April 2023: They Call Her Dirty Sally

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Title:They Call Her Dirty SALLY

Author:Amy Matayo

Publisher: Independent

Genre: Fiction/Mystery

Pages: 374 

Rating: 4/5 Stars

Summary:For years, the town of Silver Bell, Arkansas has quietly mourned the hospital fire that claimed the lives of nine of its residents—the town doctor, a young expectant mother, and seven infants. So, when journalist Finn Hardwick is assigned the story as part of a national thirtieth anniversary memorial service, he arrives at the town ready to interview its residents, thinking they’ll be ready to share and eager to make headlines.He isn’t prepared for the resistance. Or for what appears to be a collective unwillingness to answer his questions.Faced with one roadblock after another, Finn enlists the help of Billi Ellis, the young motel receptionist that everyone in the town seems to like. Maybe she can get them to open up to him. Maybe she can help him make sense of everything he keeps uncovering. Especially the unexpected tie this tragedy appears to have to his own life.A tie that leads him directly to the old woman who seems to hold the key to everything. The woman everyone avoids…the woman they call “dirty”…the woman who hasn’t spoken a word to anyone since the day the hospital burned.

The writing in this novel is lackluster and really bad. There were places that needed editing and also the headings for each chapter didn't always seem to align. While interesting, the plot was highly predictable, and the character development was superficial at best. It did catch my attention, and it was easy to get through. The way Maytayo wrote kept me on edge trying to find out the mystery until the very end. 

Memorable Quotes/Morals: Don't judge books by their covers. Being a participant in bullying and marginalization can simply be just not standing up for what is right. 

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Started/Finished: 4/14 Start Finished 4/30

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