The premise of this book pulled me in and the story itself was interesting enough. However, the switches in timeline confuse me and the story dragged on longer than it needed to. Unfortunately, not for me.

This book wasn’t what I’d hoped. The timeline was too jumpy and I didn’t feel I connected with the characters. The story could be confusing at times and it didn’t hold my attention for long.

I thought the book was great, While it was a little confusing I was able to understand everything after re-reading a few pages.
it was a really interesting storyline and that alone kept me going.

The story itself was interesting and important, but I felt like it was too wordy. It didn't grab my attention as I had hoped

This thriller just did not work for me. The premise was super interesting, but it was just messy messy mess. The characters, the pacing, the timeline. Mess.

Thank you to netgalley for the e-arc.

Dear Aunt Addi is a novel told in multiple timeframes, skipping back and forth between modern day and the 1970s. It takes place in small towns in both Louisiana and Texas. It all starts with a mysterious event in 1895 when an eleven year old boy witnesses something that he shouldn't. Because of that event, which is alluded to over and over and over before things are explained, a family is cursed and weird things happen in Butterville, LA. Deaths occur until finally, in 1975, an aunt flees with her niece to Texas and tries to start again. That niece is a middle-aged woman telling the story in modern times.

The flip flopping between times, places and characters was confusing. I became impatient with the mysterious event of the 1800s. This book is definitely for upper grades and older. While there is nothing inherently bad with the book, I don't think middle grades would find it interesting.

I was given a copy of this book for free, but all opinions are my own.