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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
3.5 stars out of 5
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC
'House of secrets' is the second book in the 'house of shadows'-series. A series that tells the story about a monster that had a deal with the Argenton family. In book 2 the reader discovers that it all isn't over.
For years I've loved the ghost tale 'the woman in black'. An older story that totally grabbed my attention when I first read it. The 'house of shadow' series, reminds me of that story. I normally don't read gothic romance, so it's very new to me.
However, this author is amazing with words. The writing style is ideal for the genre: dark, subtle, but still filled with emotion. It took a while this time before the story really 'started'. The first fifty pages ware a bit long-winded. After that, the story went very fast. I felt like that balance was better in book one. I still enjoyed it anyway. The second book came up with lots of new elements. Very unique plot twists were added where needed. Which made me want to continue.
It's a happy ending, even when I hoped it wouldn't be one. It's a closed ending too, but I would love to read the third book. The characters a so lovely and I don't want to say goodbye yet. To me, the characters were stronger in book one. Now they lost a little of their spoken personalities.
Oh besides, I adore the twist with the old lady from the house. It was such a guess If she would be on their side or not.
To be honest: just read this series because it's absolutely amazing!
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC
'House of secrets' is the second book in the 'house of shadows'-series. A series that tells the story about a monster that had a deal with the Argenton family. In book 2 the reader discovers that it all isn't over.
For years I've loved the ghost tale 'the woman in black'. An older story that totally grabbed my attention when I first read it. The 'house of shadow' series, reminds me of that story. I normally don't read gothic romance, so it's very new to me.
However, this author is amazing with words. The writing style is ideal for the genre: dark, subtle, but still filled with emotion. It took a while this time before the story really 'started'. The first fifty pages ware a bit long-winded. After that, the story went very fast. I felt like that balance was better in book one. I still enjoyed it anyway. The second book came up with lots of new elements. Very unique plot twists were added where needed. Which made me want to continue.
It's a happy ending, even when I hoped it wouldn't be one. It's a closed ending too, but I would love to read the third book. The characters a so lovely and I don't want to say goodbye yet. To me, the characters were stronger in book one. Now they lost a little of their spoken personalities.
Oh besides, I adore the twist with the old lady from the house. It was such a guess If she would be on their side or not.
To be honest: just read this series because it's absolutely amazing!
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
At first I wasn't really digging this book and thought I might DNF, which never happens with me and a Darcy Coates book, BUT once I got into the meat of it, I couldn't put it down. As in...I stayed up until 3:30am to finish and paying for it.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A