aliciasplendeur's review against another edition
4.0
The last couple of chapters made this book impossible to put down! I needed a whiskey after finishing this one.
Ava travels to a small coastal town in Maine to get away from her life in Boston and most importantly a tragic secret. The minute she walks into Brodie's Watch, the old home she is renting, she feels at peace in the home-until she starts to hear strange noises.
Right away this book drew me in and kept my attention from beginning to end.
#TheShapeOfNight #NetGalley
Ava travels to a small coastal town in Maine to get away from her life in Boston and most importantly a tragic secret. The minute she walks into Brodie's Watch, the old home she is renting, she feels at peace in the home-until she starts to hear strange noises.
Right away this book drew me in and kept my attention from beginning to end.
#TheShapeOfNight #NetGalley
scarr77's review against another edition
3.0
2.5
It was fine. The first few chapters were enough to give me the chills.
Bang In the Night Bingo Who You Gonna Call (Ghosts!)
It was fine. The first few chapters were enough to give me the chills.
Bang In the Night Bingo Who You Gonna Call (Ghosts!)
cinephilegirl_'s review against another edition
2.0
(spanish below) It was terrible. A Sort of retelling of The ghost and mrs Muir and repetitive. I Guess i should get a job writing recipes because she has indeed More money than me.
The horny Kinky ghost was a dealbraker for me
Hola si Tess me defraudaste esperaba más que un fantasma de un capitán calentón perversito y un villano re obvio. Nada un bajón
The horny Kinky ghost was a dealbraker for me
Hola si Tess me defraudaste esperaba más que un fantasma de un capitán calentón perversito y un villano re obvio. Nada un bajón
cassies_books_reviews's review against another edition
5.0
Ava Collette a cookbook author needing to getaway from some past memories, decides to rent a home in a coastal town in Maine. She tells everyone she needs space and quiet to begin writing a new book about New England cuisine. The old home she’s rented is called Brodie’s Watch named after it’s original owner Brodie a sea captain who died at sea over a hundred years ago. Soon after she arrives she learns the previous tenant another woman left abruptly even before her lease was up. One evening Ava begins to hear noises during the night soon she comes face to face with a ghost who looks just like Captain Brodie and she can feel him when he touches her face. She decides to dig into the homes history and soon discovers that the previous home owners have all died there and they were woman. As her feelings grow for the ghost of Captain Brodie and there were some steamy scenes, she begins to wonder if she stays there any longer she may be in danger herself! I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I found myself completely engrossed and it was hard to put down! This book will have you lost in the small town and the secrets they keep along with ghost and some steamy scenes mix in some mystery it’s the perfect combination! Five stars!
gneumann's review against another edition
3.0
2.5-3 stars
I have mixed feelings about this book. As a young, naive writer, I am reading as many books as possible to learn what good, and bad, writing looks like. And this book absolutely taught me a lot.
The story, without the interactions with Captain Brodie, was fun and drew me in. I really loved the prose, the imagery and narration, the storytelling. The mystery was fun - what's haunting Brodie's Watch? What's the history behind the mysterious disappearances of previous tenants? What secrets are the town hiding? I breezed through this book, not wanting to put it down.
Not wanting to put it down unless it was a scene with Captain Brodie himself.
The main thing that lowers the rating for me is the interactions with Brodie. They feel forced, stilted, awkward. I was not expecting the BDSM aspects in this book and they did not work for me, and I found myself cringing and skimming every scene that Brodie appeared.
That being said, this was a fun mystery and ghost story, and I do want to repeat how beautiful the imagery was. I loved the descriptions of the food, the sea, the house, the city. It was definitely a fun read, with the exception of the visits from Captain Brodie.
I have mixed feelings about this book. As a young, naive writer, I am reading as many books as possible to learn what good, and bad, writing looks like. And this book absolutely taught me a lot.
The story, without the interactions with Captain Brodie, was fun and drew me in. I really loved the prose, the imagery and narration, the storytelling. The mystery was fun - what's haunting Brodie's Watch? What's the history behind the mysterious disappearances of previous tenants? What secrets are the town hiding? I breezed through this book, not wanting to put it down.
Not wanting to put it down unless it was a scene with Captain Brodie himself.
The main thing that lowers the rating for me is the interactions with Brodie. They feel forced, stilted, awkward. I was not expecting the BDSM aspects in this book and they did not work for me, and I found myself cringing and skimming every scene that Brodie appeared.
That being said, this was a fun mystery and ghost story, and I do want to repeat how beautiful the imagery was. I loved the descriptions of the food, the sea, the house, the city. It was definitely a fun read, with the exception of the visits from Captain Brodie.
gneumnn's review against another edition
3.0
2.5-3 stars
I have mixed feelings about this book. As a young, naive writer, I am reading as many books as possible to learn what good, and bad, writing looks like. And this book absolutely taught me a lot.
The story, without the interactions with Captain Brodie, was fun and drew me in. I really loved the prose, the imagery and narration, the storytelling. The mystery was fun - what's haunting Brodie's Watch? What's the history behind the mysterious disappearances of previous tenants? What secrets are the town hiding? I breezed through this book, not wanting to put it down.
Not wanting to put it down unless it was a scene with Captain Brodie himself.
The main thing that lowers the rating for me is the interactions with Brodie. They feel forced, stilted, awkward. I was not expecting the BDSM aspects in this book and they did not work for me, and I found myself cringing and skimming every scene that Brodie appeared.
That being said, this was a fun mystery and ghost story, and I do want to repeat how beautiful the imagery was. I loved the descriptions of the food, the sea, the house, the city. It was definitely a fun read, with the exception of the visits from Captain Brodie.
I have mixed feelings about this book. As a young, naive writer, I am reading as many books as possible to learn what good, and bad, writing looks like. And this book absolutely taught me a lot.
The story, without the interactions with Captain Brodie, was fun and drew me in. I really loved the prose, the imagery and narration, the storytelling. The mystery was fun - what's haunting Brodie's Watch? What's the history behind the mysterious disappearances of previous tenants? What secrets are the town hiding? I breezed through this book, not wanting to put it down.
Not wanting to put it down unless it was a scene with Captain Brodie himself.
The main thing that lowers the rating for me is the interactions with Brodie. They feel forced, stilted, awkward. I was not expecting the BDSM aspects in this book and they did not work for me, and I found myself cringing and skimming every scene that Brodie appeared.
That being said, this was a fun mystery and ghost story, and I do want to repeat how beautiful the imagery was. I loved the descriptions of the food, the sea, the house, the city. It was definitely a fun read, with the exception of the visits from Captain Brodie.
helenlouise0304's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
limonik's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars! I could not put this book down and read it in less than 24 hours. Brodie’s Watch reminded me of du Maurier’s The Frenchman’s Creek because of the theme of the mysterious captain. The story follows Ava as she deserts her past in Boston and comes to Brodie’s Watch to finish her cooking book. She is visited by the ghost of Captain Brodie, the first owner of the house and faces the consequences of her past actions. A Very atmospheric, gothic story about ghosts, metaphysics and murders...
madjuliet's review against another edition
2.0
I love this author’s Rizzoli and Isles series but I was disappointed in this book. There wasn’t much plot and overall it was unoriginal.