A review by babsreads18
The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish by Paula Brackston

3.0

Hecate Cavendish is thrilled when she starts a new job as a librarian’s assistant at Hereford Cathedral. While there, she quickly discovers that she has the ability to both see and speak to spirits. A chain of unusual deaths occurs, and Hecate finds herself in harms way as she attempts to solve the mystery. 

I thought the author did a great job portraying the time period and I enjoyed Hecate’s character. She’s a strong and smart heroine, who also loves her father and pushes back against societal standards. There were some pacing issues throughout, and the plot felt very slow at points. The ending was absolutely lacking for me. After some dramatic and quite serious events, it just kind of generically ends. There isn’t a resolution to the issue, the villain isn’t caught, and there isn’t even a cliffhanger. 

I listened to the audio while eyeball reading and thought the narrator did a great job embodying Hecate’s character. She does speak rather quickly, but I got used to that pretty early on in the book. I think the narration helped keep my interest in the book.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for the ARC and Macmillan Audio for the ALC.