a girl in the 4th grade, older brother and sister. the brother gets a girlfriend the little girl liked until they got too serious and it was causing the parents worry. the girlfriend is too controlling of the boy and his grades slipped, he almost lost wrestling which he needs to go to college. she had sex with him . they seem to be fighting now. her parents are wealthy, his are notshe tells him she is pregnant. they got in a accident with the truck in a ditch during a snow storm. she starts walking home , he cant get the truck out and goes to his house. she never showed up at her house, everyone is looking for her but she is never foundeveryone thinks he killed her, but there is no evidence and no body. he was never charged but the small town never accepted any of the family after that. the mom moved away to be a nurse in another town and the 2 girls went with her. the dad stayed to work the farm. the grandpa fell off the barn while trying to paint over the graffiti. he later diesthey never got divorced, teh girls grown, the older one a singer in LV and the younger one a teacher in ca. the brother moved from place to place landing in tx. they came back when the dad died. at the cemetery the younger girl was walking home alone when the creepy neighbor gave her a ride, she got a bad feeling and it was HIM that killed the girl who ended up in a barrel in his basement. she was not pregnant. he was convicted and the girls parents were sorry they accused the wrong person. they all ended up moving back, the boy running the farm. This book was great. It moved at a quick pace, and the way the author leaves every chapter a cliff-hanger made for an engrossing read. The characters are not super developed, but the fact that you get the story from the pov of a 4th grader makes for an interesting interpretation of the events. The storyline was based on mystery, intrigue, and doubt. The tone was light while being dark at the same time. The way DeBoard writes makes the reader experience the plot like the 4th grader from whose perspective you see the events. Adult things take on the tone of being scary, intimidating, or inappropriate just as they would to a child. For the majority of the story, you are not quite sure if the child's perspective is to be trusted. The tone was a bit ambiguous which contributed to the air of mystery. DeBoard writes in the spirit of Gillian Flynn and Leila Meecham. Would recommend this read for sure!
What do You think about Mourning Hours, The (2014)?
Couldn't put this book down, I have mixed feeling about the end that is why I said 4 stars.
—noob007
Thought provoking. First book by this author. Hope there are more.
—Rach
I really enjoyed this book. Great summer read!
—t96792
