Wicker Man meets Final Destination in Jennifer Thorne's atmospheric, unsettling folk horror novel about love, duty, and community.
On the idyllic island of Lute, every seventh summer, seven people die. No more, no less.
Lute and its inhabitants are blessed, year after year, with good weather, good health, and good fortune. They live a happy, superior life, untouched by the war that rages all around them. So it’s only fair that every seven years, on the day of the tithe, the island’s gift is honored.
Nina Treadway is new to The Day. A Florida girl by birth, she became a Lady through her marriage to Lord Treadway, whose family has long protected the island. Nina’s heard about The Day, of course. Heard about the horrific tragedies, the lives lost, but she doesn’t believe in it. It's all superstitious nonsense. Stories told to keep newcomers at bay and youngsters in line.
Then The Day begins. And it's a day of nightmares, of grief, of reckoning. But it is also a day of community. Of survival and strength. Of love, at its most pure and untamed. When The Day ends, Nina―and Lute―will never be the same.
On the idyllic island of Lute, every seventh summer, seven people die. No more, no less.
Lute and its inhabitants are blessed, year after year, with good weather, good health, and good fortune. They live a happy, superior life, untouched by the war that rages all around them. So it’s only fair that every seven years, on the day of the tithe, the island’s gift is honored.
Nina Treadway is new to The Day. A Florida girl by birth, she became a Lady through her marriage to Lord Treadway, whose family has long protected the island. Nina’s heard about The Day, of course. Heard about the horrific tragedies, the lives lost, but she doesn’t believe in it. It's all superstitious nonsense. Stories told to keep newcomers at bay and youngsters in line.
Then The Day begins. And it's a day of nightmares, of grief, of reckoning. But it is also a day of community. Of survival and strength. Of love, at its most pure and untamed. When The Day ends, Nina―and Lute―will never be the same.
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October 22, 2022
I truly loved this audio book that was provided to me for review.
I often lose interest, or have trouble concentrating on audio, but this narrator & the character of Nina was amazing.
I love the idea of love, family, community, huge old home with a beautiful atmospheric island. Of course, any “new comer” will have doubts about any legends about her perfect home. That’s always a given, isn’t it?
Legend: The Day, seven people of Lute will die for the community to continue to be blessed and prosperous. Of course, it’s a silly legend … any 7 people on the small island. Her husband, of just a few years, has always made arrangements to leave, but they weren’t able to this time. Weird circumstances, of course. This is her first experience with “THE DAY” & with her 2 children. .
It maybe weird, but the sense of community was something understood among small town people who have spent generations together. Both warming & horrific at the same time.
The twist at the end ! Definitely worth listening to, even if you can’t always get in to (or pay attention to) audio books.
I often lose interest, or have trouble concentrating on audio, but this narrator & the character of Nina was amazing.
I love the idea of love, family, community, huge old home with a beautiful atmospheric island. Of course, any “new comer” will have doubts about any legends about her perfect home. That’s always a given, isn’t it?
Legend: The Day, seven people of Lute will die for the community to continue to be blessed and prosperous. Of course, it’s a silly legend … any 7 people on the small island. Her husband, of just a few years, has always made arrangements to leave, but they weren’t able to this time. Weird circumstances, of course. This is her first experience with “THE DAY” & with her 2 children. .
It maybe weird, but the sense of community was something understood among small town people who have spent generations together. Both warming & horrific at the same time.
The twist at the end ! Definitely worth listening to, even if you can’t always get in to (or pay attention to) audio books.
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