Book Review: Donn's Hill
By Elizabeth Suggs
Donn’s Hill by Caryn Larrinaga is a psychic mystery with great writing and interesting characters.
Larrinaga did well crafting unique characters with their own voice and personality. In fact, I think the interpersonal relationships are the crux of this story and it’s how our main character, Mackenzie Clair, learns to accept and understand herself.
There’s a lot of mystery and intrigue, but the tone throughout the book seemed slightly off and a little too light for how the novel began. While the lightness may work for some people, it, and the slow pacing, pulled me out of the story.
Here’s my favorite quote:
For one hideous instant, I thought he was drinking his tobacco spit back down.
The prospect of being killed on the way to my new life was why I’d been nervous to hitch a ride with a stranger.
Donn's Hill is for a reader who really loves the back-and-forth with characters, but it wasn’t quite for me. However, I think it could be for other readers, and I would like to see more of her work.
Elizabeth Suggs is the owner and founder of Editing Mee and co-owner of Collective Tales Publishing. When she’s not writing or editing, she loves to dive deep into books (the weirder, the better!), and she loves to take random long walks to unplanned destinations. Check out her recently released book Collective Darkness with eleven other authors. Buy your copy here: www.CollectiveDarkness.com