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jen_baroness_mom's review
4.0
Blackvine Manor by Wendy Meadows is a wonderful paranormal mystery story with the perfect amount of spookiness and a touch of romance.
Will Alexis find what she's looking for at Blackvine Manor?
This is a collection of novellas put together to complete the tale. We have a haunted apartment complex, numerous ghosts, a cold case murder, a jewel thief, a psychic or two and a medium, a ghost chaser, and the descendants of the cold cases. I love the setting. Blackvine Manor sounds very old Hollywood glamorous, with a few repairs needed. However, I love that it is kept original for the most part. Also, I would so be living in that beautiful penthouse apartment.
Alexis Cole
Alexis recently lost her job at an advertising agency, forcing her to rethink everything. Now she is on a quest to find her mother, master her newly found psychic abilities, and figure out the mystery of the Blackvine Manor, her new residence. And she found a guy. Her father isn't happy about any of these things. He thought he had raised her to be different from her mother.
I like Alexis. She's nice, friendly, and has a good heart. Her psychic abilities are pretty cool. I would be her friend. My favorite is she stands up to Maxwell regarding her gifts. She has a lot of character growth during her tale. She seems to find a happy ending. I hope they are living in the penthouse apartment at Blackvine Manor.
Four Stars
I love the premise, characters, and the setting of the book. However, the way the novellas bounced around was a bit disconnected. My rating for Blackvine Manor by Wendy Meadows mystery is four stars. Ms. Meadows has grown as a writer since she wrote these novellas. If you have time, be sure to check out her newer works.
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Blackvine Manor by Wendy Meadows.
Until the next time,
~Jen
If you would like to see other reviews like this one, check out Baroness Book Trove.
Will Alexis find what she's looking for at Blackvine Manor?
This is a collection of novellas put together to complete the tale. We have a haunted apartment complex, numerous ghosts, a cold case murder, a jewel thief, a psychic or two and a medium, a ghost chaser, and the descendants of the cold cases. I love the setting. Blackvine Manor sounds very old Hollywood glamorous, with a few repairs needed. However, I love that it is kept original for the most part. Also, I would so be living in that beautiful penthouse apartment.
Alexis Cole
Alexis recently lost her job at an advertising agency, forcing her to rethink everything. Now she is on a quest to find her mother, master her newly found psychic abilities, and figure out the mystery of the Blackvine Manor, her new residence. And she found a guy. Her father isn't happy about any of these things. He thought he had raised her to be different from her mother.
I like Alexis. She's nice, friendly, and has a good heart. Her psychic abilities are pretty cool. I would be her friend. My favorite is she stands up to Maxwell regarding her gifts. She has a lot of character growth during her tale. She seems to find a happy ending. I hope they are living in the penthouse apartment at Blackvine Manor.
Four Stars
I love the premise, characters, and the setting of the book. However, the way the novellas bounced around was a bit disconnected. My rating for Blackvine Manor by Wendy Meadows mystery is four stars. Ms. Meadows has grown as a writer since she wrote these novellas. If you have time, be sure to check out her newer works.
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Blackvine Manor by Wendy Meadows.
Until the next time,
~Jen
If you would like to see other reviews like this one, check out Baroness Book Trove.
katiya's review
4.0
3.75 Stars
This was another of those books that I really wanted to love, but just couldn't quite make the connection. Also, the ending was rather abrupt and even though everything was tied up nicely, it seemed as though something was missing.
This was another of those books that I really wanted to love, but just couldn't quite make the connection. Also, the ending was rather abrupt and even though everything was tied up nicely, it seemed as though something was missing.
thesleepyreader79's review
4.0
I'm going to give this a solid 3.5 stars. I have read several books by this author, and I have enjoyed them. I received this book free for an honest review.
Alexis Cole has just moved into The Blackvine Manor Apartments when she starts experiencing some strange things. She sees apparitions and hears music that no one else hears. The manor is a notoriously haunted place. The landlord of the manor is a hunky, dark haired man named Maxwell and his grandparents once lived in and owned the manor. One night Alexis is led to the basement where she discovers the bones of Maxwells grandmother, Delia. She also sees her mother's spirit on the premises, even though she disappeared when Alexis was 10. What happened to her mother and who killed Delia and buried her in the basement? Can Alexis figure out how to control and harness her powers and solve the mystery of happened at Blackvine Manor.
I really liked the basis of the story; a haunted apartment complex, a woman with paranormal powers and the mystery of some stolen jewels and the murder of a woman who was buried in the basement of the manor. However, there were inconsistencies that were hard to overlook; the ages and timing of the characters, and there were several times where the events ended abruptly or something new would happen but there was no explanation. But my biggest complaint is the ending. I felt it was disjointed and abrupt. I wanted so much more from the last chapter and epilogue. I really needed more of a wrap up.
Alexis Cole has just moved into The Blackvine Manor Apartments when she starts experiencing some strange things. She sees apparitions and hears music that no one else hears. The manor is a notoriously haunted place. The landlord of the manor is a hunky, dark haired man named Maxwell and his grandparents once lived in and owned the manor. One night Alexis is led to the basement where she discovers the bones of Maxwells grandmother, Delia. She also sees her mother's spirit on the premises, even though she disappeared when Alexis was 10. What happened to her mother and who killed Delia and buried her in the basement? Can Alexis figure out how to control and harness her powers and solve the mystery of happened at Blackvine Manor.
I really liked the basis of the story; a haunted apartment complex, a woman with paranormal powers and the mystery of some stolen jewels and the murder of a woman who was buried in the basement of the manor. However, there were inconsistencies that were hard to overlook; the ages and timing of the characters, and there were several times where the events ended abruptly or something new would happen but there was no explanation. But my biggest complaint is the ending. I felt it was disjointed and abrupt. I wanted so much more from the last chapter and epilogue. I really needed more of a wrap up.
justasking27's review
2.0
This was very OK. You definitely need to read all the novellas in this set to have any idea what happened, and some of the explanations and descriptions were very confusing. I did not find the ending very satisfying either, and the characters all felt rather flat. Overall, an OK mental escape into a world of ghosts and psychics, but I'm glad I didn't pay money for it.
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