Historical fiction mixed with mystery and thriller.....what more could you ask for???? This book checked all the boxes for me, and I absolutely loved it. If you are a fan of books that are written in different timelines, and going back and forth between the characters then you will enjoy this book. The only thing I would change is more character development. Other than that, this book was very enjoyable for me.

I will be recommending this book to my friends, as well as the book club I am involved in.

I always love thrillers as well as historical fiction so, if the two of them are combined, it should really be something special, right? Not necessarily. This story was told in alternating time lines and the switching back and forth between characters, places, and times felt abrupt and a bit confusing. I almost didn't finish this book but, as it was on the shorter side, I hung on until the end. This book had a lot of potential but I think it needed to be bit better thought out and presented and maybe a bit longer so that we could ease into the character, location, and time changes rather than the sudden switches that disrupted the books felt jarring.
Thank you, NetGalley, for the chance to read this ARC.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for a copy of this book, I enjoyed it and would recommend it. It’s a solid 3/5 stars for me.

Overall I couldn’t really get into this book. It was giving more a YA writing style. And also the story jumped from the past to a more present time, which was hard to follow. I felt like the actual book also was not as captivating with my interest. It is a shorter book though and a quick read, which is a plus!

The premise of this book pulled me in and the story itself was interesting enough. However, the switches in timeline confuse me and the story dragged on longer than it needed to. Unfortunately, not for me.

This book wasn’t what I’d hoped. The timeline was too jumpy and I didn’t feel I connected with the characters. The story could be confusing at times and it didn’t hold my attention for long.

I thought the book was great, While it was a little confusing I was able to understand everything after re-reading a few pages.
it was a really interesting storyline and that alone kept me going.

The story itself was interesting and important, but I felt like it was too wordy. It didn't grab my attention as I had hoped

This thriller just did not work for me. The premise was super interesting, but it was just messy messy mess. The characters, the pacing, the timeline. Mess.

Thank you to netgalley for the e-arc.

Dear Aunt Addi is a novel told in multiple timeframes, skipping back and forth between modern day and the 1970s. It takes place in small towns in both Louisiana and Texas. It all starts with a mysterious event in 1895 when an eleven year old boy witnesses something that he shouldn't. Because of that event, which is alluded to over and over and over before things are explained, a family is cursed and weird things happen in Butterville, LA. Deaths occur until finally, in 1975, an aunt flees with her niece to Texas and tries to start again. That niece is a middle-aged woman telling the story in modern times.

The flip flopping between times, places and characters was confusing. I became impatient with the mysterious event of the 1800s. This book is definitely for upper grades and older. While there is nothing inherently bad with the book, I don't think middle grades would find it interesting.

I was given a copy of this book for free, but all opinions are my own.