My thoughts
I enjoyed this gothic, witchy, family drama, mystery thriller, fiction, book so much. It had so much to enjoy.
Emily Carpenter wove a story for the age in this one. Great writing. Great drama, and what a setting. Savannah, GA.
When Ingrid's grandmother Edie died she promised to never do anything bad. No black magic. No bad spells. Little did Ingrid know what was going to happen in her life. Bills coming out of everywhere and no money to speak of. But when Ingrid meets Sailor all her problems seem to go away. Sailor and Ingrid became fast friends. Though Sailor was from the most prominent family in the area she didn't try to make Ingrid feel less than.
As she is drawn into the Loeffler’s family much changes for Ingrid. Most good. Her shabby home is redone. Her taxes all paid off. Property taxes that is. But is this going to last? Will Sailor remain Ingrid's friend even when Ingrid does almost what Sailor asked her to do? Or will things change. Not for the good either.
There is a lot going on but this story is so well written. It's one that pulls you in and doesn't want to let you go. Everything you expect in this genre is there. From old friendships to new ones. You get a bit of Ingrid's backstory also. Of a time when she was a bullied child.
This is a very dramatic story. A family who don't seem to even like each other all that much even though they are filthy rich. A friendship based on lies and secrets. A couple of murders. A false arrest. This one was good from the very beginning. I loved it....
You'll feel like you are walking the streets of Savannah, GA right along with Ingrid. And the graveyard felt so real and spooky.
Thank you Kensington Publishing, RBMedia, and NetGalley for this ARC...
Five big stars
About
Like a gender-flipped You but dripping with Southern Gothic atmosphere, a young psychic on the verge of losing everything becomes obsessed with a wealthy, beautiful heiress in this clever, darkly atmospheric novel of psychological suspense set amid the lush, moss-draped beauty of Savannah.
In front of an elegantly shabby townhouse on a Savannah side street sits a hand-painted Miss Edie, Psychic. Ingrid White inherited the house and business from her beloved grandmother, a local celebrity in town. But unless Ingrid can find a way to pay for crushing property taxes and mounting repairs, she’s going to lose them both.
Ingrid has faith in the homespun witchcraft Edie passed down to her, yet hope and clients are dwindling. . . . Until Sailor Loeffler’s bachelorette party changes everything. Sailor is local royalty—part of the vast “Savannah Sauce” empire, beautiful and wealthy beyond imagining—and Ingrid’s reading is so accurate that she becomes the bride-to-be’s confidante. To keep that access and all the privileges it brings, Ingrid relies more and more on hexes and dark spells—using the baneful magic Edie always warned her against.
As Ingrid works even riskier spells, she is drawn further into the Loefflers’ inner circle and the obstacles in her path melt away. But is it witchcraft or other, more earthbound forces? Ingrid can feel the lines blurring even as her powers seem to grow, until she must confront the truth about just how far some people, including herself, will go to keep the life they’ve always wanted . . .
In front of an elegantly shabby townhouse on a Savannah side street sits a hand-painted Miss Edie, Psychic. Ingrid White inherited the house and business from her beloved grandmother, a local celebrity in town. But unless Ingrid can find a way to pay for crushing property taxes and mounting repairs, she’s going to lose them both.
Ingrid has faith in the homespun witchcraft Edie passed down to her, yet hope and clients are dwindling. . . . Until Sailor Loeffler’s bachelorette party changes everything. Sailor is local royalty—part of the vast “Savannah Sauce” empire, beautiful and wealthy beyond imagining—and Ingrid’s reading is so accurate that she becomes the bride-to-be’s confidante. To keep that access and all the privileges it brings, Ingrid relies more and more on hexes and dark spells—using the baneful magic Edie always warned her against.
As Ingrid works even riskier spells, she is drawn further into the Loefflers’ inner circle and the obstacles in her path melt away. But is it witchcraft or other, more earthbound forces? Ingrid can feel the lines blurring even as her powers seem to grow, until she must confront the truth about just how far some people, including herself, will go to keep the life they’ve always wanted . . .
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