Hello there, bookworms and happy Monday! It’s pretty lousy weather in my neighborhood and it’s dragging down my energy levels, but before I crash for the night, I wanted to hop on here and bring you all a book review. I feel like with so many happenings in my life lately, it’s been very easy to come home and crawl into bed to power down and conserve my sanity. Now that my personal interests are being hindered drastically due to literally all the rest of my day-to-day movements, I figured I needed to be more proactive and really put my nose to the grindstone again. If anything, it’ll help me escape reality a bit before I settle in for the night with another book to read or getting back to writing and finishing my book that’s long overdo as well.
Anyway, I’ll curb the usual rambling update to get to this post because this book is one you should add to your TBR if you haven’t already. Tonight, let’s talk about Marrow by Tarryn Fisher.
In the Bone there is a house.
In the house there is a girl.
In the girl there is a darkness.
Margo is not like other girls. She lives in a derelict neighborhood called the Bone, in a cursed house, with her cursed mother, who hasn’t spoken to her in over two years. She lives her days feeling invisible. It’s not until she develops a friendship with her wheelchair-bound neighbor, Judah Grant, that things begin to change. When neighborhood girl, seven-year-old Neveah Anthony, goes missing, Judah sets out to help Margo uncover what happened to her.
What Margo finds changes her, and with a new perspective on life, she’s determined to find evil and punish it–targeting rapists and child molesters, one by one.
But hunting evil is dangerous, and Margo risks losing everything, including her own soul.
If you follow me or this blog, you know that I’m a massive fan of Tarryn’s. I don’t think there’s a book of hers I’ve read that I didn’t like and she’s the sort of contemporary writer I strive to be. Making my way through Marrow for my book club selection was no different. Tarryn almost always has a massive plot twist or a dark spin on things I don’t see coming and it always makes me pause where I’m reading and say, “woah”.
Margo is an unlikely hero in a neighborhood of the downtrodden, the ignored, and forgotten. When certain events in her life bring her to a point where she can no longer ignore the constant injustices, she decides to come to the rescue of those around her who have been wronged. Her once mundane life becomes something completely unexpected. With her neighbor, Judah, in tow the pair embark on an unlikely friendship full of deep, dark, and twisted events. I can’t say too much more without giving away major plot points, so I’m going to keep you guessing until you grab a copy of this book for yourself!
Tarryn creates utter magic with her words. Possibly dark magic, but the verdict is still out on that one. Her books bring me to areas in my head I feel are vastly unexplored, and her characters become like intrusive ear worms digging deeper into my mind for me to discover more. Throw in an insane plot twist, and I’m left reeling, even months later, after having read the book.
I couldn’t help but keep turning the pages, because the writing and the unfolding plot is that addictive, but things aren’t always what they seem with Tarryn’s stories so proceed with caution and be prepared for anything.
Until next time, happy reading! xx
