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cakt1991 's review for:
The Orphan of Cemetery Hill
by Hester Fox
I received an ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
The Orphan of Cemetery Hill is full of Gothic/paranormal goodness, making it a fabulous book to pick up this fall. It’s evocative and creepy, really transporting you to the setting of the graveyards and seances. And while the pacing is a bit off, suffering a bit in the middle, I do feel it’s one of those stories where it ultimately pays off in the end.
Tabby is a fabulous lead, who I truly felt for in what she’d had to deal with, in terms of the abuse and later being separated from her sister. I also really liked the relationship Tabby has with Eli, and how they are more or less father and daughter.
Caleb is an okay love interest…I did like how things were navigated with him already being engaged, yet there’s something between them, as that can be tricky to do without veering into “cheating” territory, which can be uncomfortable for some readers. I did feel like his “traditional” views, while appropriate for the period, were a bit much, particularly with his need to constantly be the one “rescuing” Tabby.
I really liked this one, and given it is Fox’s third such book, I will definitely be checking out her others. And if you’re looking for a lush Gothic story to get you in the mood for fall/autumn and Halloween, I think this would be a great one to try.
The Orphan of Cemetery Hill is full of Gothic/paranormal goodness, making it a fabulous book to pick up this fall. It’s evocative and creepy, really transporting you to the setting of the graveyards and seances. And while the pacing is a bit off, suffering a bit in the middle, I do feel it’s one of those stories where it ultimately pays off in the end.
Tabby is a fabulous lead, who I truly felt for in what she’d had to deal with, in terms of the abuse and later being separated from her sister. I also really liked the relationship Tabby has with Eli, and how they are more or less father and daughter.
Caleb is an okay love interest…I did like how things were navigated with him already being engaged, yet there’s something between them, as that can be tricky to do without veering into “cheating” territory, which can be uncomfortable for some readers. I did feel like his “traditional” views, while appropriate for the period, were a bit much, particularly with his need to constantly be the one “rescuing” Tabby.
I really liked this one, and given it is Fox’s third such book, I will definitely be checking out her others. And if you’re looking for a lush Gothic story to get you in the mood for fall/autumn and Halloween, I think this would be a great one to try.