My Review of The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
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Title: The Last House on the Street
Author: Diane Chamberlain
Expected Publication: January 11, 2022
Publisher St. Martin's Press/Macmillan Audio
Genre: Historical Fiction/ Mystery
Pages: 352 pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review:
Omg! I loved this book! I have never read anything by her and this one just blew me away! All the emotions and feels of this book are just wow! It's definitely one that I would recommend!
For starters, this book is told by two different women in two different time periods and these two women are connected by more than just being neighbors on the same street.
Kayla Carter and her husband were building a home together and they poured their heart and soul into this home and before it was finished sadly an accident happened at the home and her husband was killed. So now her dream home holds her nightmares about what happened to her husband and now she and her 4-year-old daughter will move into the home. While things seem to be just going for them Kayla has a woman come to her office and basically threaten her but without actually threatening her about her dream home. Then an incident happens with her daughter, and the trash is scattered across her yard it's obvious that someone doesn't what them in that house but why?
Ellie is a young girl in the 1960s and she is going with the change about helping people of color get the same voting rights as everyone else. While her family and friends are definitely against this because they do not want the change and because they feel as if things are fine the way they are and everyone knows their place. Ellie feels soo much different so she joins a program and works in the neighborhoods getting people to sign up to register for voting as well as the different protests going on. While Ellie is on this adventure her eyes are opened up to so many things that she never even thought of and realizes how fortunate she really was. However, Ellie's family is determined to get Ellie back home and to put a stop to her efforts.
Oh man, this book was amazing, but also probably one of the most saddening books I have read in a good while. I loved how the two-point of view are connected and how the whole thing worked out but there was a chapter towards the end I just had to stop for a moment to gather my emotions and thoughts. I would definitely recommend this book!
I listened to the audiobook of this book and it was amazing. The narrarator did a superb job! Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to listen and review this one!
For starters, this book is told by two different women in two different time periods and these two women are connected by more than just being neighbors on the same street.
Kayla Carter and her husband were building a home together and they poured their heart and soul into this home and before it was finished sadly an accident happened at the home and her husband was killed. So now her dream home holds her nightmares about what happened to her husband and now she and her 4-year-old daughter will move into the home. While things seem to be just going for them Kayla has a woman come to her office and basically threaten her but without actually threatening her about her dream home. Then an incident happens with her daughter, and the trash is scattered across her yard it's obvious that someone doesn't what them in that house but why?
Ellie is a young girl in the 1960s and she is going with the change about helping people of color get the same voting rights as everyone else. While her family and friends are definitely against this because they do not want the change and because they feel as if things are fine the way they are and everyone knows their place. Ellie feels soo much different so she joins a program and works in the neighborhoods getting people to sign up to register for voting as well as the different protests going on. While Ellie is on this adventure her eyes are opened up to so many things that she never even thought of and realizes how fortunate she really was. However, Ellie's family is determined to get Ellie back home and to put a stop to her efforts.
Oh man, this book was amazing, but also probably one of the most saddening books I have read in a good while. I loved how the two-point of view are connected and how the whole thing worked out but there was a chapter towards the end I just had to stop for a moment to gather my emotions and thoughts. I would definitely recommend this book!
I listened to the audiobook of this book and it was amazing. The narrarator did a superb job! Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to listen and review this one!
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