Another Suspenseful Read From Katie Alender!
MY THOUGHTS
I've been waiting years for this book to come out! I loved Katie Alender's previous books, and when I saw a book called The Breaking Tide on Goodreads, I was ecstatic. And then I waited. And waited. And waited. Four years later, I had given up hope, and that's when the cover was revealed, with the title change The Companion. It was finally happening!
To be perfectly honest, I didn't even know what I was waiting for. I'm sure I read the original synopsis four years ago when I first added it, but I bet the book's details changed a lot in that time. I really just wanted another book by Katie Alender. This book wasn't quite what I expected. Based on her other books I expected more paranormal elements, but I certainly wasn't disappointed!
After her whole family dies in a car accident, Margot is left alone. She has no family left, no items left (because everyone thought she also died), and no home. When a rich family takes her in as a ward, she isn't sure what to expect. She certainly isn't expecting to become the companion to the family's rich daughter, Agatha, a beautiful girl who is sick and in a catatonic state. At first, she is glad to be a part of a family, and she starts to enjoy the slow pace of the estate life. But something isn't right about the family and the estate. She keeps getting odd feelings, seeing the word GO, and thinking Agatha is trying to tell her something. But what if she is just imagining it? What is really going on in this house?
When I first started this book, I was completely sucked into the story. We are very quickly sucked into this creepy atmosphere. We have the rich family, the orphan, the mysterious girl, and the old estate. These are elements that we're used to seeing in horror/thriller books and this very easily could've turned into the typical horror/thriller, but Alender did such a great job in creating a unique and suspenseful story. I had no idea how this book was going to turn out. We are taken in so many mysterious directions throughout the book, that I was constantly on the edge of my seat (figuratively, at least). Alender takes what we expect and turns it on its head, and I couldn't wait to find out the true story of what was going on in the estate.
As for characters, I connected with the MC, Margot, right away. She is coming to this estate still with grief over losing her family, but she also is a very tough character. She has been dealt a bad life, yet everyone calls her lucky because, despite her bad life, she still gets these chances. Margot feels like an unreliable character, but throughout the whole book, we don't know who to trust. Margot isn't even sure if she can trust herself, and this makes for an interesting read.
There is some light romance in the book. I didn't care for it, but I didn't hate it. It was just there, and just expected. I tend to prefer to not having romance in a book, but the romance didn't ruin the book for me.
IN CONCLUSION
Overall, this book did not disappoint me! This is yet another suspenseful read from Katie Alender and I look forward to more books from her (but I hope there won't be as long of a wait next time!)
I've been waiting years for this book to come out! I loved Katie Alender's previous books, and when I saw a book called The Breaking Tide on Goodreads, I was ecstatic. And then I waited. And waited. And waited. Four years later, I had given up hope, and that's when the cover was revealed, with the title change The Companion. It was finally happening!
To be perfectly honest, I didn't even know what I was waiting for. I'm sure I read the original synopsis four years ago when I first added it, but I bet the book's details changed a lot in that time. I really just wanted another book by Katie Alender. This book wasn't quite what I expected. Based on her other books I expected more paranormal elements, but I certainly wasn't disappointed!
After her whole family dies in a car accident, Margot is left alone. She has no family left, no items left (because everyone thought she also died), and no home. When a rich family takes her in as a ward, she isn't sure what to expect. She certainly isn't expecting to become the companion to the family's rich daughter, Agatha, a beautiful girl who is sick and in a catatonic state. At first, she is glad to be a part of a family, and she starts to enjoy the slow pace of the estate life. But something isn't right about the family and the estate. She keeps getting odd feelings, seeing the word GO, and thinking Agatha is trying to tell her something. But what if she is just imagining it? What is really going on in this house?
When I first started this book, I was completely sucked into the story. We are very quickly sucked into this creepy atmosphere. We have the rich family, the orphan, the mysterious girl, and the old estate. These are elements that we're used to seeing in horror/thriller books and this very easily could've turned into the typical horror/thriller, but Alender did such a great job in creating a unique and suspenseful story. I had no idea how this book was going to turn out. We are taken in so many mysterious directions throughout the book, that I was constantly on the edge of my seat (figuratively, at least). Alender takes what we expect and turns it on its head, and I couldn't wait to find out the true story of what was going on in the estate.
As for characters, I connected with the MC, Margot, right away. She is coming to this estate still with grief over losing her family, but she also is a very tough character. She has been dealt a bad life, yet everyone calls her lucky because, despite her bad life, she still gets these chances. Margot feels like an unreliable character, but throughout the whole book, we don't know who to trust. Margot isn't even sure if she can trust herself, and this makes for an interesting read.
There is some light romance in the book. I didn't care for it, but I didn't hate it. It was just there, and just expected. I tend to prefer to not having romance in a book, but the romance didn't ruin the book for me.
IN CONCLUSION
Overall, this book did not disappoint me! This is yet another suspenseful read from Katie Alender and I look forward to more books from her (but I hope there won't be as long of a wait next time!)