GothicRomance

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#BookRecommendation I enjoyed this slow mystery. Received it from @mabell 2019

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Bookzombie

Nine Coaches Waiting | Mary Stewart

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Read in March.

This was my first experience with Mary Stewart and I need to remember to remember to read more by her. Set in 1950s France, an English woman becomes governess to a young heir, who may be in danger. This gave me Rebecca and Jane Eyre vibes at times, and I really enjoyed this gothic suspense novel.

mabell I loved this one! 8mo

Crazeedi I read so many of her books growing up! Faves!! 8mo

Bookzombie @mabell @Crazeedi I don‘t know how I have never read her books before. 8mo

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AnnCrystal

The Secret Woman | Victoria Holt

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Never read a condensed book before. Wow, info. just gets flown at the reader! A bit overwhelming...yet makes it more like a soap opera.

While many things happen, the mystery was light and fleeting. More of a drama.

I do like stories about self-discovery and the story is set up in an intriguing way, which held my interest while I waited for the mystery to unfold.

The surprising ending made this drama worthy. Completely unexpected.

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April's Grave | Susan Howatch

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kwmg40

Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt

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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! 9mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 9mo

Crazeedi I've read many Victoria Holt books, never knew written by Plaidy! And I don't think I read this one!! 9mo

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kwmg40 @Librarybelle I suppose many of the gothic romance writers of the 20th century were inspired by Jane Eyre! 9mo

kwmg40 @TheAromaofBooks Thanks for stopping by! 9mo

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. 9mo

Librarybelle Probably! Jane Eyre is a good book! 9mo

Crazeedi @kwmg40 good to know 9mo

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TheAromaofBooks

Vanish with the Rose | Barbara Michaels

so-so

Barbara Michaels is a pen name for Barbara Mertz, who also wrote as Elizabeth Peters. I've tended to enjoy her books written as Peters more (they're more humorous, I think?) and have found her Michaels books to be a little hit or miss. They tend towards the melodramatic. Here, Diana has shown up to the home of a rich couple, while pretending she is a landscape architect. We don't find out why she's trying to sneak into their household until ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) about a hundred pages in, I think because Michaels was trying to get the reader hooked before revealing just how incredibly weak this plot point is. It worked, because I did want to see how things played out, but overall there were a LOT of holes in this one, and I didn't like the characters well enough to make up for it. Not terrible, not great.

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Octoberwoman

His Dark Kiss | Eve Silver

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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 11mo

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. 11mo

Librarybelle @Ruthiella She has so many! Good romantic/Gothic suspense. 11mo

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MittenGirlPeach I‘ve always loved this one so much! 11mo

Librarybelle I really liked it, @MittenGirlPeach ! 11mo

kspenmoll I read her as a teen & loved her books, along with Phyllis A. Whitney. 11mo

LibrarianRyan I love Victoria holt. I‘ve not read this one. But my fave is the India Fan. 11mo

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. 11mo

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