Sharon M. reviewed on + 42 more book reviews
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Great concept for a book, wish I had thought of it.
This was a short book, 298 pages, so Graham missed a lot of character building because she squeezed in so much plot. Consequently, I didn't warm up to the heroine and couldn't decide what she even looked like, let alone what her background encompassed...the only reason I gave it 3.99 stars.
Obviously, this is a 1st in a new series.
The 1st chapter jumped right into building the plot. The mood is suspenseful, dark, eerie, uncomfortable, without the author revealing her explanation for the gothic feeling scenes. Great writing which left alot to this reader's active imagination. Reminded me of the old suspense horror flicks that concentrated on building the atmosphere so well, then left the horror building to the audiences' overstimulated imaginations to decipher. I must add that I read it VERY late at night, no one at home but me, a dark house except for one light on by my sofa, and, the weather was perfect for it; storming with high winds and heavy rain. After I started reading, I thought, "am I going to get suckered into checking to see that I locked all the doors, avoid my uncovered windows, strain to listen for weird sounds all night?"
The opening scene takes place in 1838 in the Republic of Texas, then jumps ahead in the 2nd chapter to New Orleans, 1864, then moves again to the town of Victory, Texas where most of the story plays out.
Yes, it is a Paranormal Historical Western and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
This was a short book, 298 pages, so Graham missed a lot of character building because she squeezed in so much plot. Consequently, I didn't warm up to the heroine and couldn't decide what she even looked like, let alone what her background encompassed...the only reason I gave it 3.99 stars.
Obviously, this is a 1st in a new series.
The 1st chapter jumped right into building the plot. The mood is suspenseful, dark, eerie, uncomfortable, without the author revealing her explanation for the gothic feeling scenes. Great writing which left alot to this reader's active imagination. Reminded me of the old suspense horror flicks that concentrated on building the atmosphere so well, then left the horror building to the audiences' overstimulated imaginations to decipher. I must add that I read it VERY late at night, no one at home but me, a dark house except for one light on by my sofa, and, the weather was perfect for it; storming with high winds and heavy rain. After I started reading, I thought, "am I going to get suckered into checking to see that I locked all the doors, avoid my uncovered windows, strain to listen for weird sounds all night?"
The opening scene takes place in 1838 in the Republic of Texas, then jumps ahead in the 2nd chapter to New Orleans, 1864, then moves again to the town of Victory, Texas where most of the story plays out.
Yes, it is a Paranormal Historical Western and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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