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maecar's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
It’s a cliffhanger!! 🤦🏼♀️ I don’t ever read Nora Roberts Books because I don’t particularly need the language or smut, but this one didn’t seem too bad on that part. Sonja ends up discovering her past when an uncle she didn’t know she had, leaves the family manor and mystery to her. She uproots her life and discovers that the haunted manor truly is hers, along with the mystery of the lost/murdered brides.
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Murder
witcheep's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The book sets the goals and questions for this series: to find out more about the inheritance and the curse, and how to stop the curse from continuing. Even if we get a suggested solution and the supernatural keeps getting grander, the ending feels a little unsatisfying with how much is still unanswered. The ending is a cliffhanger of sorts: you'll know something BIG is happening, but it's only just starting now.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Death, Suicide, Dementia, and Death of parent
thebookdragon_ut's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
What made this book for me was the setting. The whole premise of the book is that the main character, Sonya, is given ownership of a Victorian mansion on the upper east coast in Maine. This mansion is seriously my dream. I currently live in a smaller victorian in a small town, and the description of this estate absolutely hooked me. I wanted so badly to live there, with hauntings and all. Now, this is at it's essence a ghost story, so the romance was kind of meh. But the backstory of the ghosts and what was happening was very interesting. I really enjoyed the interweaving of stories of each ghost and how they fit together. And I'll be reading the second book for their stories, not for the protagonists.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
breereads247's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
What can I say Nora dod again. The book has all the elements in it from emotional, spooky, love and romance, funny. The only thing I would change is….nothing. I appreciated the imagery and the fact that it was not a dull moment. Thr book took off but it wasn’t a face paced like an action film but just enough to keep the reader engaged. Can’t wait to see what book two has in-store. Sonia finally found the mirror!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Definitely a ghost story
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