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The End of Temperance Dare
The End of Temperance Dare | Wendy Webb
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Haunting and atmospheric, The End of Temperance Dare is another thrilling page-turner from the author reviewers are calling the Queen of the Northern Gothic. When Eleanor Harper becomes the director of a renowned artists retreat, she knows nothing of Cliffside Manors dark past as a tuberculosis sanatorium, a waiting room for death. After years of covering murder and violence as a crime reporter, Eleanor hopes that being around artists and writers in this new job will be a peaceful retreat for her as much as for them. But from her first fog-filled moments on the manors grounds, Eleanor is seized by a sense of impending doom and realizes theres more to the institution than its reputation of being a haven for creativity. After the arrival of the new fellows'including the intriguing, handsome photographer Richard Banks'she begins to suspect that her predecessor chose the group with a dangerous purpose in mind. As the chilling mysteries of Cliffside Manor unravel and the eerie sins of the past are exposed, Eleanor must fight to save the fellowsand herselffrom sinister forces.
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• 316 pgs • first pub 2017 • fiction • horror • mystery • dark • gothic • 4.5 Stars

The End of Temperance Dare by Wendy Webb is a good fit for those seeking a haunting and atmospheric mystery that delves into family secrets and the eerie sins of the past.

When Eleanor Harper becomes the director of a renowned artists‘ retreat, she knows nothing of Cliffside Manor‘s dark past as a tuberculosis sanatorium, a “waiting room for death.”

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I have no problem reading three books at once as long as they are all different genres. #Education #Horror #Poetry #bookstagram

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A sanatorium was built for tb pts by Mr. Dare. Closed in 1952 with one of Mr. Dare‘s daughters as tb victim. Place was renovated as a temporary retirement for writers and artists. In present time, Penelope, decides to retire and chose Eleonor as director of this place but something happened to her & things started to happen to Eleanor and to the group that was visiting Cliffside. Are all these things connected?A ghost/mild creepy story 3.8⭐️

Gissy I liked this story even when it has some cheesy expected scenes. It was like seeing an old ghost/evil possession movie. I think it would be a good adaptation movie. This is one of my #2021goals reas books that have been in my tbr forever. This box was received on October 2017😲
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wirewrappedlily
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Creepy enough to keep me up until the end.

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BGlenners
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Mehso-so

I would say “borrow.” It is a fascinating book and a quick read, but the last 1/3 seemed a bit rushed. Still...I can‘t get it out of my head.

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jenreads7
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For the most part, I enjoyed the story, but it wasn‘t the book I thought I was getting when I read the description and borrowed it. The premise is intriguing. The climax is pretty dark. I‘m happy to answer questions but don‘t want to give anything away! This was my first book by this author. I‘m rating it a “pick,” but I don‘t know that I would read similar books in the future. Not quite my cup of ☕️.

RaimeyGallant Nice review. :) 6y
jenreads7 @RaimeyGallant Thanks! I‘m still new, so I‘m not sure exactly how reviews go around here. I‘ll figure it out, I‘m sure. 😁 6y
RaimeyGallant No rules. Add more people so you get a decent feed to judge by. If you add the 90 or so who liked my latest post, you'll get 60-70% who will follow you back. 6y
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I finally chose my weekend read. Why is it so hard to choose what book I‘m going to read next? I have a million to choose from! 😫

BookwormAHN Welcome to Litsy 😺 6y
jenreads7 @BookwormAHN Thank you! 6y
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A perfect spooky read for October! I love a good ghost story, and this one served up lots of goosebumps while touching my heart. My favorite kind of ghost story, @nu-bibliophile ! Thanks for hooking me up with this author!

Headinherbooks_27 I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😀 6y
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"What I did not know then, but do now, is that something wicked was indeed wending its way into my life, only I was too caught up in my own to notice."

Yes! A little spooky interlude for these last days of October. Finally able to get back to this after finishing my library book.

@nu-bibliophile

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lahousewyfe
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Here I go @nu-bibliophile - off to get a little spooked! Asiago, my #LittenKitten, will keep me safe. #PetsofLitsy

Headinherbooks_27 I hope you enjoy it. 6y
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I'm still in the early chapters of this book and it's already pretty spooky. I'm loving it !!! 👻👀❤

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So excited to start this ! 🤗

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“The last line of my suicide note says that my nightmare is over. And, by now, it is. Yours, however, is just beginning.”

RaimeyGallant Wow. What a line! 7y
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SomedayAlmost
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Travel reading-Loving this Gothic page-turner! Will the journalists, writers & artists at a seemingly serene retreat survive its violent past? I can't wait to find out more... #100pagesin #travelread #tense #coolsetting

heidisreads Just finished this!!! 7y
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heidisreads
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There is nothing sad about my morning!

GA_Bookworm07 Awww i want some pumpkins! 7y
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heidisreads
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I wasn't going to start this yet... but I finished the other books I wanted to read this weekend! #kidfreeweekend #cariboucoffee #minnesota

Bette Aw, go ahead, you know you want to. 😊👍❤️ It's good. 7y
heidisreads @Bette I read it all morning and now reading as J drives us home! 😍😍😍 (edited) 7y
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Started reading

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Sunday read

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C.M.Jones_Artist Really enjoyed this one 😍 2y
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Juliet approves of my creepy stack! The End of Temperance Dare is a great, spooky gothic read, perfect for fans of Barbara Michaels, Simone St. James, and Amanda Stevens. Eleanor has just taken over as director of an artist retreat, and her first session is about to go horribly wrong. It doesn't help that the retreat is an old TB sanitarium. Wendy's books are just spooky fun. So glad she finally has a new one.

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skrishna
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This book was very much on my wheelhouse (modern day Gothic ghost story) and I can't tell if it was my mood or the book, but I couldn't quite get into it. (Honestly though, I think it was the book.)

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Settling in with the spooky read as the store's book group discusses their monthly selections.

ValerieAndBooks Looks like a good read for October! 8y
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