I discovered gothic novels as a teenager, in our small public library that was housed in a...well, old house. It was creaky and tiny and smelled musty...but I LOVED it. And spending time in it. I'm not sure if I liked gothics b/c I was hooked on mysteries (thank you, Nancy Drew?) or vice versa but I...
Since Moonrise is an homage to a beloved classic, it is not surprising that there are plenty of similarities between the two. Both have the famous house, a beloved first wife who died under mysterious circumstances, a second wife forced to bear the inevitable comparisons, questions about their marri...
I would give this book 4.5 stars. I loved several of the characters--Corinne, Julia, Lanier. Although I think six girls was too ambitious--Rosanelle, Aster, and Bird were really underdeveloped by comparison--the others were richly drawn. At one point, I couldn't breathe because I felt Julia's emotio...
I'll tell you what I think of this book, just as soon as I figure out what I think about this book.
I just got this book from my favorite thrift store for books. As I'm reading the reviews, I notice that there are two reviews that are exactly the same; one by someone named Alice, one by someone named Sharon Reyes. I left comments on both. What is up with that? Is this done to bring the star lev...
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