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Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle Thompson
3.25
informative mysterious slow-paced

An interesting tale that is very heavy on the literary. Saoirse goes with her fiance Jack to his childhood home where his mother is gravely ill. She deals with mental health issues (diagnosed) and she sees things that aren't there and often doesn't know between dreams and reality. 

Her and Jack have a very strained relationship at this time because Jack treats her like she's crazy (that's the best word I can think to use). His parents look down on her not only because of her mental health but because she doesn't come from money.

She somehow slips through time to an ancestor of Jack's, Theo, who she grows to care for and falls into an affair with. But you and this host is cruel to them and treats them stay from each other time and time again.

It's an eerie, Gothic, haunting, mesmerizing story that ultimately helps the MCF choose her own destiny. Please make sure to read the author's note for background on her and why she wrote this book.