A Dark Roux

by Blaine Daigle
Published by Wicked House Publishing Genres: Fiction, Horror
Format: ARC, eBook
three-half-stars

The Louisiana bayou sets the stage for this atmospheric, creepy, and spooky book. Blaine Daigle came on my radar when I read The Broken Places and I could not wait to read this book. The author is from Louisiana so it makes sense that he would write a book set there. What a book this is! It’s chilling, spooky, dark, and riveting.

When Rhiannon LeBeau left her ancestorial home as a teen, she thought she would never go back. When her brother, Rhett contacts to inform her that their mother has died, they return to their crumbling home surrounded by sugarcane fields in Terrebonne Parish. There they will come face to face with a past that has not forgotten, to a past that has waited a long time for them to return, a past that wants to collect on a debt.

This was a well written and atmospheric read. I loved the vivid descriptions of their family home and the bayou. I felt as if I were there as a silent observer. There is an undercurrent of dread flowing throughout the book. As the book progresses, there is also a sense of danger. I enjoyed how legacy played a part in this book. The haunted feel of the bayou and house seeps through the pages and has a chilling effect.

If you have not read a book by Blaine Daigle, I encourage you to do so.

Well written, atmospheric, chilling, and dark.

Another enjoyable book by Daigle. I can’t wait to read what he writes next.

3.5 stars

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Thank you to Wicked House Publishing and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

three-half-stars

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