Review of The Legend of Rachel Petersen (Rev. Ed.)

[Juliet Blessing]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Legend of Rachel Petersen (Rev. Ed.)" by JT Baroni.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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The Legend of Rachel Petersen is a gripping novel about a sports writer, Christian Kane, who goes into complete disarray after failing to achieve the job promotion he so desperately desired. Shelby's husband, enraged and angry, quit his work to pursue a career as a fictional author. However, Christian quickly finds that writing a book is not as simple as he imagined. An attempt to write a spooky thriller book fails when his wife slaps him in the face with the brutal reality of his work.

An unforeseen encounter with a lone tomb in the woods sparks his imagination. He sits beside Rachel Petersen, the girl buried there, and tells her narrative in such detail and creativity that his wife can't get enough of it. Rachel Petersen, who migrated to Pennsylvania from Ohio when her mother died in 1863, is characterized as a vicious killer in legends. The novel becomes a best-seller as both a book and a movie. That's all there is to it, but is Rachel simply a figment of his imagination?

JT Baroni is unrivaled when it comes to crafting a compelling plot. In each chapter, he provides enough information to keep the reader interested but not enough to solve the puzzle of this infamous twelve-year-old killer's reputation. The author expertly blended the protagonist's real life, Christian Kane, with the legend of Rachel Petersen, making it feel like you were reading two books in one.

The book deserves a rating of five out of five stars. I could not find anything that could deduct even one star from the ranking. Because there were no spelling problems in the book, it is safe to assume that it is professionally edited. The intriguing plot set in three centuries—the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first—won me over.

This amazing work of art is best suited for an audience that appreciates topics such as: mystery, historical fiction, and romance.

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The Legend of Rachel Petersen (Rev. Ed.)
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[NetMassimo]

Romance is not my thing but the mystery seems intriguing and I'm curious about the connection with the past and its possible consequences. Thank you for your great review!