Title: In Her ShadowAuthor: Kristin Miller
Pages: 368 pages
Published: April 21st 2020 by Ballantine Books
Source: NetGalley
GoodReads Description: "A pregnant young woman becomes obsessed with the disappearance of her lover's wife--only to discover that she may be headed for the same fate--from New York Times bestselling author Kristin Miller.
Once his secretary, Colleen is now pregnant with Michael's baby. When he brings her to his opulent estate, Ravenwood, she is abruptly thrust into a life of luxury she's never known. But Colleen finds the immense house suffused with the memory of Michael's beautiful wife, Joanna, who left months ago and who haunts her imagination. It quickly becomes apparent that there is little room for a new mistress of this house: The staff greets her with hostility, and there are entire wings and corridors from which she is prohibited to enter.
Then bones are unearthed in the grove across the street.
When Michael falls under the suspicion of the detectives investigating the case, the soon-to-be mother of his child finds herself hurled deeper into her boyfriend's dark past--a past that threatens to upend all her dreams. But the terrifying secrets lurking in the shadows of Ravenwood pale in comparison to the drastic measures Colleen will take to stake a claim to her new life.
Inspired by Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, In Her Shadow is the chilling story of one woman's desperate desire to be loved and the ghosts that get in her way--but only if she lets them."
MY REVIEW:
Hmmm... I have mixed feelings about this book. I liked it for the most part. It is a similar story to Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, but definitely not the same story. Joanna (the first wife in this book) is the same as Rebecca, but the storyline is slightly altered in places and majorly altered in others. I also did not believe that this book was as atmospheric and creepy as Rebecca. Samara definitely doesn't compare with Mrs. Danvers.
Anyways, I did enjoy the book up until the end - which I thought took a strange turn that didn't make much sense. It could have made sense (I guess) and potentially been a fabulous twisty ending, but I felt like I should have been able to look back and think "Oh yeah... That's what they were up to." But, unfortunately, I can't look back and feel that way - it just felt like one of the characters completely changed who they were on a dime. And since it was a character that we had been reading their first-person point of view - it seems like in retrospect we should at least think it makes sense...
Anyways, that inconsistency brought this book from a 4 star to 3 for me. However, it was very readable writing and an entertaining book.
MY RATING:
Characters: 3
Story: 3
Overall: 3 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!
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