R E V I E W 

Bloodline by Jess Lourey 

 S U M M A R Y 

After being passed over for promotion, being mugged and injured, and a surprise pregnancy, Joan Harkin thinks it's an easy decision to follow her fiance Dec back to his small hometown to create a life together. It immediately becomes apparent, however, that Lilydale's perfect facade covers something more sinister than Joan could ever have guessed. 

 W A R N I N G S 

Kidnapping, murder, incest, cult vibes 

 C H A R A C T E R S 

I have mixed feelings about the characters in this. I feel like they by and large require a certain amount of suspension of belief in order to enjoy fully. I can do this but I know a lot of people have issues, and even I raised my eyebrows a bit at a few things that happened. Joan is mostly a good character, but I really disliked the trope of pregnancy making her wonder if she's going crazy. I feel like it's a very overused trope and yeah. 

 P L O T 

Again a bit with suspension of belief, but this was more fun than the character part. I love a good sinister plot with broad reaching implications. It ended up giving me major cultish vibes, which I did not expect! Especially since I read two cult type thrillers earlier this month. 

 N A R R A T I O N 

Whitney Dykhouse did a really good job, especially with squeezing emotion into her voice. 

 O V E R A L L 

A good, suspenseful thriller that I couldn't really have predicted. Definitely not predictable on thr whole, and I recommend if you don't mind suspending your belief.