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A review by tjwallace04
Thornyhold by Mary Stewart
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
"Thornyhold" is a short and sweet novel with a 'lil bit of a mystery and a very smol amount of suspense and, in what I am coming to think of as a signature of Stewart, a rushed and kind of ubelievable romance.
But it is also dreamy, charming, and evocative of a simpler, pastoral place and time, and it was very soothing to read. It is dripping with atmosphere.
At its heart, this book is old-fashioned cottage core. Thornyhold, the house, is really the star of the book. Stewart describes the cottage and the gardens in beautiful detail. It reminded me of the delightful recurring dreams I have where I get to explore amazing, bizarre houses room by room.
I would probably re-read it just for that transporting feeling and for the cozy, comfort-read factor.
But it is also dreamy, charming, and evocative of a simpler, pastoral place and time, and it was very soothing to read. It is dripping with atmosphere.
At its heart, this book is old-fashioned cottage core. Thornyhold, the house, is really the star of the book. Stewart describes the cottage and the gardens in beautiful detail. It reminded me of the delightful recurring dreams I have where I get to explore amazing, bizarre houses room by room.
I would probably re-read it just for that transporting feeling and for the cozy, comfort-read factor.