Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Book Review: Where Evil Lives by Ellie Dias

 


The beauty and romance of Paris brings Sam Middleton and Maddie O'Dell together. Will an unknown secret involving Sam's family tear them and their future apart?

Crawling out from underneath his father's withering gaze and abuse, Sam Middleton travels to Paris to study abroad. While there, he meets the sad and beautiful Maddie O'Dell. Hiding her own trauma, Maddie and Sam embark upon a friendship that blossoms into a love that is still tortured by their pasts. 

Upon his return to the States, Sam uncovers a secret that is bound to unravel their tender relationship. Thankfully, they each have treasured friends, but will that be enough to help them when more tragedy strikes and the secret that Sam has tried to bury is exposed in their very own home?

Where Evil Lives by Ellie Dias is a psychological thriller that explores the origin of evil within the confines of a family. What rules--nature or nurture? Does an evil gene exist? And if so, what is the impact on family and friends? 

As the reader follows along with Sam and Maddie on their journey, they are quickly caught up in the setting, the complex characters, and the suspense of what might happen. I feel that Where Evil Lives is a novel where the main characters are pushed to and beyond their breaking point, which makes for excellent reading. Where Evil Lives is a story of a family in crises, where two people still reeling from their own childhood issues, move into adulthood and parenting without a firm foundation underneath them. 

Where Evil Lives is a fascinating story that will have you thinking about it long after you have turned the last page. 

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CW1HY2CV
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ellie Dias (April 2, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 2, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2575 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages

I purchased a copy of this book for my Kindle. This review contains my honest opinions, which I was not compensated for in any way. I acted in an editorial capacity on this novel prior to publication. 

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