Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
Format Read: Audio
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Released: 2024
Pages: 249
Trigger Warnings: Murder, Death of a parent, Child death, Addiction, Dementia, Suicide, Gun violence
Description
After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm’s length due to her ongoing battle with a serious drug addiction. Michael, the youngest, lives out of state and hasn’t been back to their small Wisconsin town since their father ran out on them seven years before.
While going through their parent’s belongings, the siblings stumble upon a collection of home videos and decide to revisit those happier memories. However, the nostalgia is cut short when one of the VHS tapes reveals a night back in 1999 that none of them have any recollection of. On screen, their father appears covered in blood. What follows is a dead body and a pact between their parents to get rid of it, before the video abruptly ends.
Beth, Nicole, and Michael must now decide whether to leave the past in the past or uncover the dark secret their mother took to her grave.
Book Review
I really enjoyed this book and finished it in two or three days. I couldn’t stop reading; I just needed to know everything that happened. Early on, I was pretty sus about who I thought the killer was, and I was right. It was fun to see the truth be revealed and how they got there. Throughout this book, we not only get different perspectives but also many flashback scenes to the 90’s. Hearing from the perspectives of the different siblings helped me to understand them better and where they were coming from. One sibling had a very specific view of another sibling, which was, of course, very biased. Getting to see from that other sibling’s POV, you get to see what is actually true, which you don’t get if you are only seeing the perspective of one character the whole story. This had a satisfying ending and actually getting justice, which hardly happens a lot in stories like this. I definitely recommend it if you are looking for a fun read.
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Tarot Spread
1. The Tapes- What memories are resurfacing?
2. The Letters- What has been left unsaid or misunderstood?
3. Buried Secrets- What truth are you avoiding?
4. Family Dynamics- the expectations/roles were put onto you or passed down.
5. The House- How has this affected your sense of safety and boundaries?
6. Moving On- Ways you can start healing those wounds?
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