Welcome to the review of Anonymous by Christine Benedict, one of the books from my June reading list.
Anonymous by Christine Benedict: My Review
Blurb from The Back Cover
Debra Hamilton confronts the fear of inheriting mental illness when her husband moves her into a hundred-year-old farmhouse on fifty-three acres of blacklisted real estate property. Floorboards creek when she’s alone. Objects appear and disappear. Neighbours insinuate the house is haunted but memories of her mother’s schizophrenia make her wonder.
Julie, a neighbour who befriends Debra, faces her own fears when a stalker starts sending perverted anonymous letters that cause a rift in Julie’s unstable marriage. Their plots merge as their friendship grows to create a rich and satisfying story.
My Thoughts on The Book
I really enjoyed reading Anonymous. It was fascinating reading along with Debra as she, and we as readers, considered if she was succumbing to mental illness or if her new home was truly haunted. The character faces a lot of upheaval and challenges and I love the way she is resilient in the face of them.
Julie is an interesting character. Although she befriends Debra and the two become close, I found her quite suspicious and more than once, I wondered of she was somehow behind what was happening to Debra. I won’t spoil it by telling you whether or not I was right.
Conclusion and Rating
Overall, I found Anonymous to be really readable. It moved at a good pace and kept me guessing, both of which I like in a book. 4/5
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I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own, and as an avid reader, I would never recommend a book I didn’t really enjoy.
In a book like this, I would posit a third possibility–that she was being Gaslit.
Yes, I wondered about that too!