πŸ‘ΆπŸ‘ΆπŸ‘ΆπŸ‘Ά: The Unknown Beloved, by Amy Harmon

The Unknown Beloved

There is always such joy reading an Amy Harmon novel, regardless of the subject matter. Her stories inevitably stay with me long after the last page has been turned and it is such a privilege to behold the beauty of her work. Amy's writing always offers hope where there is none, especially when the promise of hope seems impossible...

"𝑰𝒕 π’Šπ’” 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’”π’–π’‡π’‡π’†π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’”π’•π’‚π’Žπ’‘π’” 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‡π’π’‚π’Žπ’†. 𝑰𝒕 π’Šπ’” 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔. 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 π’˜π’† 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 π’ƒπ’†π’π’Šπ’†π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ... π’Šπ’• π’”π’†π’†π’Žπ’” π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† π’˜π’† π’”π’π’π’˜π’π’š 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’‰π’–π’Žπ’‚π’π’Šπ’•π’š."

This time around Ms. Harmon takes her readers on a historical fiction journey through the darkest depths of humanity to ultimately uncover a most sinister evil. Eventually, she wraps us in a warm hug as she demonstrates that love does indeed conquer all.

Most aspects of this novel were based on true events, including gruesome murders that took place in Cleveland in the 1930s. In addition, most characters were real people, such as the famed Eliot Ness and lesser known special agent, Michael Malone, along with a slew of minor characters.

As always, Harmon adds a timeless love story that is all at once, incredibly complicated, yet strangely simple. This time around, an element of magical realism is thrown into this historical fiction story for good measure, because, let's be honest, she is capable of knocking EVERY SINGLE GENRE out of the park! And as usual, her insightful quotes are scattered throughout the novel:

"𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’” π’˜π’† π’Žπ’π’”π’• π’˜π’‚π’π’• 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒕 π’…π’π’˜π’, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 π’„π’‚π’“π’“π’š, 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’† 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’π’Šπ’—π’†π’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’π’”π’• π’Žπ’†π’‚π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ."

I know I've said it often, but let me reiterate, GO READ HER WORK! You won't be disappointed!

Many thanks to Amy Harmon for gifting me with this magnificent advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.

⚠️TW: Intensely graphic murder scenes, loss of a parent

Read 4/19/22
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