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Hilltop House

L.A. Shute

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Apr 26, 2017 Sharon rated it liked it

Probably would have never picked up this book, but b/c he is a local author and I heard him speak my rating goes to three. He definitely has a message about folks moving into a facility for care. Mainly the message I got was that they are lonely, need to feel useful as much as possible, feel important in some small way, and to be loved by their friends and family. This book has a cozy kind of mystery woven in. The author has personal experience with a family member that Packard is based on. And, ...more

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Apr 25, 2017 Kendall rated it really liked it

I enjoyed this cozy-style mystery. I admittedly had trouble getting into the story at first. I believe that is because I was expecting the story to head in a different direction based on the summary on the back of the novel. I was expecting a dark tale filled with secrecy and pirates. The actual story focuses more on Packard, a resident of the Hilltop House who recently had a stroke as well as suffers from dementia. As soon as I adjusted my expectation from a rigid mystery-thriller, and focused ...more

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