Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by jenpaul13
Welcome to Romero Park by Amber Michelle Cook
3.0
As the guest are arriving for a ball, the tenants and servants are in a superstitious state due to the moon. Strange things happen to those who've died in Night of the Victorian Dead by Amber Michelle Cook but will everyone realize what's going on before something terrible befalls them?
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
To celebrate the official announcement of his ward, Sophie's, engagement, Mr. Dorchester invites guests to his home, Romero Park. With romantic entanglements and desires, as well as a mind toward elevating familial status through prudent marriages, the gentlemen and ladies of the Dorchester's acquaintance have various goals for the ball Mr. Dorchester's hosting. As each of the guests are set to arrive on the Harvest Moon, leaving the servants and tenants of Romero Park uneasy from the stories they believe of spirits negatively affecting them. As each party seems to have fallen victim to some trouble before arriving, suspicions are aroused by the superstitious and generally inquisitive among them, but in finding rational explanations for the odd occurances the creepy, haunting reality behind what's going on isn't realized.
This first book spends most, if not all, of its time concerned with lengthy (and somewhat unnecessary) exposition, bringing all the characters together and setting up action for the rest of the series, with very little actual progression; now that the pieces are in place on the board and odd things have started happening right at the end of this installment, there's some interest in seeing how events would progress and characters fare in the end as the concept of the undead in Victorian England is intriguing. Having read much British literature I found the communication issues between characters familiar but became rather frustrated by the attempt made to emulate the writing style of British literature as the commitment wasn't consistent enough to be of use (inconsistent American/British spelling for words, Mr shouldn't have the period after it like it does in American English, etc.).
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
To celebrate the official announcement of his ward, Sophie's, engagement, Mr. Dorchester invites guests to his home, Romero Park. With romantic entanglements and desires, as well as a mind toward elevating familial status through prudent marriages, the gentlemen and ladies of the Dorchester's acquaintance have various goals for the ball Mr. Dorchester's hosting. As each of the guests are set to arrive on the Harvest Moon, leaving the servants and tenants of Romero Park uneasy from the stories they believe of spirits negatively affecting them. As each party seems to have fallen victim to some trouble before arriving, suspicions are aroused by the superstitious and generally inquisitive among them, but in finding rational explanations for the odd occurances the creepy, haunting reality behind what's going on isn't realized.
This first book spends most, if not all, of its time concerned with lengthy (and somewhat unnecessary) exposition, bringing all the characters together and setting up action for the rest of the series, with very little actual progression; now that the pieces are in place on the board and odd things have started happening right at the end of this installment, there's some interest in seeing how events would progress and characters fare in the end as the concept of the undead in Victorian England is intriguing. Having read much British literature I found the communication issues between characters familiar but became rather frustrated by the attempt made to emulate the writing style of British literature as the commitment wasn't consistent enough to be of use (inconsistent American/British spelling for words, Mr shouldn't have the period after it like it does in American English, etc.).
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.