risks while Cora’s precarious mental state rapidly deteriorates forcing her to relive a past she has worked so hard to keep buried.A gallery of photographs in the bowels of the house holds clues to generations of abuse, treachery and possibly murder. Messages hidden in Nick’s childhood Bible within the Epistle of James have Mackenzie racing against time to put the pieces together, unearth the reasons her husband chose to vanish when he was sixteen years old, and locate the person mentioned in Nick’s dying breath.

When James is finally found, the results are more horrifying than Mackenzie could have ever imagined.

My Review

Let me start off by saying the author had an original concept on her hands that was executed well. I have to say I truly loved this book. I found myself trying to sneak time in with every chance I could get to read more. This book is fairly long but I was so sucked in I didn't really notice.

This book starts with us meeting Mackenzie who has just lost her husband. We learn that when he died he told her to find James. This starts the amazing heartpounding journey that follows. Mackenzie is thrust into a world wind mystery with twists and turns throughout. Mackenzie learns in her travels that she has inherited all the money that she didn't know her husband had. It is the first clue to solving the mystery.

Mackenzie decides to find her husband's mother that she didn't know was alive and start there. This leads to us meeting Cora who I instantly disliked. I could tell she was hiding something major. Mackenzie also meets Dylan who becomes a friend to her and helps her try to find out who James was. I liked Dylan and Mackenzie's easy going friendship and how tey just seemed to work so well together.

As Mackenzie gets further into digging into the story she learns some truly shocking things. I have to say the world buliding of the estate that Cora lived on was pheonmenal. From the hidden tunnels,huge house, woods, and cemetary there was something jut mysterious about it all. I loved all the vivid descriptions and the history with all of it. The author did an outstanding job describing it all.

Overall this book was wonderful. I loved all aspects of it. I feel like if I delve any deeper into the plot I will be giving away this mystery. I encourage you to read this book to find out what happened. This book was well worth the read as the plot was well thought out and flowed nicely. The characters were well written and complex also. I highly recommend this book to mystery and suspense lovers.

About the Author:



I was born and raised in upstate NY and moved to the Philadelphia area to go to college. I graduated with degrees in psychology. Although writing has always been my first love I somehow took a left turn in life and ended up as a therapist in a maximum security correctional facility.---for the past 7 years. (plenty of fodder for writing there, I can tell you).

I have been published three times in various magazines, (True Confessions, Woman's World) The Book of James is my first novel. I am starting a Masters degree program in creative writing in the fall.

I now live in south Jersey with my two children.

Links:

http://ejgreenbooks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000590652187

Tour Schedule

July 1

July 2 - The Lucky Ladybug *Review & Giveaway

July 3 - Blog is Doctor's Notes *Review

July 4

July 5 - whoopeeyoo *Review and Giveaway

July 6

July 7 - Bookworm Babblings *Review

July 8 - For The Love of Film and Novels *Review, Guest Post & Giveaway

July 9

July 10 - This is From My Heart *Interview

July 11

July 12

July 13

July 14

July 15 - Beth Art from the Heart* Review, Guest Post & Giveaway

July 16 - A Bookish Libraria~The Bookish Dame Reviews *Review, Interview & Giveaway
              - Bound to be Bookish *Review, Interview & Giveaway

July 17

July 18

July 19

July 20 - The Cover (and Everything in Between) *Promotional Post*

July 21

July 22

July 23 - Brina Courtney AuthorBlog *Guest Post

July 24

July 25

July 26

July 27 - Waiting on Sunday to Drown *Review & Guest Post

July 28

July 29

July 30 - Intriguing Reads *Review

July 31