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A review by jessreadsfiction
The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo Wright
5.0
✅ Christian Mystery Thriller
✅ Dual Timeline - 1915 + Current
✅ Edge-of-your-seat thrill with amazing plot twists!
✅ Clean thriller with naturally and beautifully interwoven faith.
I never knew it was possible to combine Christian faith with a supernatural thriller - Jaime Jo Wright NAILS it with this book! This is my first book by this author and my first Mystery Thriller in the Christian Fiction realm. I was initially worried that something would be compromised with this combination - either the faith aspect (with bad theology or watered-down theology) or the supernatural aspect wouldn’t be as thrilling as you would expect. My fears were quickly soothed as I dove into the pages of this novel, sitting at the edge of my seat with each page turn as I devoured this well-written story!
Miss Wright’s writing style was lyrical and beautiful - her descriptions of the characters, buildings, and surroundings were well done without being overdone. You can easily envision the storyline from the 1915 era and the current day. Each timeline in this dual timeline novel was fascinating and fun to read with enough mystery and intrigue to keep you turning the pages quickly. Some would consider this a slow burn and I can see why. Even with the slower build at the beginning of the book, I still found myself sucked into the plot.
If you are looking for a truly thrilling read with unpredictable plot twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat from cover to cover, then I highly recommend you pick this book up and read it!
✅ Dual Timeline - 1915 + Current
✅ Edge-of-your-seat thrill with amazing plot twists!
✅ Clean thriller with naturally and beautifully interwoven faith.
I never knew it was possible to combine Christian faith with a supernatural thriller - Jaime Jo Wright NAILS it with this book! This is my first book by this author and my first Mystery Thriller in the Christian Fiction realm. I was initially worried that something would be compromised with this combination - either the faith aspect (with bad theology or watered-down theology) or the supernatural aspect wouldn’t be as thrilling as you would expect. My fears were quickly soothed as I dove into the pages of this novel, sitting at the edge of my seat with each page turn as I devoured this well-written story!
Miss Wright’s writing style was lyrical and beautiful - her descriptions of the characters, buildings, and surroundings were well done without being overdone. You can easily envision the storyline from the 1915 era and the current day. Each timeline in this dual timeline novel was fascinating and fun to read with enough mystery and intrigue to keep you turning the pages quickly. Some would consider this a slow burn and I can see why. Even with the slower build at the beginning of the book, I still found myself sucked into the plot.
If you are looking for a truly thrilling read with unpredictable plot twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat from cover to cover, then I highly recommend you pick this book up and read it!