Jaclyn’s Review: Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly

Theme Music
written by T. Marie Vandelly
published by Dutton Books, 2019

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Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Did I enjoy this book? For someone who doesn’t like horror stories or scary things, boy have I read a lot of horror stories lately! I am not ashamed to admit that I read this one quickly because I was super scared, but I still needed to know how it ended. I had to read it quickly because I couldn’t sleep while reading this book! The music was a haunting theme throughout the story, and there was just enough uncertainty written into each scene. I had moments throughout the book where I thought each character was the bad guy–every single one! I love stories that keep me guessing! I don’t love stories that keep me awake and terrified all night long. Haha!

Would I recommend it? If you like scary stories, I absolutely recommend this one! If you don’t like scary stories, stay far away from this one! It is SCARY!
 

 
About the book – from Goodreads: An utterly propulsive and unpredictable psychological thriller from stunning new talent T. Marie Vandelly.

For the lucky among us, life is what you make of it, but for Dixie Wheeler, the theme music for her story was chosen by another long ago, on the day her father butchered her mother and brothers and then slashed a knife across his own throat. Only one-year-old Dixie was left alive, infamously known as Baby Blue for the song left playing in the aftermath of the slaughter.

Twenty-five years later, Dixie is still desperate for a connection to the family she can’t remember, so when her childhood home goes up for sale, Dixie sets aside all reason and moves in, re-creating a macabre decor with her family’s salvaged furniture. But as the ghosts of her family seemingly begin to take up residence in the home that was once theirs, Dixie starts to question her own sanity and wonders if the evil force menacing her is that of her father, or a demon of her own making.

In order to make sense of her present, Dixie becomes determined to unravel the truth of her past and seeks out the detective who originally investigated the murders. But the more she learns, the more she opens up the uncomfortable possibility that the sins of her father may belong to another, and, perhaps most tragically, to Dixie herself. As bodies begin to pile up around her, Dixie must find a way to expose the lunacy behind her family’s massacre and redeem what little remains of her soul.
 

 

 

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