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kirst 's review for:
The Orphan of Cemetery Hill
by Hester Fox
I so so so badly wanted to like this book. I love a good gothic fantasy with elements of paranormal and the Victorian age, and maybe it was that high expectation that had me struggling through this book. There is so much going on in the novel and I easily got lost as to if events happened within the same day or if a week had passed, due to too little explanation and the jumping from one event to another. I also really wanted to like the characters, but they all fell flat for me as I never really felt like I got to know them and their relationships were never built upon. I am not a fan of insta-love and this novel was a prime example of it. The writing was beautifully done, the premise fascinated me, and the cover drew me in, but overall, to hold my interest more development is needed on the plot and deeper, more dynamic characters that I can connect with and want to follow through their journey.