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The Orphan of Cemetery Hill
by Hester Fox
Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: The Orphan of Cemetery Hill
Author: Hester Fox
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: ghosts, Victorian books, gothic feels
Publication Date: September 15, 2020
Genre: Historical Paranormal
Recommended Age: 16+ (slight violence and gore, dead people)
Publisher: Graydon House
Pages: 384
Synopsis: Boston, 1844.
Tabby has a peculiar gift: she can communicate with the recently departed. It makes her special, but it also makes her dangerous.
As an orphaned child, she fled with her sister, Alice, from their charlatan aunt Bellefonte, who wanted only to exploit Tabby’s gift so she could profit from the recent craze for seances.
Now a young woman and tragically separated from Alice, Tabby works with her adopted father, Eli, the kind caretaker of a large Boston cemetery. When a series of macabre grave robberies begins to plague the city, Tabby is ensnared in a deadly plot by the perpetrators, known only as the “Resurrection Men.”
In the end, Tabby’s gift will either save both her and the cemetery—or bring about her own destruction.
Review: For the most part this book was pretty good. The book had some great storytelling and I really enjoyed the plot. The characters were also well developed.
However, the book didn't have a lot of world building and I was left wondering what the world looked like. The book also had very slow pacing in some spots.
Verdict: It was good! Recommend!
Book: The Orphan of Cemetery Hill
Author: Hester Fox
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: ghosts, Victorian books, gothic feels
Publication Date: September 15, 2020
Genre: Historical Paranormal
Recommended Age: 16+ (slight violence and gore, dead people)
Publisher: Graydon House
Pages: 384
Synopsis: Boston, 1844.
Tabby has a peculiar gift: she can communicate with the recently departed. It makes her special, but it also makes her dangerous.
As an orphaned child, she fled with her sister, Alice, from their charlatan aunt Bellefonte, who wanted only to exploit Tabby’s gift so she could profit from the recent craze for seances.
Now a young woman and tragically separated from Alice, Tabby works with her adopted father, Eli, the kind caretaker of a large Boston cemetery. When a series of macabre grave robberies begins to plague the city, Tabby is ensnared in a deadly plot by the perpetrators, known only as the “Resurrection Men.”
In the end, Tabby’s gift will either save both her and the cemetery—or bring about her own destruction.
Review: For the most part this book was pretty good. The book had some great storytelling and I really enjoyed the plot. The characters were also well developed.
However, the book didn't have a lot of world building and I was left wondering what the world looked like. The book also had very slow pacing in some spots.
Verdict: It was good! Recommend!