{"id":2276,"date":"2025-03-15T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=2276"},"modified":"2025-03-15T05:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T05:05:00","slug":"the-locked-ward-by-sarah-pekkanen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=2276","title":{"rendered":"The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Locked Ward<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/booknookbuzz.com\/reviews\/authors\/sarah-pekkanen\/\">Sarah Pekkanen<\/a> <br \/>on August 5, 2025 <br \/><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/booknookbuzz.com\/reviews\/genres\/fiction-thrillers-domestic\/\">Fiction \/ Thrillers \/ Domestic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/booknookbuzz.com\/reviews\/genres\/fiction-women\/\">Fiction \/ Women<\/a> <br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 320 <br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/booknookbuzz.com\/reviews\/formats\/arc\/\">ARC<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0DDJCKD54\/?bestFormat=true&amp;k=the%20locked%20ward%20sarah%20pekkanen&amp;ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_de_k0_1_14&amp;crid=35FVSGF48JHKK&amp;sprefix=the%20locked%20war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy on Amazon<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/217388258-the-locked-ward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Tt\u2019s the Crime of the Decade when glamorous Georgia Cartwright, who was adopted as a newborn, is accused of killing the biological daughter of her wealthy, Southern family. Georgia is locked in a psychiatric institution where the most violent offenders are held while she awaits trial. The only words she whispers when her estranged twin sister Amanda visits are, \u201cI didn\u2019t do it. You\u2019ve got to get me out of here.\u201d Amanda doesn\u2019t trust Georgia, but she can\u2019t abandon her in a place so eerie and menacing that it seems to exist in another dimension. Is Georgia the victim of a powerful family that\u2019s so depraved murder is the least of their crimes? Or is Amanda being led down a path of madness into the web of a master manipulator?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This was a quick and entertaining read. Though not my favorite by her, but was still entertaining. When I am able to predict the outcome, sadly, the book will never get five stars from me, but that doesn\u2019t mean that it was not enjoyable. The atmosphere of the institution is so eerie and menacing that it feels like stepping into another dimension. The short chapters made it impossible to put down, and I found myself racing through the pages with warp speed!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I rated this novel four stars. The mystery surrounding Georgia\u2019s innocence and the secrets of the Cartwright family are executed with a strong trajectory, featuring short, fast-paced, action-packed chapters. While some twists were a bit predictable, and I had hoped for a more earth-shattering conclusion, I still thoroughly enjoyed the character development and the magnetic\u2014at times, eerie\u2014bond between the sisters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Huge thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin\u2019s Press publishing for the advanced reader copy of this fast paced thriller. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ubb-final-rating\"><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/booknookbuzz.com\/the-locked-ward-by-sarah-pekkanen\/\">The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/booknookbuzz.com\/\">Book Nook Buzz<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen on August 5, 2025 Genres: Fiction \/ Thrillers \/ Domestic, Fiction \/ Women Pages: 320 Format: ARC Buy on Amazon Goodreads Tt\u2019s the Crime of the Decade when glamorous Georgia Cartwright, who was adopted as a newborn, is accused of killing the biological daughter of her wealthy, Southern family. 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