Slow-paced, somewhat dark story -- A Stillness of Chimes

The only other book I have read by Meg Moseley is Gone South, which I found to be a fun read.  (Here is a link to my review.)  So I decided to try another of her books.

A Stillness of Chimes is an interesting story with romance, mystery,  suspense.  Meg Moseley is very descriptive with her writing and does a good job of putting the reader into the setting of her story.  It is easy to feel some of the characters' pain as they deal with struggles of their present and past lives.

The story as a whole, however, was a little dark and slow paced for my preference.  Certain aspects of the plot seemed to drag a little and lead to predictable ends, while other pieces didn't quite fit together smoothly.  Not a bad story at all -- just not my favorite.

Thanks to Blogging for Books for providing a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

About the Book (from publisher's website)

What if the pain of the past revealed an unknown sacrifice that changes everything?

When teacher Laura Gantt comes home to Prospect, Georgia to settle her recently-deceased mother’s household, the last thing she expects to encounter is a swirl of rumors about the father she lost to the lake twelve years ago—that he has reportedly been seen around town. Elliott Gantt’s body was never found and he was presumed dead.

Reeling from the sharp loss of a parent, Laura must now grapple with painful memories surrounding her father’s disappearance and the sense of abandonment she experienced after his death. Life-long friend and former beau Sean Halloran wants nothing more than to protect Laura from the far-fetched stories of Elliott’s resurrection and to care for her, but he has his own reasons, troubling echoes from his childhood, to put Elliott’s disappearance to rest.

Working together, Laura and Sean begin to uncover the truth, one mired in the wooded peaks and deep waters of the Blue Ridge Mountains surrounding Prospect. Can they fathom how many secrets the steep hills hold? With surprising facts revealed, will Laura be able to understand the sacrificial choices made that forever changed her life? And can love and a peace with God be rekindled in her heart after so much time has passed?

About the Author

Meg Moseley is still a Californian at heart although she's lived more than half her life in other states. Holding jobs that ranged from candle-maker to administrative assistant, Meg eventually contributed human-interest pieces for a suburban edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Contemporary fiction remains her real love, and she's the author of When Sparrows Fall and Gone South. She lives in Atlanta near the foothills of the Southern Appalachians with her husband.

Meg Moseley is still a Californian at heart although she's lived more than half her life in other states. Holding jobs that ranged from candle-maker to administrative assistant, Meg eventually contributed human-interest pieces for a suburban edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Contemporary fiction remains her real love, and she's the author of When Sparrows Fall and Gone South. She lives in Atlanta near the foothills of the Southern Appalachians with her husband. - See more at: http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/author-spotlight.php?authorid=123046#sthash.fRanFUka.dpuf

Meg Moseley is still a Californian at heart although she's lived more than half her life in other states. Holding jobs that ranged from candle-maker to administrative assistant, Meg eventually contributed human-interest pieces for a suburban edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Contemporary fiction remains her real love, and she's the author of When Sparrows Fall and Gone South. She lives in Atlanta near the foothills of the Southern Appalachians with her husband. - See more at: http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/author-spotlight.php?authorid=123046#sthash.fRanFUka.dpuf