Book Review: In The Blue Hour by Elizabeth Hall
Publisher: Lake Union
Elise Brooks has a dream that someone driving her car drives
off an icy road. She can’t see who the driver is so when her husband Michael dies
the exact same way she dreamed she is devastated. She is stuck in a rut and can’t
move on. She’s depressed and can’t shake the feeling that Michael is trying to
reach her from the other side.
I have experienced encounters with spirit-type beings so this
wasn’t really a stretch for me. It was one of the reasons why I requested the book.
This book was more eerie than scary so it’s not going to keep you up at night. One
of the underlying themes that run through the whole book is that you have to live
with the consequences of the actions you take and choices you make. Grief and how
to move on is another theme.
The writing is very descriptive of the scenery. I found myself
wanting to head out to New Mexico
and the surrounding areas just to see the colors.
Some of the “chance meetings” were a little far fetched for me.
At the end I could understand Elise’s path and how she ended up where she did but
at times I just shook my head in disbelief. It was still well written and her journey
was interesting to read.
The best part of this book, for me, was Elise. Even though
she was suffering from grief, she eventually pulled herself up and got back to
living. She had a mystery to solve and it gave her purpose but at the same time
she found the inner strength that she had the whole time. It was nice to read a
character that wasn’t a poor me pity me crybaby for the entire book. She was
simply a woman who had been dealt a blow, and even though she wallowed in it
for a time, she fought her way back to herself. She wasn’t written perfectly,
she was written as a genuine human being. That is what I enjoyed the most.
I’d definitely recommend this to a friend as a good read. It
didn’t drag and the characters were believable. Some were a little quirky but
not over the top.
I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review.
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