Review: To the Edge of Shadows

To the Edge of Shadows by Joanne Graham
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First of all, let me just tell you...Picking up a book from a shop, reading the blurb and finding it interesting leads to it sitting on the bookshelf for a while before I finally pick it up and start reading it...only to have to stop and have a complete freak out because said book turns out - not only is the Author living in the same county as myself, the whole book is based in the city where I was born and grew up in. Exeter.
And let me just say...that is a strange sensation to have because my city is only ever briefly mentioned in books and normally, it's in passing as if it was mentioned as a city to pass through on a train. So to have a whole book based within my actual city. It felt strange to be able to read descriptions in the book, to follow Sarah's directions and know exactly where she is walking and is going. It's like a whole total mind trip.

Apart from that, To the edge of shadows is a whirl wind of a book, from the very moment you start to read, to the very last page, the book is filled with non stop action and fear from Sarah, the horror that she has gone through and that of what she doesn't remember and then on to the fear that someone is out to get her and to make her fearful of her life.
Written amazingly well, I give Joanne Graham a five out of five stars, would be more if it was possible since this is the first book in a very long time that has gotten me a little uncomfortable, that's made me really feel like I'm being watched by someone every time I step out of my front door . She's captured the horror of not knowing about your childhood, the fear of being alone and never really belonging so well, that I felt like I was right there along for the ride in the car and in the house.
Not only that, I did not see that twist coming at the end of the book when we found out the truth about Ellie and Sarah, it wasn't even a blimp on my imagination of what could be the cause behind Ellie's behavior towards Sarah and it's not often that a book can throw me like that and actually surprise me so much. so kudos.

I would highly recommend To the edge of shadows to anyone who would ask for a recommendation, it's a wonderful book and I'm so glad I didn't leave it sitting on my bookshelf for as long as some of my other books have been sitting there for.

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