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A review by meeranair_54
The Quiet Stillness of Empty Houses by L.V. Russell
4.0
Theodora can feel the black spectres waiting for the inhabitants of her home, Woodrow House. With her grandmother being her only living relative, she can’t fathom leaving her behind.
But when the position of governess opens up, Theodora is driven further from safety and into the suspense-ridden halls of Broken Oak Manor.
Why did I not see that coming? WHY?
I am usually very perceptive when reading mystery or suspense novels because, after 10+ years of being a reader, there’s very little in the way of plot twists that catches me off-guard.
But L.V. Russell pulled it off!
The moment I read the synopsis of The Quiet Stillness of Empty Houses, I knew I HAD to pick it up. It is a gothic fiction centred around age-old mansions that perhaps “stand tall out of spite” (in her own words).
The author’s writing style is ambient and charged with sensory detail.
It reminded me of Daphne du Maurier and Diana Setterfield’s writing styles – eloquent, character-focused, and hauntingly beautiful.
Written from a third-person omniscient point of view, the story opens with an introduction to the protagonist in the context of her immediate surroundings.
Contrary to the time she lives in, Theodora is... Read the rest of the review on my blog
But when the position of governess opens up, Theodora is driven further from safety and into the suspense-ridden halls of Broken Oak Manor.
Why did I not see that coming? WHY?
I am usually very perceptive when reading mystery or suspense novels because, after 10+ years of being a reader, there’s very little in the way of plot twists that catches me off-guard.
But L.V. Russell pulled it off!
The moment I read the synopsis of The Quiet Stillness of Empty Houses, I knew I HAD to pick it up. It is a gothic fiction centred around age-old mansions that perhaps “stand tall out of spite” (in her own words).
The author’s writing style is ambient and charged with sensory detail.
It reminded me of Daphne du Maurier and Diana Setterfield’s writing styles – eloquent, character-focused, and hauntingly beautiful.
Written from a third-person omniscient point of view, the story opens with an introduction to the protagonist in the context of her immediate surroundings.
Contrary to the time she lives in, Theodora is... Read the rest of the review on my blog