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The Shape of Night

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Thank you SO much for this ARC!

Tess Gerritsen is one of my favorite authors ever! I was definitely obsessed with Rizzoli and Isles. At first I was upset to learn that this was not the same genre as R&I. However, I was so pleasantly surprised with this book, it is fantastic (of course it is!). Any other author that could try to write this storyline would fail. Thank you for writing this and getting me out of my reading comfort zone.

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The Shape of Night is a fantastic Tess Gerritsen book. It was not your typical book from her and it did not disappoint. Great writing and characters. A must read.

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The Shape of Night was quite unlike any other book by Tess Gerritsen. I have to admit I was a little disappointed being such a huge fan of Rizzoli and Isles but the book was still captivating. Ava, who is plagued with guilt from a dark secret escapes to a house in Maine called Brodie's Watch. This house also carries dark secrets itself. As she stays at this house she soon has a ghostly visitor at night. Unsure whether this visitor is real or a result of her excessive drinking, she sees out to discover the history of the house. What she finds out is shocking.

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This book is not a typical Tess Gerritsen book. This is more of a modern day gothic romance
including Haunted House, ghost, romance, and hidden rooms.

Thanks to netgalley for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review

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I have read several books by this author and have enjoyed them all. This one was no different. Fast paced easy to read book. I highly recommend it.

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The Shape of Night is a right turn in writing for Tess Gerritsen. If you think you’re getting a Rizzoli and Isles story, forget it. This one is so different from everything I’ve read from her.
And I loved it!

Imagine renting a summer house in a secluded Maine town to finish a project that’s already a year over due? Imagine you’ve made a decision in your recent past that throws your life into chaos? Would you be looking to escape? That’s just what Ava Collette does. She’s come to the small town to finish a cookbook. But the house she rents feels…odd. Something’s not right.

Is it her excess drinking making her thinks he hears noises? Feels a presence? Hears a voice? Or is the house well and truly haunted?

Such starts a novel that is part ghost story, part murder mystery and part personal redemption tale.

With her usual flare for spot-on dialogue and descriptive exposition, Gerritson takes you through Ava’s days – and tortured nights – on a journey of self discovery that has so many twists and turns, you’d better not skip a page or skim over any details!

I loved this book. Thanks so much to NEtgalley for a sneak peak for an honest opinion of the work.

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I love me some Tess Gerritsen! The Shape of Night is no exception. I am always guaranteed a great read when I settle down with one of her books. I really loved this book.

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Thank you Random House for allowing me to read this book.. I was so excited to read this advanced reading copy. I am a big fan of Tess Gerritsen and have read all her books.

This was an interesting quick read, a type of present day ghost story.

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Definitely not your typical who-dun-it. The story takes a while to develop, but it’s well worth the wait. When a food writer tries to escape her problems, she moves to the coast of Maine, where she rents a very strange mansion, “Brodie’s Watch”, in an attempt to overcome her writer’s block. The mansion’s lease price is low due to its history: a history involving deaths of it inhabitants. The house, a ghost, a demon, local residents, who/what is to blame for the deaths and the haunting of the writer? Very different, yet addicting read from a fantastic author.

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I was ecstatic to see that Tess Gerritsen was releasing a new book and could not wait to read it. It's not normally the type of book I read (dealing with paranormal, etc) but thought since it was Tess Gerrtsen I'd give it a go. While well written like all her books. I only got through 25% of the book before I gave up. I found Ava, the main character unlikable, and when she starts to have feelings for a ghost, I couldn't continue. I'll definitely pick up another Tess book when she starts writing mysteries again but this one was too much for me. I'm sure others who are into this genre will love it but it wasn't for me. Thank you for the advanced copy.

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