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A review by morganjanedavis
The Reunion by Kiersten Modglin
5.0
The Reunion is centered around Cait Du Bois, a famous author who is returning to her small hometown for a high school reunion. Due to the tragic past Hotel Lilith holds, she feels this could be a time to gain closure and face her high school tormentors once and for all, proving she is larger than the scars they left, showing she emerged from the experiences that haunt her unscathed. Cait's wherewithall begins to fade as her time at Hotel Lilith is marked by sinister messages, packages, and disturbing interactions with what she assumes is a super fan. Who can Cait trust, and how long does she have to figure it out before it's too late?
This is my first novel by Modglin and she is going to be my new go-to when I'm in the mood for a thriller. I love a good ~the past is coming back to haunt me~ storyline and this one was done perfectly. Her writing style immediately drew me in, providing just enough detail for me to feel like I'm watching the plot unfold in real time while keeping the pace of the story steady. Normally, a dual timeline is a lackluster story structure for me, due to the fact that one is typically less interesting than the other. This was NOT the case here. Although very different, both timelines were gripping and I felt that they gave a depth to the characters that made me become more emotionally invested in the book than I initially anticipated. The WHOLE TIME I was reading this, I concocted at 2-3 theories that I thought were solid enough to reign true to the end...I was wrong about each one. I was truly blindsided and by the last 15 pages or so I was feverishly scrolling to find out what was going to happen next. The Reunion was not a 5 star read only because of the plot twist but, because all story elements were extremely well written, coming to together in a "I am about to blow all my responsibilities for the day to finish this" thriller. I highly recommend this, and I cannot wait to check out more of Modglin's work in the future.
This is my first novel by Modglin and she is going to be my new go-to when I'm in the mood for a thriller. I love a good ~the past is coming back to haunt me~ storyline and this one was done perfectly. Her writing style immediately drew me in, providing just enough detail for me to feel like I'm watching the plot unfold in real time while keeping the pace of the story steady. Normally, a dual timeline is a lackluster story structure for me, due to the fact that one is typically less interesting than the other. This was NOT the case here. Although very different, both timelines were gripping and I felt that they gave a depth to the characters that made me become more emotionally invested in the book than I initially anticipated. The WHOLE TIME I was reading this, I concocted at 2-3 theories that I thought were solid enough to reign true to the end...I was wrong about each one. I was truly blindsided and by the last 15 pages or so I was feverishly scrolling to find out what was going to happen next. The Reunion was not a 5 star read only because of the plot twist but, because all story elements were extremely well written, coming to together in a "I am about to blow all my responsibilities for the day to finish this" thriller. I highly recommend this, and I cannot wait to check out more of Modglin's work in the future.