The Weight of Blood
For fans of Gillian Flynn and Daniel Woodrell, a dark, gripping debut novel of literary suspense about two mysterious disappearances, a generation apart, and the meaning of family the sacrifices we make, the secrets we keep, and the lengths we will go to protect the ones we love.The Dane family s roots tangle deep in the Ozark Mountain town of Henbane, but that doesn t keep sixteen year old Lucy Dane from being treated like an outsider Folks still whisper about her mother, a bewitching young stranger who inspired local myths when she vanished years ago When one of Lucy s few friends, slow minded Cheri, is found murdered, Lucy feels haunted by the two lost girls the mother she never knew and the friend she couldn t protect Everything changes when Lucy stumbles across Cheri s necklace in an abandoned trailer and finds herself drawn into a search for answers What Lucy discovers makes it impossible to ignore the suspicion cast on her own kin More alarming, she suspects Cheri s death could be linked to her mother s disappearance, and the connection between the two puts Lucy at risk of losing everything In a place where the bonds of blood weigh heavy, Lucy must decide where her allegiances lie. New Read The Weight of Blood [ author ] Laura McHugh [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr 3.5 stars, actuallywithout even consciously trying to, i have read seven books so far this year, and all of them have been by women take that, patriarchy but don t start raising me on the shoulders of feminism just yet, because what i am about to say will probably cause you to throw me into the gutter, and i would rather avoid the bruising this book is a women s version of grit lit.but hold up by saying...Set in the fictional town of Henbane in the Ozark Mountains this story could be billed as girl hick lit NOOOO Not the Honey Boo Boo version.. like this Lucy Dane s slow minded friend Cheri had gone missing, now she has turned up in pieces and Lucy is one of the few in town that cares what happened to her I remember when Cheri s body turned up in the tree the ways I had failed her Like how I d been her best friend but she wasn t mine How I d worried something bad might have happened Set in the fictional town of Henbane in the Ozark Mountains this story could be billed as girl hick lit NOOOO Not the Honey Boo Boo version.. like this Lucy Dane s slow minded friend Cheri had gone missing, now she has turned up in pieces and Lucy is one of the few in town that cares what happened to her I remember when Cheri s body turned up in the tree the ways I had failed her Like how I d been her best friend but she wasn t mine How I d worried something bad might have happened when she went missing, but I didn t do anything about it All the way back when we were little, me being less of a friend than she thought I was I gave her my Happy Holidays Barbie, not because it was her favorite but because I had ruined its hair.Lucy later finds Cheri s necklace in a trailer and she starts asking questions around town about what might have happened Lucy s mom Lila also went missing from the town but no one looked hard for her either She was the outcast, called a w...Find all of my reviews atFor fans of Gillian Flynn Seriously Just stop it Right NO ONE likes this It makes me feel allBitey.In this case like most it isn t even true Now, I am admittedly a drinker of the Flynn Kool Aid I think she kind of shits the bed when it comes to her endings, but she provides a wild ride for 99% of the story, so I have been forgiving McHugh s writing on the other handWhat can I even call it Grit lit Find all of my reviews atFor fans of Gillian Flynn Seriously Just stop it Right NO ONE likes this It makes me feel allBitey.In this case like most it isn t even true Now, I am admittedly a drinker of the Flynn Kool Aid I think she kind of shits the bed wh...It is interesting to live in the area in which a story is set Although Henbane is a fictional town in Missouri, Springfield is real and is my own personal stompin grounds Branson is within spittin distance Both are mentioned several times in The Weight of Blood The author captures the tone, the feel, and the landscape of the Ozarks quite well Clear blue skies, the humidity of the summers like living in a sponge , and the year round threat of tornadoes are all touched upon in this novel It is interesting to live in the area in which a story is set Although Henbane is a fictional town in Missouri, Springfield is real and is my own personal stompin grounds Branson is within spittin distance Both are mentioned several times in The Weight of Blood The author captures the tone, the feel, and the landscape of ...When the dismembered body of one of her friends is found, Lucy Dane goes down a rabbit hole of sex trafficking, a rabbit hole that nearly claimed her missing mother decades earlier Will Lucy discover her mother s true fate before she meets her own I ve had this book for at least a couple years but forgot about it until I started chewing through my backlog due to my wife s commandeering...Damn Bloody Rednecks Outstanding debut told from perspective of multiple narrators, primarily mother and daughter, 17 yrs apart The book has one of the most despicable villains in recent lit.The eponymous quote You grow up feeling the weight of blood, of family There s no forsaking kin but you can t help when kin forsakes you or when strangers come to be family A suspicious Ozarks mountain town hides an incredibly seedy underside and sets up a showdown between Blood and Love The mother Damn Bloody Rednecks Outstanding debut told from perspective of multiple narrators, primarily mother and daughter, 17 yrs apart The book has one of the most despicable villains in recent lit.The eponymous quote You grow up feeling the weight of blood, of family There s no forsaking kin but you can t help when kin forsakes you or when strangers come to be family A suspicious Ozarks mountain town hides an incredibly seedy underside and sets up a showdown between Blood and Love The mother and daughter alternate their stories 17 years apart related to the male villain one related by blood, the other by marriage and the trafficking and exploitation of young females in the rural mountain country.The main characters are well developed, but really wins the day here is the suspenseful story and splendid structuring.I...Excellent stuff I loved this book so much that I decided to publish it under my imprint in Holland I ve always been fascinated by the Ozarks and how people survive the hard life the mountains have laid out for ...The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh.A well written and suspenseful novel and a coming of age story dealing with the mystery of two women one who is murdered and the other who disappeared and both a generation apart The story about the two women is told in alternation chapters in two different time frames and yet this works very well for this book and the author keeps the story flowing with enough suspense to keep the reader interested and turning those pages.This is a debut novel by Laura The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh.A well written and suspenseful novel and a coming of age story dealing with the mystery of two women one who is murdered and the other who disappeared and both a generation apart The story about the two women is told in alternation chapters in two different time frames and yet this works very well for this b...3.5Lucy Dane is a 16 year old girl who lives in a tiny little hick town in the Ozark Mountains A little place known as Henbane Her best friend is found murdered Her mother disappeared when she was a toddler There s deeply rooted superstistions and a whole lot of don t ask going on in this quiet little town Lucy is restless and wants answers She finds her best friend s necklace in an old trailer that looks like something out of a snuff film gone wrong Lucy begins asking difficult 3.5Lucy Dane is a 16 year old girl who lives in a tiny little hick town in the Ozark Mountains A little place known as Henbane Her best friend is found murdered Her mother disappeared when she was a toddler There s deeply rooted superstistions and a whole lot of don t ask going on in this quiet little town Lucy is restless and wants answers She finds her best friend s necklace in an old trailer that looks like something out of a snuff film gone wrong Lucy begins asking difficult questions around town In a town like Henbane, this isn t a good idea She gets a warning ...Told in alternating chapters by different voices this is a very dark story set in the Ozarks Lucy grew up never knowing what happened to her mother but when a friend of hers goes messing she sets out to find answers and what she dines brings the truth back into her own family.A solid suspenseful and atmospheric debut A novel exploring the ties of blood and exactly how much one will do for family A fast moving novel that reveals secrets kept and crimes hidden How much does one really know Told in alternating chapters by different voices this is a very dark story set in the Ozarks Lucy grew up never knowing what happened to her...
- English
- 23 June 2019 Laura McHugh
- Hardcover
- 302 pages
- 0812995201
- Laura McHugh
- The Weight of Blood