House of Shadows (House of Shadows #1)

Posted on 07 November 2018 by Darcy Coates

Sophie s world is shattered when disaster bankrupts her family She s still reeling from the news when she s offered an unexpected solution Mr Argenton, a wealthy stranger, asks for her hand in marriage Marrying Mr Argenton will restore her family s fortunes and save them from scandal, but condemns Sophie to a life in Northwood, a vast and unnaturally dark mansion situated hours from civilisation Sophie struggles to adjust to her new position as mistress over the desolate house Mr Argenton s relatives are cold, and Mr Argenton himself is keeping secrets Even worse, the house is than it seems Mr Argenton s young cousin, Elise, draws terrifying images Doors slam Inhuman figures slink through the forest surrounding the house A piano plays in the middle of the night Blood drips from the ceilings Sophie is inevitably pulled towards the terrifying truth Northwood s ancient halls are haunted by the family s long dead ancestors The malevolent spirits produced by grisly deaths resent her intrusion into their home Trapped in Northwood and desperate for an escape, Sophie s fate is further complicated as she finds herself irrevocably drawn to the tall, dark eyed man she married She suspects her feelings are returned, but Mr Argenton is hiding the truth about the house and his secrets are so dangerous that they might just be unforgivable. Best Read House of Shadows (House of Shadows #1) By Darcy Coates For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Very Good blend for a Gothic Romance.Marriage of Convennience Check.Mysterious hero, Mysterious house Check. Creepy moments and BLOOD Check Check Check. The romance is cute, though 6 Oh yeah, I enjoyed thisI think I went into this thinking it was going to be like Dark Shadows I was expecting the vampire and the gothic family The book delivered the gothic family, but no vampires There was so muchinside than vampires The book delivers healthy doses of excellent descriptions of gor...2.5 stars I was intrigued by the Gothic Horror Romance genre so I decided to give this one a shot Here s my breakdown The pros Solid writing style Offered as a kindleunlimitedThe cons Extreme insta love Vague characters The storyline execution seemed rushedOverall, I wasn t ...One major problem with this bookThere is one major problem with this book, it is simply too short for what it wants to be What we have here is a classic, old fashioned Gothic romance It includes all of the required elements of that genre It has the young female protagonist who is forced to marry an older, dark, dangerous man who also happens to be incredibly rich and who lives in a dark forbidding and very large house And yes, he most certainly does have secrets In addition there are also One major problem with this bookThere is one major problem with this book, it is simply too short for what it wants to be What we have here is a classic, old fashioned Gothic romance It includes all of the required elements of that genre It has the young female protagonist who is forced to marry an older, dark, dangerous man who also happens to be incredibly rich and who lives in a dark forbiddi...Very well written, an interesting plot, and an unexpected payoff ending that I won t spoil My main complaint is that I felt the heroine and hero didn t interact often, or significantly, enough to make their declarations of falling in love with one another believable They start off as total strangers, and marry very quickly for convenience As a result, their relationship comes off as a bit shallow, and based mostly on their respec...House of ShadowsWhat an interesting story with plenty of tense moments that are far from predictable The ending leaves me anxious to read the next installment.This was a surprisingly good and strange read I haven t had the pleasure of reading a horror novel such as this in a very long time I used to consume them when I was a teenager and when I came across it and read the synopsis, I thought Why not..Well, it was like the love child of Vincent Price and Barbara Cartland meets Wes Craven A gothic romance mixed with goosebumps and horror I hardly could put my kindle down since the chapters were deliciously short and so I rushed through the story ab This was a surprisingly good and strange read I haven t had the pleasure of reading a horror novel such as this in a very long time I used to consume them when I was a teenager and when I came across it and read the synopsis, I thought Why not..Well, it was like the love child of Vincent Price and Barbara Cartland meets Wes Craven A gothic romance mixed with goosebumps and horror I hardly could put my kindle down since the chapters were deliciously short and so I rushed through the story about the young woman called ...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Ha Jane Austen would definitely not approve of this fabulously gruesome gothic romance Fabulous writing, a great story that twists and turns as much as the house it s set in You think it s setting out to be one thing and then are completely thrown off course I love the characters, they are complex and well drawn They change as the story unfolds I love the romance between the two characters, though maybe some of it happened a little too quickly maybe it was all just destiny Sophie the pr Ha Jane Austen would definitely not approve of this fabulously gruesome gothic romance Fabulous writing, a great story that twists and turns as much as the house it s set in You think it s setting out to be one thing and then are completely thrown off course I love the characters, they are complex and ...Probably the best book by Ms Coates that I ve read, thus far Case in pointI m usually such a slow reader that it takes me at least a week to finish a book that I love This one took me four days.Had the perfect blend of romance, horror, and creepiness I didn t get any sense of insta love from Sophie and Joseph though of course, the book is on the shorter side so things had to move quickly , and thought their romance progression was cute, and natural Some great, and crazy history with the Probably the best book by Ms Coates that I ve read, thus far Case in pointI m usually such a slow reader that it takes me at least a week to finish a book that I love This one took me four days.Had the perfect blend of romance, horror, and creepiness I didn ...3.5 stars This story definitely needed to be a bit longer Perhaps to flesh out the romance a bitAnd if love wasn t a factor in the story then I wouldn t have caredbut it is so I needed it to be a bit meatier Although at no point, did the s...

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07 November 2018

Darcy Coates