Welcome to my review of 214 Palmer Street by Karen McQuestion. I loved the blurb for 214 Palmer Street and couldn’t wait to read it. Bookouture has done a fantastic job marketing it, and I was hooked right from the beginning.
A house with a secret. A woman with nothing to lose.
When Maggie sees the beautiful Venetian blinds moving in the Caldwells’ front window, she freezes. Her favorite neighbours Cady and Josh are away, so who is in their house?
The pretty young woman who answers the door tells a convincing story. She’s Sarah. The house-sitter. Just here for a month. An old friend of Cady’s who needed a place to stay. She’s pleasant and warm, and Maggie wanders back to her house thinking she might have made a new friend. Yet she can’t help but wonder why Cady never mentioned Sarah.
What Maggie doesn’t know is that on the other side of the door, Sarah is starting to panic. No one was meant to see her at 214 Palmer Street…
Karen McQuestion is an Amazon Charts bestselling author who’s written more than twenty novels and has sold over two million books worldwide. She’s also the co-host, (along with USA Today bestselling author Tess Thompson), of the popular podcast, BEHIND THE BOOK.
Her publishing story has been covered by the Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, and NPR and she has appeared on ABC’s World News Now and America This Morning. McQuestion’s books share common themes of connection and kindness. She lives in Hartland, Wisconsin.
Visit her website at www.karenmcquestion.com
Sarah wakes up in the hospital, having been hit over the head just outside the back of her own house. It got off to a great start, but this didn’t continue through the rest of the book for me. This didn’t feel thrilling for a psychological thriller, and it had quite a predictable ending.
There are multiple layers of mystery and intrigue to follow, and it was cleverly put together. I switched between the Kindle and the audio versions, but neither held my attention particularly well. The plot moved back and forth between current events and the events in Kirk’s life before he met Sarah and in the present day.
The characters were shady and had hidden agendas. I didn’t like Kirk’s character with his lying, overbearing nature and hated that all was forgiven. Unfortunately, this tells the tale of another gaslighting, controlling husband and his wife, which seems to be a common theme of late.
This was an easy read and relatively short, so I got through it quickly. There are only four main characters: Sarah, her husband Kirk, her best friend Clarice and Kirk’s best friend, who also serves as the town’s bad cop. It explores an old mystery. It flows well, and I enjoyed the narrator’s voice.
Overall though, it was a light and easy read.
| Title | 214 Palmer Street |
| Author | Karen McQuestion |
| Series | N/A |
| Format | eARC |
| Page Count | 277 Pages |
| Genre | Psychological Fiction |
| Publisher | Bookouture |
| Release Date | 6 April 2022 |
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