The Empty Room by Sarah Clemens
The Empty Room by Sarah Clemens
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Newlyweds Dean and Elizabeth Montgomery have bought an old Victorian in the small town of Eastbrook, Maine. The only catch to their dream home is it will take a lot of cleaning out since the previous owner had mysteriously disappeared leaving all of their belongings behind but that’s a small price to pay for what they hope will be the ideal life in a small town.
Unfortunately when Dean and Elizabeth arrive in Eastbook the locals are not exactly welcoming to the newcomers. Everywhere they turn they feel the weighty stares and hushed conversations seeming to be directed their way. As the days go by Dean and Elizabeth uncover more and more secrets about this sleepy little unwelcoming town and find themselves grasping to know the truth about their new home.
The Empty Room was a rather Twilight Zone-ish little read that had me intrigued from the very beginning. You can’t help but wonder what the heck is up with a town full of people treating the newcomers so horribly, well with the exception of one little girl who welcomes them with open arms which only added to the mystery even more.
As the story unfolded and I got more of a feel for where it was going I began to make my guesses as to how this one would end. When finished reading I can happily say that while I had some tiny suspicion of the direction the final ending took I really didn’t figure it out very well and was pleasantly surprised at how gripping the entire read was with a nice surprise to the ending to tie it all together.
Overall, a great little read that reminded me of something along the lines of the Twilight Zone.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Carries Book Reviews 
Ooh, nice, I LOVE the Twilight Zone! 🙂
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You’d probably enjoy this one then, got it from Xpresso instead of Netgalley if you want to check to see if they still need reviews. 🙂
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I’m ‘afraid’ I’ll have to buy it instead because I still haven’t worked my way through my ARC list! D:
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Well it’s one that’s already published so definitely available on Amazon. 🙂
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Oh God! Another one for my list! You’re killing me here Carrie!
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LOL Sorry? 🙂 This one was available directly from Xpresso so you may want to see if it’s still up for review. 🙂
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Heading over to check it out.☺️
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Good luck! 🙂
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Without intruding on the conversation I wanted to say that The Empty Room IS still available to review through XPresso so please do sign up if you are interested. I, of course, am happy to have good ole fashioned readers through Amazon as well :).
Thank you Carrie for the honest and detailed review. I just checked in through XPresso and saw it was posted. I appreciate you taking the time to read The Empty Room and am so happy you enjoyed the book!!
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Hi Sarah, thanks for stopping by! You are quite welcome for the review, I enjoyed reading The Empty Room. 🙂
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This sounds like my kind of book. Nice review… adding it to the list ( the list is growing bigger and bigger ) sigh!
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Haha I know how you feel, I think I see two books I want to read for every one that I finish, if not more.
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😀 😀 Exactly!
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