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A review by leahtylerthewriter
The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker
5.0
4.75 stars rounded up for Goodreads.
Sitting in the company of Daisy Johnson's Sisters and Megan Hunter's The Harpy, Tucker has delivered one hell of a mindfuck.
Chrissie is a neglected 8-year-old little girl who channels her hunger and mistreatment into murdering other children.
What sets this apart from your average tale of suspense is Tucker's ability to crawl deep inside the psyche of a damaged child doing terrible things and portray her so authentically I was actually ROOTING FOR CHRISSIE TO KILL CHILDREN!
Oh, and told in the dual timeline of Chrissie as an adult with her own little girl to care for, yeah, edge of your seat over here.
Especially because at the end, strangely enough, I was left deeply satisfied and full of hope.
Sitting in the company of Daisy Johnson's Sisters and Megan Hunter's The Harpy, Tucker has delivered one hell of a mindfuck.
Chrissie is a neglected 8-year-old little girl who channels her hunger and mistreatment into murdering other children.
What sets this apart from your average tale of suspense is Tucker's ability to crawl deep inside the psyche of a damaged child doing terrible things and portray her so authentically I was actually ROOTING FOR CHRISSIE TO KILL CHILDREN!
Oh, and told in the dual timeline of Chrissie as an adult with her own little girl to care for, yeah, edge of your seat over here.
Especially because at the end, strangely enough, I was left deeply satisfied and full of hope.