Publisher: William Morrow
Published: August 7, 2018
ISBN: 978-0062560308
Genre: Women’s
Fiction, Suspense
Format: Print
Obtained via: Publisher
Reviewed by
name and email address: Gina myreviewbooks@aol.com
FOUR-1/s HEARTS
Nine months ago Eden Wallace’s husband, the love her life,
died. It wasn’t a simple or expected passing. His life was taken by a drunk driver who left
devastation and despair in his path. While
going through Bix, her husband’s things, she comes across a reservation to a
dark sky park. Oddly it is for their
tenth anniversary, just a few days away.
To honor him, to find some closure, despite her own way of grieving—to never
be in the dark, Eden travels to the park.
There, instead of finding a peaceful place to rest, she learns that the
guest house Bix reserved has also been let to a group for a college
reunion. While each of them has moved into their chosen
fields—a doctor, a lawyer, a couple planning marriage, there is still a bit of
youthful rowdiness. They also all await
the arrival of their elected most-loved…Malloy.
Oddly, at least to Eden, the group begins to virtually cling to
her. She’s not much older than them, but
they gravitate to her as if she were some sort of leader. That is, until, one of them turns up
dead. In a matter of moments each of
their worlds begins to unravel. As
secrets come to life, a different element of danger emerges. Can they survive what is to come?
UNDER A DARK SKY is my first Lori Rader-Day read. It is not my last. She’s quickly moved to the top of my “must
read” list. Each character has their own issues, their own
demons they are running from…demons many of us have. They are bits and pieces of lives that make
us who we are. Each character had something
likeable about them. But they also had
something that would make you question whether or not you would want them for a
friend. Could you trust them?
I loved the setting.
Even with the danger lurking, it was the people creating it, not the otherwise
peaceful lake. The lack of cell service
or ability to get a signal added to the suspense and harkened back to the
closed room mysteries of the 40’s and 50’s.
We think that with our cell phones today there is always the chance to
get help…but cell towers go down, mountains block even texts, and phones can be
broken. We are not as connected as we
think and Rader-Day brings that situation to the fore as different characters fight
for their lives. But the idea of a place
to go to sky watch – star watch – without light pollution is so appealing. I wouldn’t mind going there myself.
My jaw dropped when the truth of Bix’s death was revealed. I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop and
totally enjoyed it’s unveiling.
I don’t know how I missed her stories before but I won’t be
missing another of Lori Rader-Day’s books.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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