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Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone
4.0
This was such a lovely gothic read!
In this book we follow Violeta whose brother is suffering from these odd shadows that they try to hide from their village. The Lord of Lakesedge notices them one day when visiting their village and takes them to his home so that he can have her brother trained to control his powers. In the meantime, Violeta is trying to come to terms as to what her brother can do, her memories, her feelings for Rowan, and the curse he is under and how she can end it.
This gave me such Jane Eyre and Hades and Persephone, with maybe even a bit of Beauty and the Beast, vibes. It is very gothic and atmospheric, enchanting and a bit eerie. The world is so eerie and gothicly romantic.
I loved the dynamic between the characters. I loved Violeta’s relationship with her brother, and the interaction between the other side characters in this book. I love when the main characters develop such strong relationships with side characters and when family relationships develop. It was well done in this book. The romance in here is also lovely, a slow burn, which I love! I adored Rowan from the start. Such a dark past, that causes his rather broody and dark demeanor, but he obviously has a heart and cares a lot. Violeta, on the other hand, was probably my least favorite character. She was over protective(which I get, it’s her brother’s life at stake here, but still, let him make his own choices), and instead of getting more information, she tended to jump to conclusions and was very stubborn in her thoughts. Then she suddenly just changed and accepted everything. I dunno, she just honestly annoyed me.
Other than Violeta, I loved the rest of the characters, the story, the world, and that ending! I’m curious to know how the story continues! Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the free digital copy to read and review.
In this book we follow Violeta whose brother is suffering from these odd shadows that they try to hide from their village. The Lord of Lakesedge notices them one day when visiting their village and takes them to his home so that he can have her brother trained to control his powers. In the meantime, Violeta is trying to come to terms as to what her brother can do, her memories, her feelings for Rowan, and the curse he is under and how she can end it.
This gave me such Jane Eyre and Hades and Persephone, with maybe even a bit of Beauty and the Beast, vibes. It is very gothic and atmospheric, enchanting and a bit eerie. The world is so eerie and gothicly romantic.
I loved the dynamic between the characters. I loved Violeta’s relationship with her brother, and the interaction between the other side characters in this book. I love when the main characters develop such strong relationships with side characters and when family relationships develop. It was well done in this book. The romance in here is also lovely, a slow burn, which I love! I adored Rowan from the start. Such a dark past, that causes his rather broody and dark demeanor, but he obviously has a heart and cares a lot. Violeta, on the other hand, was probably my least favorite character. She was over protective(which I get, it’s her brother’s life at stake here, but still, let him make his own choices), and instead of getting more information, she tended to jump to conclusions and was very stubborn in her thoughts. Then she suddenly just changed and accepted everything. I dunno, she just honestly annoyed me.
Other than Violeta, I loved the rest of the characters, the story, the world, and that ending! I’m curious to know how the story continues! Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the free digital copy to read and review.