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Middletide by Sarah Crouch Book Review

I’m giving this book the biggest five stars I can!

Title: Middletide
Author: Sarah Crouch
Pub date: June 25, 2024

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Thank you so much to Atria books for the chance to read and review this book prior to release!

WOW! I was utterly blown away by this debut. I really couldn’t think of one negative thing to say even if I tried.

Starting from the outside in, the cover definitely caught my attention and this was definitely a case of judging the book by its cover and I’m so glad I did! I mean, look at this:

This reading experience was enjoyable from start to finish. I was quickly drawn into the story when within the opening pages of the book a dead body was discovered by two fishermen one morning in the 1990s. By the second chapter, I was taken into an entirely different period of time and introduced to two young lovers in the 1970s. The way the two timelines interlaced together to unfold the story of Elijah Leith, a failed author and a suspect in a murder trial completely captivated me.

This book truly had it all! It was full of romance, mystery, small town gossip, 90s nostalgia, revenge, forgiveness, etc. etc.

This book encapsulates the dictionary definition of a literary thriller, which is: “a book containing elegant prose, thematic richness, and propulsive plots.”

Every single character is rich and deep and multi-faceted; I could talk about all of them for hours. I teared up at the end of this book simply because it was honestly that wonderful. I can’t give it a higher compliment than that.

You will be hearing about this book A LOT, especially closer towards its publishing date which is June 25th! You’re not going to want to miss out on this!

Check out the author’s note below: