Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly REIVEW

Summary:

For the lucky among us, life is what you make of it; but for Dixie Wheeler, the theme music for her story was chosen by another long ago, on the day her father butchered her mother and brothers and then slashed a knife against his own throat. Only one-year-old Dixie was spared, becoming infamously known as Baby Blue for the song left playing in the aftermath of the slaughter.

Twenty-five years later, Dixie is still desperate for a connection to the family she can't remember. So when her childhood home goes up for sale, she sets aside all reason and moves in. But as the ghosts of her family seemingly begin to take up residence in the house that was once theirs, Dixie starts to question her sanity and wonders if the evil force menacing her is that of her father or a demon of her own making.

In order to make sense of her present, Dixie becomes determined to unravel the truth of her past and seeks out the detective who originally investigated the murders. But the more she learns, the more she opens up the uncomfortable possibility that the sins of her father may belong to another. As bodies pile up around her, Dixie must find a way to expose the lunacy behind her family's massacre in order to save her few loved ones who are still alive - and whatever scrap of sanity she has left.

My Thoughts:

This book, while slow to get into, became very intriguing to me. Against the advice of her loved ones, Dixie decides to buy her childhood home where her family was butchered. When she finds the police file on the murder hidden in her late uncle's desk, Dixie contacts the detective who was investigating and forms a friendship while trying to make sense of the disaster of her past. As the house begins to feel haunted, Dixie starts experiencing black outs from her memories and is unsure if she may be responsible for the recent murders.

The writing and character building was fantastic here, and I love all of the side characters because they were also developed well. The twists toward the end were shocking and I did not see any of them coming. Writing a haunting atmosphere for a non-haunted house book is probably very difficult, but the author pulls it off very well. I would definitely recommend picking up this book.

My Rating: 5 stars