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Wow, this was a great read! Wonderfully atmospheric and creepy, I read it in one sitting.
Jenny, a violinist, has moved to a mansion, Gallant House, supposed to be a haven for struggling artists. The owner, Bridget, charges a very low rent to her tenants, a dream come true for Jenny. She forms a friendship with another tenant, Jonah, an upcoming actor; but as time goes on, strange happenings occur and soon life becomes a nightmare for Jenny. She can't speak after an attack on her as a teen and the mental and physical pain as a result make life hell for her.
The book leads up to the finale by telling the stories of Jenny, Jonah and Bridget in different time periods...it also features the history of Gallant House as told by the house itself, which sounds confusing, but isn't. It's a non-stop read that you can't put down. Highly recommended!

This is my first read for the this author and would definitely look forward to read more.

This is a creepy and unsettling psychological thriller that is very different from most of the current novels in the same genre.

Muted by a past trauma a young musician takes refuge in music to overcome her demons.
She moves to a residence for aspiring artists run by an enigmatic character.
There is always a sense of dread lurking in the background, and soon certain events invite the dark past to the surface and its downhill from there.

I enjoyed this book and it held my attention despite its unsettling atmosphere and would recommend to anyone who is looking for something challenging and unusual.

Thanks Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for the generous "Read Now" option, I voluntarily reviewed this book.

** I generously received this book as an ARC via NetGalley for an honest review **

As soon as I read the description of this novel, I was intrigued. I’m currently on a romance binge, but frankly I needed a bit of a break, and I’m a huge fan of mysteries and thrillers.

I don’t want to spoil anything for anyone who reads the novel. However, I will say that I was quickly sucked in to both the characters and the goings-on at Gallant House. I had so many questions from the first chapter’s dramatic opening, where Jonah, one of the main characters, makes a chilling call to the police to report that he thinks he’s killed someone. Who is the “she” he refers to? What has he done? Is the woman dead? How did things get to this point?

From there, we’re taken back in time to a year prior, into the life of an intriguing woman named Jenny. She’s a violinist, and is still haunted by memories of an attack which left her unable to speak due to the damage caused to her larynx. Jenny is currently living in a very crowded and messy place, which she’s sharing with 5 guys who act like a bunch of teenagers living in a frat house. She’s sick of the environment and decides she needs to get out of there. A co-worker at the cafe where she works directs her to a house in Blackheath, Gallant House, and it’s from there that the story truly unfolds.

The time shifts back and forth from the beginning of the house’s history, to the present, to Jenny’s story. I find plots structured like this can become tedious, but the author made it work, and reading the book was like slowly peeling back the layers of an onion.

I very much enjoyed this book, and I’m interested to see what else this author comes out with. I’ll be keeping an eye on upcoming releases.

After a trauma so severe that she stopped speaking as a young teen, Jenny has taken refuge in music. A concert violinist, she moves into a decrepit old home owned by the enigmatic Bridget, who has opened her home to young, aspiring artists and musicians. With Jenny’s past still very much a part of her present, the demons of another young artists named Jonah, and the history of the old home coming to light thanks to Bridget’s research, something dark begins to surface in the house and its residents. A creepy tale of psychological torment and addiction

A creepy gripping thriller. A good read. Quite different from the many others with a similar theme. Recommend x

I enjoyed reading this book. It had a good story to it. I liked the variety of characters in it. It is my first book read by this author. I hope to read more books by this author.