“A Guest in the House” by Emily Carroll
I read a book from this author before and I enjoyed it. I was expecting to enjoy this book as well but I’m not sure how I feel about this book. I got this book because it’s a graphic novel and I thought it was suppose to be scary (I’ve gotten into graphic novels over the course of last year). But the story ended up being something completely different than what I was expecting. This book jumped around a lot, I think that had a lot to do with it. You think it’s going in this one direction and then they throw you a curve ball out of no where. I think the first book I read from this author was intended for the kiddos and this one is intended for a more mature audiences.
Synopsis: In this graphic novel by Emily Carroll, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to discover a dark mystery surrounding his former wife’s death.
After many lonely years, Abby’s just gotten married. She met her new husband―a recently widowed dentist―when he arrived in town with his young daughter seeking a new start. Although it’s strange living in the shadow of her predecessor, Abby does her best to be a good wife and mother. But the more she learns about her new husband’s first wife, the more things don’t add up, and Abby starts to wonder…was Sheila’s death really by natural causes? As Abby sinks deeper into confusion, Sheila’s memory seems to become a force all its own, ensnaring Abby in a mystery that leaves her obsessed, fascinated, and desperately in love for the first time in her life.