Rent Rebecca

What an engrossing novel. I could not put this book down. Many nights, I awoke with my face in its pages, realizing that I had been reading up until the moment where I had fallen asleep. Every time I thought I might have figured out the next turns of what seemed like a fairly simple plot, I would read a new plot twist. The turns in the story were shocking, but believable. The characters are layered, flawed, and always compelling, if not always likeable, and du Mauriers writing is gorgeous and vivid, perfectly suited for a story where the setting is such a critical element.