The Distant Hours

For me, The Distant Hours is one of those books that held me so captivated, that by the end of it, the sudden realization that the mystery has been solved and the story is over left me bereft and wishing I had someone to share my wonderment with. It has left me with that fuzzy, happy, and somewhat traumatized feeling of having finished a fantastic story, and wishing I could turn back time and experience it again. If there were any niggling issues I may have had with the book whilst I was reading it, they were so overwhelmed by the story itself, I can't even remember them. The Distant Hours reminds me very much of The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, another book I adored, both in the storyline and style. Suffice to say, I greatly enjoyed the novel, and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery with the merest dash of fantasy.