Jennifer Thorne Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Das diesjährige Reiseziel der Familie Pace scheint perfekt: eine luxuriöse Villa inmitten der Toskana. Für Tochter Anna ist die Reise eine einzige Belastungsprobe; sie will die gemeinsamen Tage nur irgendwie überstehen. Doch die Villa Taccola beherbergt Schlimmeres als ihre zerrüttete Familie. Nachts hört man ein seltsames Kratzen im Turmzimmer, und obwohl der Vermieter eindringlich davor warnt, die verschlossene Tür zu öffnen, findet sich ein Schlüssel, der perfekt passt. Von Neugier überwältigt, verschaffen sich die Gäste Zugang – und setzen etwas frei, das sich nicht länger einsperren lässt. Und dieses Etwas richtet seine Aufmerksamkeit auf Anna. Esquire: »Ein gotisches Juwel! Pack es für deinen nächsten Urlaub ein und vermeide es, mit deiner Familie darüber zu sprechen.« Nat Cassidy: »Jennifer Thorne schickt dich mit Diavola direkt in einen Urlaub aus der Hölle. Die herrlich dysfunktionale Familiendynamik zieht dich in ihren Bann, während die Angst dir bis in die Knochen fährt.« Gabriel Dylan: »Stellt euch vor: Der Exorzist trifft auf Spuk in Hill House in einer unheimlichen toskanischen Villa mit viel Atmosphäre und einem Hauch von schwarzem Humor. Genial!« Clay McLeod Chapman: »Das ist kein altmodisches italienisches Gothic-Drama, sondern eine literarische Schlinge, die einem um die Kehle gelegt wird – und mein Gott, wie sie zudrückt!«

"Anna only has one rule for the annual Pace family vacations: tread lightly, and survive. It isn't easy when she's the only who doesn't seem to fit in. Her twin brother Benny goes with the flow so much he's practically dissolved, and her high-strung older sister Nicole is so used to everyone - including her blandly docile husband and two young daughters - falling in line that Anna often ends up chastised for simply asking a question. Her Mom is baffled by Anna's life choices (why waste her artistic talent at an ad agency?), and her Dad - well, he just wants a little peace and quiet. The gorgeous villa outside a remote Tuscan town seems like the perfect place to endure so much family time - not to mention Benny's demanding new boyfriend, Christopher. If her family becomes too much to handle, then at least Anna can wander off to a wine tasting or lose herself in an art gallery. That is, until strange things start to happen - strange noises at night, food rotting within hours, dreams that feel more like memories. Then, the unsettling warnings from the locals: don't open the tower door. But Anna does open it. And what she releases threatens to devour her family - that is, if her family doesn't tear itself apart first."--

Wicker Man meets Final Destination in Jennifer Thorne's atmospheric, unsettling folk horror novel about love, duty, and community. On the idyllic island of Lute, every seventh summer, seven people die. No more, no less. Lute and its inhabitants are blessed, year after year, with good weather, good health, and good fortune. They live a happy, superior life, untouched by the war that rages all around them. So it’s only fair that every seven years, on the day of the tithe, the island’s gift is honored. Nina Treadway is new to The Day. A Florida girl by birth, she became a Lady through her marriage to Lord Treadway, whose family has long protected the island. Nina’s heard about The Day, of course. Heard about the horrific tragedies, the lives lost, but she doesn’t believe in it. It's all superstitious nonsense. Stories told to keep newcomers at bay and youngsters in line. Then The Day begins. And it's a day of nightmares, of grief, of reckoning. But it is also a day of community. Of survival and strength. Of love, at its most pure and untamed. When The Day ends, Nina—and Lute—will never be the same.

This debut young adult novel blends elements of My Life Next Door and The Princess Diaries. After losing her mother, Kate discovers her estranged father is a powerful politician running for president. As she navigates her new life, she grapples with identity, family dynamics, and complicated romance amidst political pressures.