Kelly and her son TJ move to Ohio to live in the house her husband inherited from his grandmother, before he was killed by a drunk driver. Things get really get spooky when her son's Alexa Dot begins to emit sounds of a young girl crying and asking for help in the middle of the night. Will Kelly be able to convince Rob, a super attractive cop, that she isn't crazy? Will they figure out who this voice belongs to and be able to help in time?
I was super intrigued with the idea of a ghost talking through Alexa (although I may never look at my own Alexa in quite the same way again). For a good chunk of the book this made me feel chills and suitably creeped out. I also liked the attraction and conflicted feelings between Kelly and Rob.
*Spoilers: However, I felt the amount of conversation and information that came through Alexa just got to be way too unbelievable. I also didn't like Tom's voice suddenly having the ability to come through Alexa either; it felt too convenient and contrived. I found myself wanting to know why these girls were taken in the first place, but no reason was given (although we never really know why some people do the things they do anyway). I don't understand why the whole will issue was included in the story either: it wasn't necessary to the story and really didn't amount to anything. I gave this book a 3 out of 5.
Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
#NetGalley #UndertheWillows
No comments:
Post a Comment