Carrie R. reviewed on 8/4/2008 + 37 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

"The Lace Reader" is a story of a woman named Towner who is faced with her great-aunt's disappearance, her mother's insanity, and her brother's wedding. Out of all of this comes a story that is laced with mystery, deception, discovery, death, and life.

Barry weaves the story together though the eyes of Towner, but also through the townspeople of Salem, Mass where the story takes place. "The Lace Reader" certainly does an excellent job of promoting tourism to Salem. It is a place I've always wanted to go, but now I want to go even more.

"The Lace Reader" is a fiction novel that brings a bit of the mystery novel into it as well. There is definitely a surprising revelation at the end that causes you to re-think the whole book. The reason I did not rate "The Lace Reader" higher is because I never got that feeling of I-can't-put-the-book-down. I was curious, but never felt so into the story that I couldn't put it down if the phone or doorbell rang.

"The Lace Reader" will be released on July 29, 2008. I recommend that you check it out. It is an enjoyable read.

But, I will admit, that even months after I read it, I still think about it sometimes, and wonder about the plot twists.

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