My name is Mackenzie Bartholomew, or at least it was. I’m staring at my dead body, lying in a casket. I was a healthy, thirty-nine-year-old mother of three. I have so many questions but very few answers. Was I murdered? Did I commit suicide? I don’t know if I’m in some sort of purgatory or if I’ve gone straight to hell. I’m stuck somewhere in between life and death, forced to travel back in time … time to relive moments from my past, ones I’d rather forget. I’m desperate to piece together the details surrounding my death. If I don’t, I fear my soul will never find rest. Chock full of family drama, secrets, betrayal, and lies, Somewhere in Between is a Psychological Thriller with wicked twists that will keep you hooked until the last page.
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I am at a loss for words when it comes to describing this book. It hit me in feels hard. Having experienced similar trauma earlier in my life I could relate immensely with McKenzie. Everytime I had to set this book down I was constantly counting the minutes until I could pick it up again. This one was different from her previous work and felt (as well as read) way more personal. Dawn is a phenomenal writer and it shows in her relatable characters. Not just the ones we grow to love but also the ones we love to hate. Matt is the perfect example of what it means to be a narcissist. How she knows so well how the mind of such a person operates is displayed tactfully and perfectly in this villainous man. I felt myself actually recoil at certain parts where he was being particularly cruel in remembrance of similar things I’ve experienced. Linda was also a character that was very well done and on point. Overall this was an endearing journey of one woman’s battle with monsters of the human kind. It draws the line between love, trust, pain, and hope. I highly recommend it for those who love heavy emotional reads with twisted suspense.
Once again, Dawn Hosmer has written a story with compelling, rich, believable characters. You’ll fall in love with them (and love to hate others). They’ll keep you turning the pages, And yes, sometimes they’ll break your heart.
In Somewhere in Between, thirty-nine-year-old Mackenzie’s spirit can’t leave the Earth until she finds out why she died. She doesn’t think she would’ve committed suicide, but she can’t be sure. She travels back in time, viewing herself at various ages, picking up clues that might help her find out why she’s dead.
I love a good mystery, and this one kept me guessing. Above all, however, this is a book about families and human relationships.
There’s an inherent tragedy in a book with a dead main character, but as always, Hosmer brings light into the heartbreak. We fall in love with Mackenzie’s kids and her aunt. (Aunt Lillian was my favorite character.) We see family relationships falter, but others are strengthened.
This is a worthwhile, heart-wrenching (yet enjoyable) read with the quality and depth I’ve grown to expect from Hosmer’s works.
Another great read by Dawn Hosmer! I absolutely adored Bits and Pieces, and Somewhere In Between was a pleasant surprise. This book has all the twists I enjoy as a reader and it was riveting to observe Mackenzie try to piece together the events of her own demise. Definitely recommended for anyone who enjoys suspenseful thrillers.
Somewhere In Between by Dawn Hosmer
Very twisted thriller!! I loved the switched between now and memory and each memory gave you another piece of the puzzle. Great story, very addicting!
Man, what a story! This book has a lot of back and forth, but is is really needed to get the full story of what happened and what is going on. I saw the ending happening before we got there but it was such a fun listen all the way through. This is a first book from Dawn Hosmer I believe but will definitely not be my last.
Creative, chilling, and a twist I didn’t see coming.
Dawn Hosmer knocks it out of the park…again! I love how this author isn’t afraid to reveal the emotionally disturbed side of her characters. While Mackenzie had made more than her share of poor choices in her life, the outcome was not one she deserved. I highly recommend this read.
If you’ve never picked up a novel by Dawn Hosmer, I cannot suggest strongly enough that you remedy that. What makes Hosmer’s books so tragic is that every character is so real. The situations her characters find themselves in happen every day around the world. In some instances, it’s like she’s lived inside my head. Hosmer and her characters along with their situations bring to life and awareness the things we think, the choices we make, and the reasons we make them, and examines them from all angles, even the uncomfortable ones.
Somewhere in Between opens with our main character Mackenzie peering down at herself at her own funeral, and the plot twists back and forth from Now and Then as she struggles to uncover the truth about her death. And just like with The End of Echoes, my stomach was twisted, desperately wanting to change Mackenzie’s choices or to protect her from the ones she made. And while this story is definitely full of tragedy, it’s also filled with love and hope, and I fully believe this story can change the right someone’s life.
I can’t recommend this book enough times because it has everything I’ve come to love and expect from a Hosmer read.