When she was 13, Lia Peartree, her mother, and her sister Ali fled Brier Hall, the seemingly haunted house in Eastwind, California, that they’d inherited from her estranged father after his death. They lived there for two years, but after Lia\u2019s eldest sister, Avery, vanished, they left in search of a fresh start. Five years later, Lia is trying to live a normal life in Daley, located several hours away, despite everything that\u2019s constantly pulling her back there: the mystery of Avery\u2019s disappearance, troubled Ali\u2019s addiction, her connection to childhood crush Rafferty (who\u2019s still in Eastwind), and what seems to be the house itself calling to her. When Ali tells Lia she\u2019s going back to Brier Hall because she believes Avery is still alive, Lia decides to follow her\u2014against Ali\u2019s wishes\u2014and face the secrets she\u2019s been trying to forget. With the help of Ali and Rafferty, Lia confronts everything that\u2019s been haunting her for the last five years. While the prose is lovely and frequently poetic, Lia\u2019s redundant internal thoughts do little to push the slow-moving action along. The plot, which lacks any broader themes to elevate it, ultimately falls flat. Main characters present white. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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