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hrk's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
queer_bookwyrm's review
4.0
I love his author. She did an excellent job of writing about empowered women.
angielisle's review
2.0
Your typical neo-Gothic romance, with a banal heroine who visits the creepy mansion where her mom died in order to uncover the secrets surrounding her father's disappearance. Includes the two potential lovers - shady characters through most of the story, with one being pronounced "good" & the other as "bad" at the end of the story - and a cast of one-dimensional "filler" characters who exist only to serve the writer's need for a convenient way of conveying information that the heroine (& readers) need in order to solve the mystery. Comes complete with the traditional happy ending in which the heroine risks herself -& experiences personal realization/growth- in order to solve the mystery and land the "good" man.
The book started slow - and all the answers are revealed before page 90, if you know what you're looking for. I expected more from MZB than what this book delivered.
The book started slow - and all the answers are revealed before page 90, if you know what you're looking for. I expected more from MZB than what this book delivered.
caffeinatedbibliophile's review
2.0
This was actually really disappointing for me. I expected more from Marion Zimmer Bradley, but this book just didn't deliver. It wasn't horrible, but I wasn't thrilled with it, either. The story was fairly slow for the first half, roughly, and barely picked up towards the end. It was fairly predictable and not very impressive.
bookwyrmknits's review
3.0
Enjoyed; though I skimmed the ending because I wanted to go to sleep yet had to know how it would end.
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