A review by emilyturnsthepage
The Winters by Lisa Gabriele

3.0

The Winters is a modern day re-telling of the classic novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. A naive woman from the Cayman Islands is swept up in a surprisingly whirlwind romance with widower, senator Max Winter. They return to his secluded mansion, Asherley, a place where the ghost of Max’s first wife, Rebekah, looms inescapably large and ever present. Max and Rebekah’s adopted daughter, the dark and manipulative teenage Dani, is less than welcoming and hellbent on making life as difficult as possible with wedding preparations underway. As time goes on, the woman becomes increasingly unsettled and insecure. What lies beneath this family & what secrets do they hold? review: The story is entertaining and engrossing, and the foreboding throughout the book leads to a breath-taking and climactic finale. Admittedly, I haven’t read Rebecca (but now I want to ASAP) but this book really kept me guessing! I had an inkling of what was to come by the way the author weaved in details, but when I got to the end I was blown away! This was definitely more of a “slow build” but I think it worked really well and allowed the story to develop before you without missing any details. If you liked The Last Mrs. Parrish, you should read this one! rating: 3.5 out of 5 ⭐️