Where Echoes Die
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Average rating3.5
Two sisters travel to an isolated Arizona town to investigate its connection to their mother’s death, but uncover more than they bargained for in this supernatural thriller from the author of The Dead and the Dark. Beck Birsching has been adrift since the death of her mother, a brilliant but troubled investigative reporter. She can’t stop herself from slipping into memories of happier days, longing for a time when things were more normal. So when a mysterious letter in her mother’s handwriting arrives in the mail that reads Come and find me, pointing to the small town at the center of her last investigation, Beck hopes that it may hold the answers. But when Beck and her sister Riley arrive in Backravel, Arizona, it’s clear that something’s off. There are no cars, no cemeteries, no churches. The town is a mix of dilapidated military structures and new, shiny buildings, all overseen by a gleaming treatment center high on a plateau. No one seems to remember when they got there, and when Beck digs deeper into the town’s enigmatic leader and his daughter, Avery, she begins to suspect that they know more than they’re letting on. As Beck and her sister search for answers about their mother, she and Avery are increasingly drawn together, and their unexpected connection brings up emotions Beck has fought to keep buried. Beck is desperate to hold onto the way things used to be, but when she starts losing herself in Backravel—and its connection to her mother— she risks losing her way back out. In Where Echoes Die, Courtney Gould draws readers into a haunting desert town to explore grief, the weight of not letting go of the past, first love, and the bonds between sisters, mothers and daughters.
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4.5 stars!!!
I generally enjoy YA horror/mystery/thrillers and this was no different! This novel follows two sisters as they set off to a town in the middle of the desert that their late mother had an obsession with, and when they arrive, things are much werider than they every imagined. The pseudo-science had me super interested and just how weird everyone who lives in this town was made it hard for me to put this down. I just needed to know all the answers! This features a very sweet female/female romance that I wasn't expecting and my biggest gripe is that I wanted more of them! I'm super excited to read Courtney Gould's other full length novel and anything that she writes in the future!
Thank you to St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books, and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review.
Rating: 3.1 leaves out of 5Characters: 3/5 Cover: 4/5Story: 4/5Writing: 4/5Horror: .5/5Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller/Sci-fi/LGBT/RomanceType: AudiobookWorth?: YeahHated Disliked Meh It Was Okay Liked Loved FavoritedWant to thank Netgalley and publishers for giving me the chance to listen to this book.For the people who know me, they know I don't like YA. I am very turned off by the genre BUT this was kind of well done. Yes, Becca has her YA moments but given what she has gone through I can't fault her for it, plus you know... her age and all. Though I usually say that writers need to stop making their characters stupid. Just because they are a teen doesn't mean they don't have freaking brains. These adult AF writers need to learn that shit real fast.Courtney is a prime example of having a teen be a teen but have brains. Kudos. You might be asking well, if you liked it so much why is it so low rating? Well, as you can tell it is the horror part of it all. I wouldn't call this a horror. I'd call it a mystery thriller. I get the concept of it all could be scary but in the end I am not really scared at all. Also, reactions. BOY LEMME TELL YA. How she treated her sister that WHOLE time and how her sister was a WEE bit mad but MEH about it all? That isn't a normal reaction nor can it be justified. I was gravely disappointed in that whole bit. This could have been an easy 4.5 or even 5 if it hadn't have been for those two things.In the end, is it worth? YES! If you like things like A Cure for Wellness I HIGHLY suggest this book to you.
