House on Foster Hill

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Heart-stopping debut novel! What an amazing novel! It is so darkly hopeful! I know, that sounds like an oxymoron, but some of the darkest stories blaze with faith and hope. The House On Foster Hill is one of those stories. Jaime Jo Wright takes readers on a riveting and chilling ride as women a century apart fight to protect those they love, and the innocent victims of generations of evil. Jaime Jo Wright handled the dual timelines with the skill of a seasoned author. I enjoyed both Kaine's and Ivy's stories equally. Each one was chilling, mystifying, and so delightfully creepy in the best of ways. I loved every bit of The House On Foster Hill, from the eerie cover to the very last page, and I'm most definitely looking forward to future releases from this very talented new author! (I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)

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The theme of this book is hope, hope in knowing God’s promises are fulfilled in spite of our circumstances, not instead of them. An unidentified murder victim, who becomes known as Gabriella, leaves behind a diary of sorts that encourages that type of hope in Kaine, a victim of emotional abuse, many years later. The House on Foster Hill is Jaime Jo Wright’s debut novel (She has had work printed in collections of stories.), but it reads like the work of a seasoned author. Fans of Christian mysteries will be interested to know that she was encouraged to write this story by well-known author Colleen Coble. Wright tackled the challenge of a time-split novel, and did so with great success. The connection among character and the smooth transition between the two time frames was well done. The mystery of Gabriella’s murder set in the early 1900s and the mystery of Kaine’s stalker and her husband’s murder set in present day are both intriguing, well-paced, and suspenseful. I will be on the look-out for Wright’s next novel scheduled to be released in July of 2018. I recommend this book to mystery fans, especially to those who like a little romance intertwined with the mystery. I thank NetGalley and Bethany House Publishers for providing me with a copy of The House on Foster Hill in exchange for my honest review. I received no monetary compensation.