The Forgotten Room by Ann Troup

The forgotten room by Ann Troup
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Maura Lyle had been going through some struggles in her life but she’s determined to get back to her nursing career and her love of helping her patients. Maura had been contacted to take on a private care job at Essen Grange taking care of Gordon Henderson and when told she was asked for specifically she decides to take on the job. After arriving at Essen Grange however Maura begins to wonder just what she’s gotten herself into when she first glimpses the foreboding manor.

After arriving Maura finds herself with a patient that is going to be tougher than she thought dealing with when at first meeting he bites into her but she remains calm and soon has it under control. However when the other employee of the house leaves Maura finds things begin to happen within the house which put her on edge. The secrets within Essen Grange seems to run deep and it becomes obvious there is danger lurking within the walls leaving Maura to question just how long she can remain at the estate.

The Forgotton Room by Ann Troup is a mystery read with a twinge of horror within with the creepy setting in the story. Perfect for this time of year I was quite excited to dive into this book and see just where the story would take me. When finished however I’m a bit torn on how I wanted to rate this one as it’s one of those book that there’s a lot of good but some things that didn’t quite agree with me too.

Starting out I was quite interested in Maura and what was happening within the walls of the house as she arrived for her nursing job. The story was one that grabbed me right away and had quite the intensity as things begin to happen. However, as it went on the style changed and I wasn’t quite a fan of it at that point. You start with Maura’s point of view along with some bits of a creepy unknown person but midway or so the police are involved and the point of view is changing over to them. Towards the end that becomes more of a telling the reader instead of showing them events type of writing which was where I thought it sort of fizzled from the intriguing first section.

In the end I’ve decided to rate this one at 3.5 stars overall. It’s certainly a dark and creepy tale which was quite what I was hoping for but the end just seemed to rush to tell how all of the events connected instead of taking a bit slower route to resolve everything like the pacing the first half or more of the story had been.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.