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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This review was originally posted on Ideally Inspired Reviews
Thank you to the publisher for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review
If you know me, you know I’m a sucker for stories about necromancers and ghosts. I’m not sure why, but I am. As soon as I read the synopsis for this book, I knew I had to read it. Now before you start thinking I’m an easy sell, let me enlighten you. No matter how enticing or interesting a blurb is, it’s up to the story and the characters to win me over. If anything, I’m probably a tad pickier when it comes to stories with necromancy involved. I’ve read too many books where it was executed poorly.
Luckily, I can say that Hester Fox did not let me down. I was ensnared from the first chapter. Tabby wormed her way into my heart almost immediately. I couldn’t help but feel for her. I can’t imagine being on my own at the age of 12. I really admire her strength and resilience. Caleb, our love interest, was also an interesting character. I really like how the author wrote his character arc. He grew a lot from the first time we met him.
I don’t want to spoil the plot. All I’ll say is that this book will sneak up on you. You don’t realize how mesmerized you are by it until you’ve turned the last page. I’ll definitely be checking out more of Hester Fox’s books now.
Thank you to the publisher for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review
If you know me, you know I’m a sucker for stories about necromancers and ghosts. I’m not sure why, but I am. As soon as I read the synopsis for this book, I knew I had to read it. Now before you start thinking I’m an easy sell, let me enlighten you. No matter how enticing or interesting a blurb is, it’s up to the story and the characters to win me over. If anything, I’m probably a tad pickier when it comes to stories with necromancy involved. I’ve read too many books where it was executed poorly.
Luckily, I can say that Hester Fox did not let me down. I was ensnared from the first chapter. Tabby wormed her way into my heart almost immediately. I couldn’t help but feel for her. I can’t imagine being on my own at the age of 12. I really admire her strength and resilience. Caleb, our love interest, was also an interesting character. I really like how the author wrote his character arc. He grew a lot from the first time we met him.
I don’t want to spoil the plot. All I’ll say is that this book will sneak up on you. You don’t realize how mesmerized you are by it until you’ve turned the last page. I’ll definitely be checking out more of Hester Fox’s books now.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
fast-paced
It wasn't super terrible but man it had me rolling my eyes...a lot. I also felt like the timeline was super off sometimes. It seemed like Caleb was able to get to London in the same day that Tabby was running around in Boston. Then he comes back from London and that also seemed like it was light speed. These people are on a boat - how quick could it have been? Weeks at least, right?
I also wanted WAY more of Tabby's story. I mostly hated her interactions with Caleb.
I also wanted WAY more of Tabby's story. I mostly hated her interactions with Caleb.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Original review can be found at: http://www.nerdprobs.com/books/book-review-the-orphan-of-cemetery-hill-by-hester-fox/
**A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
When this book came across my email with a bunch of fall books up for review I knew that I needed to read it. It really piqued my interest. The cover was gorgeous it really caught my eye, it struck me as both spooky and beautiful at the same time. I couldn’t wait to start reading it.
Tabby has a special gift. She can talk with the dead. When she was younger she was hiding in the cemetery and saw people robbing a grave that same night she ran into Caleb who was running from people looking to cash in on his card debt. When she ran into him all those years later at his father’s funeral she remembered him and he remembered her. Their paths crossing sets in motion an adventure that neither of them saw coming. The book has everything clairvoyance, body snatching, adventure, and to top it all off a dash of romance. I really liked this book, except for the ending. I really felt like it was rushed and felt that the book really could have a sequel to go with it to help wrap up Tabby and Caleb’s story. That is why I gave it 4 stars. I felt it could have been ended in a different way. Don’t get me wrong I loved them getting together at the end or at least implied but I wanted more.
This book is well written. The book is very sweeping covering both England and America in the early to mid 1800’s. The characters are lovable and I found myself gasping with everything that happened to Tabby. From being farmed out by her aunt and uncle to make money to her getting kidnapped later in the book. I wanted her to get out of her problem or to be rescued by Caleb. I found it fascinating that the book delved into the art of body snatching and the experiments that people did to corpses to further the medical field. I haven’t looked to see if the author has written any more books but if they have I will certainly be looking into them. Certainly adding the author to my list of Historical Fiction authors!
**A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
When this book came across my email with a bunch of fall books up for review I knew that I needed to read it. It really piqued my interest. The cover was gorgeous it really caught my eye, it struck me as both spooky and beautiful at the same time. I couldn’t wait to start reading it.
Tabby has a special gift. She can talk with the dead. When she was younger she was hiding in the cemetery and saw people robbing a grave that same night she ran into Caleb who was running from people looking to cash in on his card debt. When she ran into him all those years later at his father’s funeral she remembered him and he remembered her. Their paths crossing sets in motion an adventure that neither of them saw coming. The book has everything clairvoyance, body snatching, adventure, and to top it all off a dash of romance. I really liked this book, except for the ending. I really felt like it was rushed and felt that the book really could have a sequel to go with it to help wrap up Tabby and Caleb’s story. That is why I gave it 4 stars. I felt it could have been ended in a different way. Don’t get me wrong I loved them getting together at the end or at least implied but I wanted more.
This book is well written. The book is very sweeping covering both England and America in the early to mid 1800’s. The characters are lovable and I found myself gasping with everything that happened to Tabby. From being farmed out by her aunt and uncle to make money to her getting kidnapped later in the book. I wanted her to get out of her problem or to be rescued by Caleb. I found it fascinating that the book delved into the art of body snatching and the experiments that people did to corpses to further the medical field. I haven’t looked to see if the author has written any more books but if they have I will certainly be looking into them. Certainly adding the author to my list of Historical Fiction authors!