Author: Rory Power
Genre: sci-fi/horror
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Rating:
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| more frustrating than frightening |
Summary (provided by publisher): Ever since Margot was born, it's been just her and her mother, struggling to get along. But that's not enough for Margot. She wants family. She wants a past. And she may have just found the answer: A photograph, pointing her to a town called Phalene. Only, when Margot gets there, it's not what she bargained for.
As soon as they see her face, everyone in town knows who Margot belongs to. It's unmistakable--she's a Nielsen. And when a mysterious girl who could be Margot's twin is pulled from a fire, Margot realizes that her mother left Phalene for a reason. But was it to hide her past? Or was it to protect Margot from what's still there?
The only thing Margot knows for sure is there's poison in their family tree, and their roots are dug so deeply into Phalene that now that she's there, she might never escape.
My opinion: I'm a fan of the combination of sci-fi and horror. To me, speculation about technology is far more frightening than the supernatural, so long as the science makes sense. And that's the source of my struggle here. I couldn't reconcile how this all worked. The atmosphere is eerie and uneasy, to be certain. That's the strongest part of this book. The major characters are reasonably developed but secondary characters are quite flat. And the resolution didn't work for me at all.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley
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