Saturday, March 23, 2013

"Replacing Gentry" by Julie N. Ford Book Review

Read more about this book and enter the giveaway here.

Replacing GentryReplacing Gentry by Julie N. Ford
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I honestly did not know what to expect from this book when I started it.  I enjoy mysteries, and I have always been a fan of the story "Rebecca."  For the first third of the book, I figured that I would give it a four-star rating.  It had a pretty good story, was well-written, and the mystery was somewhat intriguing.  But it was nothing too special.  Yes, I could see where it had some similarities to "Rebecca."  Woman marries a guy she hardly knows and walks into the middle of what becomes an increasingly strange situation.  But I felt it was missing something.

All that changed about a third of the way into the book!  All of a sudden, the action and mystery became much more intense.  Everything was told from Marlie's perspective so many of the facts were missing.  The genetic issues really gave me pause--no spoilers; you need to read that for yourself.  I was not greatly intrigued with Marlie, and every page I read became more eerie and filled with suspense.  I had a few things correct concerning my suspicions, but for the most part, I was floored with the conclusions!

I can highly recommend this book to anyone who likes mysteries.  Rest assured that there is no profanity nor sex scenes.  In fact, the book is extremely moralistic in nature, and I am happy to report that this story ends as it should.  I definitely will be looking for more by this author.

I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.  I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.


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10 comments:

  1. I love reading your book reviews! They are intriguing. If I keep coming to your blog, my book list is gonna be huge ;)

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  2. I think it's nice that this is a 'clean read!

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  3. This looks like something I would really like! Thanks for sharing, I'm going to see if it's on my book swap site.
    Dede

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  4. Sounds like a good read. Maybe I will bring this one on my next vacation.

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  5. Great review and I always like to be pleasantly surprised when not knowing what to expect from a book. Sounds like it was a good book that I would enjoy.

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  6. Sounds very exciting - might make s great read for the my next flight

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  7. I like how you hint to entice us but don't reveal all the details.

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  8. Ok, nice to hook me in without really knowing anything!

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  9. great review! sounds like a great book to read :)

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