Friday 21 June 2019

Isabella's Reading Corner: Your Life Is Mine



Your Life Is Mine
Author: Nathan Ripley
Publication Date: June 4, 2019
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Canada/Simon & Schuster




Main protagonist Blanche thought she’d put the past and the memory of her father’s crimes behind her, but they’ve come back full force. She’s a dynamic character, full of depth and her strong personality and relationships are well executed. Nathan Ripley’s descriptive writing draws you in. He divulges secrets and backstory at all the right moments, leading the reader to the intense, page-turning conclusion. 

More than just a fast-paced thriller, Your Life Is Mine delves into the real horror of mass spree killings - the aftermath and effects on the families of both the victims and the killers. 

Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada and Nathan Ripley for the ARC provided for review.


From the publisher:
Instant national bestseller Nathan Ripley follows up the success of Find You in the Dark with another suspenseful page-turner— this time about a woman whose notorious father died when she was a child, but whose legacy comes back to haunt her. 

Blanche Potter never expected to face her past again—but she can’t escape it. 

Blanche, an up-and-coming filmmaker, has distanced herself in every way she can from her father, the notorious killer and cult leader, Chuck Varner. In 1996, when she was a small child, he went on a shooting spree before turning the gun on himself. 

Now, Blanche learns that her mother has been murdered. She returns to her childhood home, where she soon discovers there’s more to the death than police are willing to reveal. The officer who’s handling the case is holding information back, and a journalist who’s nosing around the investigation is taking an unusual interest in Blanche’s family. 

Blanche begins to suspect that Chuck Varner’s cult has found a new life, and that her mother’s murder was just the beginning of the cult’s next chapter. 

Then another killing occurs.


You can read my original Isabella's Reading Corner post on Your Life Is Mine here.


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