niinjah's review against another edition
5.0
A wonderful book. It captivated me from the start, and kept doing so until the last page. I liked the characters, and found the plot surprising and interesting.
hazeyjane_2's review against another edition
DNF. Too rambly and overly descriptive.
sallypaul's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed this mystery story. Good characters, great setting (Cornwell), and (almost) believable plot twists. I won't spoil it for anyone, but the very last twist was, in my opinion, one too many.
savagemommy's review against another edition
4.0
The complexity was hard to follow if I was reading while tired, but I loved the mystery.
morepagesplease's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed reading this novel. There were so many times I thought I had guessed the ending only to find that the author was leading me down a completely different path. I read some reviews that complained of the ending, but I didn't find it to pat or unbelievable. Often real life has the strangest coincidences.
elligraydee's review against another edition
3.0
I've always been satisfied when finishing a Kate Morton novel; they have great story line and description. But this one was somewhat cheese balls. While her descriptives are lovely (I now want to holiday in Cornwall!) the characters had nothing defining about them and thus, I wasn't gripped. That said, I did enjoy getting to know Eleanor in the early parts but she lost her spirit, also. Don't get my started on the ending. What was that?! Deadline??
valerylh's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it! This was my first Kate Morton book and I`ll definitely read more of her work. Really great story with a set of interesting characters. The book is long-ish but didn`t seem long because I was totally engaged in the story, which switched back and forth seamlessly between present day and the 1930`s. There are a few mysteries going on at once, all somewhat easy to figure out as you go along but that wasn`t disappointing. My opinion of the book dropped slightly below 5 stars near the end because not a single detail was left unexplained - it was just a little too wrapped up. I`m thinking, in particular, of Sadie et al figuring out Constance`s role in Mr Llewellyn`s death. I mean really, correct or not it was a leap for them to come up with that without real evidence. We were also told that Eleanor had figured it out (with evidence) and it would have been better to just leave it at that. This is a very minor part of the story though, so seems a little picky of me to mention it.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
tiaeli02's review against another edition
4.0
I was so excited to win this ARC, unfortunately it took me a lot longer than normal to read it (clearly not due to the book's quality but work has been crazy busy!!) but today I finished it and I'm glad to day I loved it! No surprise, really, as I've enjoyed every Kate Morton novel :)
Truly did not expect the ending so that was a huge plus! More of a 4.5 star rating though ;)
Truly did not expect the ending so that was a huge plus! More of a 4.5 star rating though ;)
thain's review against another edition
5.0
An English country manor house hiding deep dark family secrets = my idea of heaven.
nancidrum's review against another edition
2.0
I don't know what's going on with me in the past few months, but boy do I need a good book! With so many positive reviews, I was hoping this would be 4 stars, but instead could hardly give it 2 stars. The author just went on and on and on and after all the words I didn't even feel a strong connection to any of the characters. This was for a RL book group and also read during a challenge, so I just kept struggling to get it done. About halfway through, it finally picked up some, and I thought maybe it would get better, but then the ending...oh, the ending. Talk about tying everything up neatly with a pretty bow on top! Ugh. So unrealistic. I've heard her Secret Keeper is better, but it's going to be awhile before I take another chance on this author.