Mistress of Mellyn

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I've always been a fan of Jean Plaidy's historical novels but I've not read many that she authored as Victoria Holt. I really enjoyed this gothic romance and murder mystery, even if it did seem to borrow a lot of elements from Jane Eyre and Rebecca.

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Librarybelle I really liked this one too, and agree about elements of Jane Eyre and Rebecca! 10mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 10mo

Crazeedi I've read many Victoria Holt books, never knew written by Plaidy! And I don't think I read this one!! 10mo

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kwmg40 @Librarybelle I suppose many of the gothic romance writers of the 20th century were inspired by Jane Eyre! 10mo

kwmg40 @TheAromaofBooks Thanks for stopping by! 10mo

kwmg40 @Crazeedi Apparently, Eleanor Alice Burford, a.k.a. Jean Plaidy, wrote under several pseudonyms! I'm familiar with only the Plaidy and Holt ones. 10mo

Librarybelle Probably! Jane Eyre is a good book! 10mo

Crazeedi @kwmg40 good to know 10mo

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Librarybelle

Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt

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My first Victoria Holt, with echoes of Jane Eyre in the storyline. Martha Leigh becomes the governess to Connan TreMellyn‘s young daughter Alvean. Alvean‘s mother died under scandalous circumstances, yet there is speculation that she still walks the halls of the manor. I enjoyed this - slight twist at the end, and while listening to this, I did say out loud how “smooth” the guys‘ pickup lines are. I‘d read more! Good to listen to! #192025 #1960

Librarybelle As Martha becomes entangled in the mystery and draws some conclusions, there is a #MethodToTheMadness ….except her method leads her to danger. #Adult #BBRC @LibrarianRyan 12mo

Ruthiella I‘ve never read any Victoria Holt, but I remember seeing her name on books my mother would check out from the library, along with Mary Stewart and Norah Lofts. 12mo

Librarybelle @Ruthiella She has so many! Good romantic/Gothic suspense. 12mo

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MittenGirlPeach I‘ve always loved this one so much! 12mo

Librarybelle I really liked it, @MittenGirlPeach ! 12mo

kspenmoll I read her as a teen & loved her books, along with Phyllis A. Whitney. 12mo

LibrarianRyan I love Victoria holt. I‘ve not read this one. But my fave is the India Fan. 12mo

Librarybelle @kspenmoll @LibrarianRyan She has so many, I cannot believe it took me this long to read one! I really liked listening to the story as well. 12mo

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Asthecroweflies

Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt

so-so

I‘m on a big gothic romance kick; however, I wasn‘t too impressed. It had the potential to be great but the author fell short on her development of the conflict and storyline.

KathyWheeler My mother and used I to read her books. My first Holt book, and still my favorite, was given to me by my aunt. It was

The Shadow of the Lynx

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Asthecroweflies @KathyWheeler I‘m reading another one of hers right now; it seems to be better than this one so far. 😊 3y

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EadieB

Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt

1. (I Can‘t Get No Satisfaction) by Rolling Stones
2. Virgo - September 10
3. Victoria Holt
4. Anyone who hasn‘t played yet.

@gradcat - Thanks for tagging me.

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gradcat You‘re very welcome. By the way, I wanted to let you know that things are piling up here, meaning I doubt I will be able to get down to N.O. when you are there. My cousin is going to have her grandkids staying with her (argh 😱) at the time. Also, the docs are going to sentence me to another round of tests (some of which require hospitalization), so I‘m not sure when I‘ll be finished or how I will be feeling. I‘m really sorry—I think you & I ⬇️ 6y

gradcat ⬆️ would be fast friends. 🥰 6y

EadieB @gradcat I think we would hit off very well! Sorry to hear about your possible hospitalization. What kind of tests do you have to have? 6y

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ravenlee That‘s my birthday, too! 6y

EadieB @ravenlee Nice! 6y

Eggs Thanks for playing @EadieB 💗 6y

cinann @EadieB @ravenlee September 10 is my birthday too! 6y

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EadieB @gradcat I hate colonoscopy. I will probably have another one soon. Sorry you have to go through all that. 6y

gradcat Omigod! Are you like me? I think I‘ve had about 15 of them since I was 15. They were me out! But I can honestly say, they‘ve gotten sooo much better than they used to be...I still hate them, though. I hope you don‘t have any ongoing colon problems. And I hope it won‘t be too yucky for you (ugh!) Anyway, have you been doing okay since Florida? 6y

EadieB @gradcat No I don‘t have any ongoing problems. I‘ve only done the test 2 times but I have to have the test every 5 yrs. I‘ve been trying to catch up my reading as I was not able to read with the baby and visiting with my friend who lives in Ocala. We are going back June 4 to June 9. My daughter have classes again. We are taking train this time. My daughter does not like flying. 6y

gradcat Omigosh! Are you staying in the same (sooo very lovely!) place? 6y

EadieB @gradcat Yes! She just rebooked it! 6y

gradcat Good for you! I showed your pictures to my mother, and I guess now we want to look for houses instead of hotels the next time we go out of town. I don‘t know why, but it never occurred to us before you mentioned it. 6y

EadieB @gradcat I think it‘s common thing to do with the millenniums as my daughter has booked houses for her family and in-laws when they vacation together. 6y

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TracyReadsBooks

Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt

1964 paperback.

50 cents.

Love these old covers!

squirrelbrain I used to read a lot of Victoria Holt as a teenager, whilst working my way through our tiny village library! 6y

Kaye Same @squirrelbrain. Our library had them all. 6y

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Lynnsoprano

Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt

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This was a reread, but since the last time I read it was probably 50 years ago, it felt more like reading it for the first time. It has the feel of a classic. I see the roots of so many historical romance/mystery novels I‘ve read since in this book. Definitely worthwhile. Photo isn‘t from Cornwall, the story‘s setting, but the coast near Lynton and Lynmouth.

CaitZ I haven't read Victoria Holt in almost as long. I'll have to give one of her books a read in the new year. Thanks for reminding me of her. 6y

Kaye Our town library used to have all of this author‘s books I think I read them all back in my bellbottom years. ☮️ ✌🏼 (edited) 6y

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Lynnsoprano

Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt

It has been so long since I read this that it feels new to me.

Mollyanna My first Victoria Holt and still one of favorites. 6y

Lynnsoprano @Mollyanna My first, too, more years ago than I like to think about 😄 6y

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Lynnsoprano

Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt

This oldie but goodie showed up in my Bookbub email today. I‘m sure this was the first Victoria Holt I read, and I think it was when I was in high school. I am not telling how long ago that was😄 I justified buying it as a trip down memory lane.

Chrissyreadit I also loved Victoria Holt in High School- Pride of the Peacock is still my fav. 6y

rubyslippersreads I read all those books at my grandma‘s house. 😊 6y

Headinherbooks_27 I love Victoria Holt ! 6y

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jillrhudy

Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt

Look what just came to my desk for consideration. Four ivory matching 1972 Doubleday gothic romances by Victoria Holt. Mint condition. Shall I add them to the library‘s collection? #romance #oldschool #oldcoolbooks #librariansoflitsy

Leniverse Squee! 😍 I've never read any Victoria Holt, but they are such a pretty set! 6y

thebluestocking Yes please!! I ❤️ Victoria Holt. I was obsessed with her books as a teen. My favorite is On the Night of the Seventh Moon. (edited) 6y

jillrhudy @thebluestocking that one does look good! 6y

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Aimeesue No, those look like TERRIBLE books. You should probably take them home to evaluate them first. 😁 6y

jillrhudy @Aimeesue They bear Very Careful Examination. 6y

Aimeesue Serious Study, even! 6y

jillrhudy How else can one know if they are suitable for unserious readers of midcentury gothic schmaltz? 6y

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EadieB

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Love Victoria Holt books! I‘ve read them all. Jean Plaidy writes as Victoria Holt and Phillipa Carr. I‘ve read some Philippa Carr books and I look forward to reading Jean Plaidy.

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Weaponxgirl Thanks for the tag 😀 looks good 6y

Andrew65 Jean Plaidy was my mum‘s favourite and learnt a lot of history from these. Have a lot in my bookcase as got them when my mum died. 6y

EadieB @Andrew65 I want to read her books about Queen Victoria. 6y

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EadieB @Weaponxgirl I like them because they are suspenseful plus romantic. 6y

Andrew65 @EadieB That‘s my favourite of her series, I also loved her Georgian series as when I read them I didn‘t know a lot about the era. (edited) 6y

EadieB @Andrew65 I‘ll have to check out the Georgian series. I‘m thinking of doing a month of just Historical Fiction. 6y

Andrew65 @EadieB The rate you read that will be a lot of history! 6y

EadieB @Andrew65 15 to 20 Books. I should switch and do mystery/thrillers one month and the next month Historical. 6y

Headinherbooks_27 Love Victoria Holt too! 6y

EadieB @nu-bibliophile Yes she is great! 6y

jillrhudy I recently read this one after collecting it for the library 6y

EadieB @jillrhudy I think this is the first one she wrote. 6y

jillrhudy My kingdom for some more attractive paperbacks like this of Holt plus all the ones written as Plaidy & Carr because our little old lady patrons have loved them to tatters! (edited) 6y

EadieB @jillrhudy That‘s because these books were written in the ‘60‘s. 6y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks They sound good!! 6y

EadieB @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I really enjoyed them! 6y

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jillrhudy

Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt

so-so

I rate it so-so because it‘s too derivative of Jane Eyre and Rebecca to be quite a Pick, but it‘s just the sort of light reading I enjoy, and it was a very absorbing read. I knew who the villain was almost immediately but still had lots of fun. Three and a half stars.

CaitZ Her books were the first "adult" books I read, probably in 8th grade. I'll have to reread them and see if I still like them. 7y

jillrhudy I‘d have eaten them up with a spoon in the eighth grade. 😋 They still work for fun light reading. 7y

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Jhullie

Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt

My #happyreads are my Victoria Holt books. I have them all and love the earlier gothic type mysteries. Not laugh out loud funny obviously but they take my mind off of the trials of real life.
#marchintoreading

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ScorpioBookDreams I have loads of these too and love them! 8y

rubyslippersreads I read and loved all of these during summers at my grandma's house. ❤ 8y

rubyslippersreads P. S. Love all your reading figurines. 😍 8y

Jhullie @rubyslippersreads thank you. I keep an eye out for additions to my 'readers' all the time. 8y

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hellocorriny

Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt

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I saw an article about Gothic romances after I finished re-reading Rebecca and Victoria Holt was mentioned, so I decided to check her out. Only read 2 of her books so far, but this one was my favorite! Kind of Jane Eyre-y but doesn't take itself as seriously. A fun read!

Simona

Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt

#FunFridayPhoto with Liberty
I have eaten her books when I was 10, 11 years old....this must be a reason why I don't like romances anymore, I guess 🤔

Liberty

acg Victoria Holt was my introduction to ~adult~ novels, too! My first was The Secret Woman. I'm still gothic-loving trash, though 😋 8y

Simona @seekingthespheres I can't remember my first book but I adored them all 😃 8y

[DELETED] 2232195534 I listed Bride Of Pendorric as my first one. I still like books with Gothic touches. 😀 8y

kspenmoll Loved her novels when young! Thx fir the reminder! 8y

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