House of Shadows

It's a meh for me

3.5 Stars

A gothic tale with ghosts, a creepy mansion, and romance.

I liked the descriptions, the book really picked up about half way though. I liked the histrionic tales of the house when it finally came out. Just wasn't as scary as I was hoping, I also like more conversations.

This was my first Darcy Coates book, and it both did and didn't meet my expectations. I am not the biggest fan of gothic period romances, and going in this felt exactly like that. A ‘forced' marriage due to crumbling circumstances, a strange rich man with a dark demeanor and mysterious home, willing to save her family from destitution. I was eye-rolling with the best of them. This book surprised me, not only did the home and budding relationship meet my expectations, but in the paranormal aspects, it quite exceeded them in what turned out to be a very entertaining and chilling read. So hey in the long run, mayhap I won't judge a book based on others that burnt me, perhaps, just perhaps, I'll give more a chance because of this one.

The book was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.