Monday, June 16, 2014

Review of Miranda Warning by Heather Gilbert

Recently, I read Miranda Warning by author Heather Gilbert. This is Heather’s second book. Her first book was a Viking historical, God’s Daughter.

Miranda Warning - woman with short dark hair shown on front

Miranda Warning is a mystery/suspense novel set in West Virginia; it’s the first in Gilbert’s A Murder in the Mountains series.

Tess Spencer, a young married woman, befriends an elderly woman named Miranda. When Miranda receives a written warning presumably from a dead woman named Rose, Tess takes it seriously and begins to investigate, delving deeper into the past. The novel’s chapters alternate between two points of view: Tess (first person, present) and Rose (third person, past), with the stories diverging and syncing up in the present at the end of the book.


Gilbert has spent her time crafting and editing this story; her writing is very poetic, descriptive, and unique. The novel was well written and included several twists and turns, and the characters were well developed. If you love a good mystery, this is for you. 

Something's still wrong--the same thing that was wrong forty years ago. A malignancy, a tumor, slowly growing in someone's heart. A conscience that's seared.

Please note that I received a free copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own. 

8 comments:

  1. Thanks for reading and reviewing, Heidi! So excited to get this book out this Friday! :)

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  2. Sounds interesting. I live in the Appalachian mountains, but in VA.

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    1. Thanks, Tonja. I enjoyed setting it in the mountains!

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  3. Definitely a good read, Heidi, and I agree -- you can tell Heather Day Gilbert invests plenty of time and skill in crafting her fiction.

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    1. Aw...thank you, Janet, for those kind words! I appreciate both of you reading/reviewing this one!

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  4. I just started following Heather on Pinterest a day or so ago. I would love to read Miranda Warning! Thank you for the opportunity. bethanymarks@icloud.com

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  5. I can appreciate the time Heather spent researching for her novel. That she home schools also, is a feat in itself. Congrats, Heather!

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  6. Looking forward to reading this one!

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