By: Sam Defazio

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It was July 25th and I was in dire need to break out of a binge of Stephen King I was reading and listening to. I had wandered for a while through the bookstore with a few King paperbacks already in my hand when I came across a small round dark brown table. On the table there were two things. One was a book cover of a TV covered with fake wax blood spots that was left on a channel of static. That drew my attention almost immediately. The second thing was copies of a book call Home Is Where The Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose.

As I picked up the book to look it over an employee from Barnes & Noble from behind me said “These ones are selling fast”. I put the book with my Stephen King paperbacks and bought it that day. I never expected that I might have just picked up one of the most emotional “Who Done It” stories that’s ever came across my eyes. The story centers around a broken family of siblings coming together as their mother passes away. As they are going through their mom’s things they come across old VHS tapes of their childhood. One of these tapes will change their lives forever when it brings upon a mystery of murder and it’s up to them to solve it. For only being just under three hundred pages this book never felt like it was rambling or trying to fit too much in. It’s well paced and very well written. Each character brings in a perspective that will emotionally destroy the reader. twists and turns at every corner that might make M. Night Shyamalan blush. Never have I read a book by Jeneva Rose and now I want to read her entire catalogue. If you’re looking for a new book to sink your teeth into this one might just be the one for you.