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Book Review of Black Rabbit Hall

Black Rabbit Hall
Black Rabbit Hall
Author: Eve Chase
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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I had previously read "Foxcote Manor" by Eve Chase. That book and "Black Rabbit Hall" were loaned to me by a friend. My friend must be an Eve Chase fan as she also loaned me "The Wildling Sisters" which I have yet to read. I read a lot of the reviews on GoodReads and concur with those who weren't fans of the author's over-the-top descriptions of everything! I made a comment about that in my review of "Foxcote Manor." "Foxcote" followed the same formula as "Black Rabbit"--jumping back and forth between the present and 30-40 years earlier. Same scenario--old English manor and someone making a connection to it. As I was reading "Black Rabbit," I knew there would be a connection between Lorna, the present day protagonist, and Amber, the teen from 1969.

I found Lorna to be dull and lacking sense when she fixated on having her wedding at Black Rabbit Hall--especially once she had a tour of the place and saw what poor condition it was in. Caroline was the stereotypical evil stepmother.

The book was far too long. I was about halfway through and was annoyed that I had another 200 or so pages to read.

After reading "Foxcote," in spite of its flaws, I said I would read another Eve Chase book. In spite of "Black Rabbit's" shortcomings, I plan to read "The Wildling Sisters" since I already have it in hand. However, if it's not any better than "Black Rabbit," I probably won't read any more of Eve Chase's books.