A review by merieshenanigans
Gilt Hollow, by Lorie Langdon
4.0
This book certainly exceeded my expectations.
GILT HOLLOW is the first novel I have read by Lorie Langdon, and I enjoyed it enough to be sure that I'll soon be picking up her other works. This book is a Young Adult Mystery/Romance of some sort, although I have heard it been called a Thriller (?). And yes, it was very thrilling, page-turning read.
The story is set in the small fictitious town of Gilt Hollow. Its cozy autumnal background made for a perfect October read, which I happened to partake by chance, by the way. Langdon is very skilled at writing descriptive and realistic scenes, which only helped to make the story feel even more comfortable. Despite its whole dark-mystery-thriller-feel, I mean.
The characters were awesome. Both Willow Lamott and Ashton Keller have earned award medals from my heart :) Willow made a likable protagonist, and she was very relatable. Ashton, on the other hand, was yet another dark and brooding hero on my shelf of romantic stories... *thoughtful realization* BUT THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE HE WAS AWESOME. Also, I loved Lisa's character and I really wish she had some more screen-time!!
The villain(s?) was (were?) perfectly villainous! And a little over-the-top too, actually, but of course that would have to be the case to fit in with the storyline. Which is fine by me.
Some of the content was a little suggestive, but it was kept to a slight minimum and nothing really happened, only hinted at. There was some violence, but it was not elaborated on or glorified, even though it could be considered a little graphic for some. However, overall it was a fairly clean read, so, four stars.
GILT HOLLOW is the first novel I have read by Lorie Langdon, and I enjoyed it enough to be sure that I'll soon be picking up her other works. This book is a Young Adult Mystery/Romance of some sort, although I have heard it been called a Thriller (?). And yes, it was very thrilling, page-turning read.
The story is set in the small fictitious town of Gilt Hollow. Its cozy autumnal background made for a perfect October read, which I happened to partake by chance, by the way. Langdon is very skilled at writing descriptive and realistic scenes, which only helped to make the story feel even more comfortable. Despite its whole dark-mystery-thriller-feel, I mean.
The characters were awesome. Both Willow Lamott and Ashton Keller have earned award medals from my heart :) Willow made a likable protagonist, and she was very relatable. Ashton, on the other hand, was yet another dark and brooding hero on my shelf of romantic stories... *thoughtful realization* BUT THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE HE WAS AWESOME. Also, I loved Lisa's character and I really wish she had some more screen-time!!
The villain(s?) was (were?) perfectly villainous! And a little over-the-top too, actually, but of course that would have to be the case to fit in with the storyline. Which is fine by me.
Some of the content was a little suggestive, but it was kept to a slight minimum and nothing really happened, only hinted at. There was some violence, but it was not elaborated on or glorified, even though it could be considered a little graphic for some. However, overall it was a fairly clean read, so, four stars.