Theme Music – Book Review

An utterly propulsive and unpredictable psychological thriller from stunning new talent T. Marie Vandelly

For the lucky among us, life is what you make of it, but for Dixie Wheeler, the theme music for her story was chosen by another long ago, on the day her father butchered her mother and brothers and then slashed a knife across his own throat. Only one-year-old Dixie was left alive, infamously known as Baby Blue for the song left playing in the aftermath of the slaughter.

Twenty-five years later, Dixie is still desperate for a connection to the family she can’t remember, so when her childhood home goes up for sale, Dixie sets aside all reason and moves in, re-creating a macabre decor with her family’s salvaged furniture. But as the ghosts of her family seemingly begin to take up residence in the home that was once theirs, Dixie starts to question her own sanity and wonders if the evil force menacing her is that of her father, or a demon of her own making.

In order to make sense of her present, Dixie becomes determined to unravel the truth of her past and seeks out the detective who originally investigated the murders. But the more she learns, the more she opens up the uncomfortable possibility that the sins of her father may belong to another, and, perhaps most tragically, to Dixie herself. As bodies begin to pile up around her, Dixie must find a way to expose the lunacy behind her family’s massacre and redeem what little remains of her soul.

This book is actually a very interesting, creepy read.

Dixie Wheeler was known as Baby Blue back during the day. Her father axed her entire family but let Dixie survive the massacre. Dixie was just a baby and she was found by one of her brother’s friends Rory. When Dixie was found the radio was playing a song titled Blue Song, hence she was nicknamed Baby Blue. Now many years later, Dixie is now a young woman. Dixie wanted to learn more about her family and thus she purchased her former childhood house, much to her aunt being against it. As Dixie moves back into her childhood home, she starts feeling the presence of the family members–worse she start getting blackouts with no memory of what happened before…

This was creepy, disturbing and at times, weird when reading the book. Dixie seemed to be a very complex character but the chapters were a bit too long and there were some parts when I was little bored and nearly put down the book. There were some twists and turns, like in a thriller book and the ending was actually quiet unexpected, which increased my rating to a 3.5 stars. This book feel like the basic horror movies you watch on the TV.

IF you are looking for a Halloween read, check this book out. Worth 3.5 stars.