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A review by heather425
The Perfect Guests by Emma Rous
3.0
This is a slow moving story centered around a house in England, Raven Hall. Told through three character's POV at three different time periods. Beth is a teen orphan sent by her aunt to live with a strange family at Raven Hall in the late 1980s. Sadie is a young adult in 2019 who has been invited to play a part in a murder mystery weekend at Raven Hall. The third POV is a young woman who is obsessed with Raven Hall because it was her family's home and after the death of her parents she was forced to leave it.
Beth's story is the one with the most forward motion. She is told she's there to be the daughter of the house's play mate. They're fourteen so that phrase is just weird. As time passes it is clear she's there for other reasons. Eventually all three timelines converge and many secrets are revealed. Things are all wrapped up neatly in a little bow by the end.
This was a decent story, but the pacing was too slow. I think telling it in three parts would have worked better than the alternating chapters. A prologue with Leonora's part, Beth's part, then Sadie's weekend would have made for an easier flowing story for the reader. If you like a good mystery and dysfunctional characters you should check this book out when it is published in January.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!
Beth's story is the one with the most forward motion. She is told she's there to be the daughter of the house's play mate. They're fourteen so that phrase is just weird. As time passes it is clear she's there for other reasons. Eventually all three timelines converge and many secrets are revealed. Things are all wrapped up neatly in a little bow by the end.
This was a decent story, but the pacing was too slow. I think telling it in three parts would have worked better than the alternating chapters. A prologue with Leonora's part, Beth's part, then Sadie's weekend would have made for an easier flowing story for the reader. If you like a good mystery and dysfunctional characters you should check this book out when it is published in January.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!