Last Heir to Blackwood Library
de Hester Fox
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- New (Condition varies from Fine to Near Fine. Please inquire as to specific condition)/N/A (volume is softcover)
- ISBN 10
- 1525804782
- ISBN 13
- 9781525804786
- Librería
-
San Francisco, California, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
Graydon House, 4/4/2023. Later Edition. Trade Paperback (i.e. 5-6 by 8-9 inch softcover). New (Condition varies from Fine to Near Fine. Please inquire as to specific condition)/N/A (volume is softcover). New
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El May 29 2023, un lector dijo:
The Last Heir to the Blackwood Library by Hester Fox is a gothic tale. The author created a rich environment with the foggy moors, a shabby manor house, grim domestics, objects moving on their own, cold spots, and an ominous library. The story begins in 1927 when Ivy Radcliffe inherits Blackwood Abbey and becomes Lady Hayworth. The spiritualist movement had a resurgence in the 1920s (people who lost loved ones during the war wanted to find a way to reach them). Ivy finds herself drawn to the manor's extensive library. The housekeeper seems determined to keep Ivy away from it, but Ivy cannot resist the libraries allure. Ivy Radcliffe is an independent, stubborn woman who is also naïve. There are times when she will stand up to someone and others when she backs down (would you sleep in a bedroom where strange things have been happening so you would not inconvenience the staff). I loved the descriptions of the library. There were some intriguing books in it. There are two potential love interests for Ivy. Ivy finds the manor houses curt driver (also gardener, handyman, and stable boy) appealing as well as a charming local aristocrat. I could have done with less of this element and less repetition regarding the two men's attributes. We also see how the Great War affected different people. The war continues to haunt soldiers and those who were left behind. The story does move at a slower pace. The pace improves toward the end as the story reaches it climax. The author is detail oriented which is good and bad. It creates a rich atmosphere, but it does slow down the story. The book does contain mild foul language and graphic violence (fair warning). I liked the paranormal component and the mystery. There was a surprise or two. I was left with a lingering question or two at the end. I am glad that I stuck with the story and finished it (after reading the prologue, I was tempted to put the book at the bottom of my TBR pile). The Last Heir to the Blackwood Library is a spooky story with an intriguing inheritance, dour domestics, an alluring library, an appealing aristocrat, a firm friend, a spooky presence, and a mad monk.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Borderlands Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 000-229437
- Título
- Last Heir to Blackwood Library
- Autor
- Hester Fox
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Trade Paperback (i.e. 5-6 by 8-9 inch softcover)
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- N/A (volume is softcover)
- Edición
- Later Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 1525804782
- ISBN 13
- 9781525804786
- Editorial
- Graydon House
- Fecha de publicación
- 4/4/2023
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Borderlands Books
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San Francisco, California
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