Edgewater
I’ve heard so much about this book but I didn’t think I would love it as much as I did. I really fell for this one hard. I loved how the author had historical and current events added together throughout the pages; it pulled me deeper inside the novel and made lasting connections. The story flowed from the pages, the writing was soothing yet the story was not. There were struggles and hardships, loves and laughs and through it all it was Lorrie’s story and her desperation to save her family and herself, her relationship with Charlie and her deep and honest emotions that made this book spectacular to me. Lorrie was proud but not too proud to be human. She came from a line of rich blood but it hadn’t penetrated into who she really is. Lorrie just wanted to have a normal stable life, a life with family and friends that she could count on and be proud of. I became frustrated at how things were being handled in Lorrie’s world as she didn’t expect much from the people around her and as things came crashing downing, I couldn’t put the novel down, as her world became mine. It’s Lorrie’s senior year and like every year, Lorrie is spending her own trust fund monies to attend horse camp but this year, things are not going as planned. The school notifies Lorrie that her funds have not been deposited and after many attempts Lorrie will have to leave camp and return home. Frustrated and angry, Lorrie returns to Edgewood to find her sister and aunt in a mixed state of being. Things have changed since Lorrie left and Lorrie doesn’t know why. Lorrie attempts to find answers, it’s a struggle but she wants to have things go back to how they were. The house, Edgewater, was a legacy just like her family and they both are crumbling right before her eyes. The walls hold history and Lorrie’s trying to hold the walls together while she’s trying to hold her family together. It is amazing read.
