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amcclain88 's review for:
Black Rabbit Hall
by Eve Chase
I received this book in a blind box from my local library, and I was fairly pleased with it. It's not generally my flavor, but it drew me in enough to stay.
Two story lines are told from separate timelines, twisting together, and eventually coming full circle in the end. Lorna is looking for the perfect wedding venue when she comes across Black Rabbit Hall and falls under its spell. While the mansion is completely dilapidated, she's enthralled from the moment she steps foot inside, and is invited to stay for the weekend by the prickly owner, Mrs. Alton. Amber is a teenager from the late 1960s who lives at Black Rabbit Hall in the summer months with her parents and three siblings. They are wild and carefree until tragedy strikes when they least expect it and alters their family forever.
I feel like this book did a great job of subtlety tying the two story lines together that by the end it really was no huge revelation. The present day characters were on the dull side, but I loved reading about the Altons, even when the story slipped into darker and darker waters. The “almost” incest was the only thing off-putting to me. Very vivid writing style. Not for everyone, but I'd feel fine recommending it.
Two story lines are told from separate timelines, twisting together, and eventually coming full circle in the end. Lorna is looking for the perfect wedding venue when she comes across Black Rabbit Hall and falls under its spell. While the mansion is completely dilapidated, she's enthralled from the moment she steps foot inside, and is invited to stay for the weekend by the prickly owner, Mrs. Alton. Amber is a teenager from the late 1960s who lives at Black Rabbit Hall in the summer months with her parents and three siblings. They are wild and carefree until tragedy strikes when they least expect it and alters their family forever.
I feel like this book did a great job of subtlety tying the two story lines together that by the end it really was no huge revelation. The present day characters were on the dull side, but I loved reading about the Altons, even when the story slipped into darker and darker waters. The “almost” incest was the only thing off-putting to me. Very vivid writing style. Not for everyone, but I'd feel fine recommending it.