by Sara Foster
A quite readable modern gothic suspense story. The ending was a bit too pat for my tastes and the heroine was somewhat passive but the atmosphere of the Yorkshire moors made the book worth the time.
For an innocuous thriller, this book provoked a lot of emotion in me, and gave me much to chew over in terms of my expectations of a book, a heroine, and a story. The premise of this book is simple: Grace, new mom, has moved to rural Yorkshire with her husband and their three-month old daughter. O...
I must admit that I was impressed with this Netgalley acquisition. It sounded good but I became concerned when it started off a bit slow for my liking then *BAM* about 100 pages in it took off and I was frequently scratching my head, until a great ending!! This author's mysteries I would def. seek o...
Would I consider a book just because of the cover? Well, yes! However the gothic, creepy storyline looks juicy too. Maybe one for winter.ETA - Blair rated this 2*
Sara Foster's Beneath the Shadows successfully brings back the tradition of a truly Gothic novel, yet one with a modern twist. After the unexpected and unexplained disappearance of her beloved husband, Grace is forced to pull her life back together for the sake of their daughter. Yet, how can she do...
This story is about Grace, who leaves her city life behind and moves to North Yorkshire with her husband and baby daughter. After a week from their transportation, her husband vanishes without a trace and Grace leaves the North Yorkshire with her daughter... A year later, Grace decides to go back to...
'There was something beautiful about this place, she thought - in daylight, the raw, untouched vista had the power to stop your mind for a moment. Here, you didn't have to look up to see the sky, it came right down and met you, ever present beyond the ceaseless shifting of color, clouds, and light.'...
While not without it’s flaws, this novel kept me engaged enough to stick with it to the end. When they receive an inheritance of a small cottage, a young couple, Grace and Adam, come with their baby daughter, Millie, to a small village where Adam had spent some time as a youth. Not long after arrivi...