eserafina42's review against another edition
2.0
As other reviewers have said this book didn't actually start out that badly, despite the relatively poor writing (in addition to shaky grammar, this author has an inordinate fondness for the non-word "alright," which sometimes seemed to be on every other page). However, after Rose got to her new place of employment it just went right downhill in a mad whirl of vampires, fallen angels, demons and gypsies - not to mention rape and bloody slaughter.
engelsigh's review against another edition
4.0
When I read the synopsis for The House on Blackstone Moor I knew that I had to read it. It sounded incredibly intriguing and more than a little bit creepy. The story sounded very mysterious, and the gothic nature caught my attention. The story did not disappoint. I started it and couldn’t put it down until I finished it.
Rose Baines returns home to find that her father has slaughtered her whole family and then himself. She is taken to an asylum as a result of her distress. After a horrific span of time in the asylum, where she is assaulted, her psychiatrist, Dr. Bannion, recommends her for a governess position with friends of his. While she is preparing for the transition she spends a month living with Dr. Bannion and his housekeeper. While there, she begins to doubt her sanity as well as lose her trust in Dr. Bannion. Everywhere she turns is secrets.
When she starts her employment for Mr. & Mrs. Darton as governess for their children, she thinks her life could be changing for the positive. Rose loves the children, but over time she begins to notice creepy things about the children as well as Mr. & Mrs. Darton. By the time Rose starts to seriously question things, it could be too late. The Darton’s are more sinister than they appear and the conspiracy deeper than Rose could have ever imagined.
I don’t want to give away too much in my summary. This book was amazing! I really enjoyed the writing style and would love to read more books by Carole Gill. This is one book that I could not predict the ending. There were so many twists and turns that it kept me on the edge of my seat. The book contains so many horrors that it’s amazing that Rose could endure through the end.
The book contains vampires, demons, fallen angels, the macabre and the sinister. The relationship that develops between Rose and Mr. Darton is forbidden love, making it all the more interesting. Mrs. Darton’s devil worship and drunken debaucheries gives the story a taboo quality. The children make interesting secondary characters and they’re very likable, except for their slight creepiness.
A word for my readers, rape occurs in this book, and let the reader beware.
Rose Baines returns home to find that her father has slaughtered her whole family and then himself. She is taken to an asylum as a result of her distress. After a horrific span of time in the asylum, where she is assaulted, her psychiatrist, Dr. Bannion, recommends her for a governess position with friends of his. While she is preparing for the transition she spends a month living with Dr. Bannion and his housekeeper. While there, she begins to doubt her sanity as well as lose her trust in Dr. Bannion. Everywhere she turns is secrets.
When she starts her employment for Mr. & Mrs. Darton as governess for their children, she thinks her life could be changing for the positive. Rose loves the children, but over time she begins to notice creepy things about the children as well as Mr. & Mrs. Darton. By the time Rose starts to seriously question things, it could be too late. The Darton’s are more sinister than they appear and the conspiracy deeper than Rose could have ever imagined.
I don’t want to give away too much in my summary. This book was amazing! I really enjoyed the writing style and would love to read more books by Carole Gill. This is one book that I could not predict the ending. There were so many twists and turns that it kept me on the edge of my seat. The book contains so many horrors that it’s amazing that Rose could endure through the end.
The book contains vampires, demons, fallen angels, the macabre and the sinister. The relationship that develops between Rose and Mr. Darton is forbidden love, making it all the more interesting. Mrs. Darton’s devil worship and drunken debaucheries gives the story a taboo quality. The children make interesting secondary characters and they’re very likable, except for their slight creepiness.
A word for my readers, rape occurs in this book, and let the reader beware.
hetlevenvaneenboekenworm's review
5.0
you can find my review here
http://mybookaddiction.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-house-on-blackstone-moor-by.html
http://mybookaddiction.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-house-on-blackstone-moor-by.html
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