THE STILLWATER GIRLS BY MINKA KENT

The Stillwater Girls is an excellent domestic drama/thriller that I devoured in one day! I was so invested in this book that I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend it!

Rating: ★★★★
​Release Date: April 9, 2019
Genre: Domestic Drama/Thriller
Series: None. Standalone. 
Pages: 256 pages
Format: eBook. ARC. ​

Two sisters raised in fear are about to find out why in a chilling novel of psychological suspense from the author of The Thinnest Air.

Ignorant of civilization and cautioned against its evils, nineteen-year-old Wren and her two sisters, Sage and Evie, were raised in off-the-grid isolation in a primitive cabin in upstate New York. When the youngest grows gravely ill, their mother leaves with the child to get help from a nearby town. And they never return.

As months pass, hope vanishes. Supplies are low. Livestock are dying. A brutal winter is bearing down. Then comes the stranger. He claims to be looking for the girls’ mother, and he’s not leaving without them.

To escape, Wren and her sister must break the rule they’ve grown up with: never go beyond the forest.

Past the thicket of dread, they come upon a house on the other side of the pines. This is where Wren and Sage must confront something more chilling than the unknowable. They’ll discover what’s been hidden from them, what they’re running from, and the secrets that have left them in the dark their entire lives.

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Release Date: April 9, 2019
Genre: Domestic Drama
Actual Rating: 4 stars

The Stillwater Girls was an unexpected surprise for me. I went into this book thinking it would be a psychological thriller but found that it's actually not. Instead, this is a domestic drama about a woman who desperately wants children only to find two mysteriously appear on her doorstep. Unfortunately, with these girls comes shocking revelations and deep seated secrets to come to life that will surprise all readers. I LOVED the twist in the story- I didn't see it coming at all- and I was absorbed in what was happening in everyone's life. I actually finished this book in one day because of how good it was. I am now really looking forward to more books by Minka Kent in the future.

One of the only drawbacks that I found was that the beginning of the book was a little slow. I almost gave up on the book because it at first seemed like it wasn't going anywhere. Luckily I stuck with it because once I got past the first few chapters the story takes off! Had it not been slow for me in the beginning this would have easily been a 5 star read for me. Not every reader will find it slow, but I think I did because I was expecting one thing and got something else. In any event, it's a great one and I very much recommend it!

★★★★