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⭐️⭐️⭐️ this tale was slow starting but kept me wanting to find out what happens. a young woman finds out her life with her father wasn‘t fully true. she finds out her mother has been looking for her. her whole world is flipped.
mystery of what happened when she was a little girl that made her dad take her away.
the ending was a little disappointing. 🙁

🎧 currently listening 🎧

I have read mixed reviews about this one but I really liked it. It reminded me of early Victoria Holt tales from my teens. The couple of twists were cleverly executed and the main character discovered her history in a slow and steady way. A good read for me.

I don‘t know what I would have done differently but didn‘t like the ending. I wanted certain relationships to flesh out. I wanted more honesty from other characters. The Iris explanation bugged me for some reason. The first 2/3 of the book mostly had me. The last part meh.

“Unseen breeze” all breezes are unseen

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An easy light gothic tale about a woman, Hallie, who inherits her dead mother's Victorian home. Hallie living her life believing her mother died when she was 5 soon finds herself on a mysterious island, learning unbelievable truths about her family and past. Filled with ghosts, witches, and an eerie setting. Enjoyable, but not great.

9 hours for #Deweys24HourReadathon! Now time for bed. 💤

But first, points. Today was also the last day of #Ghostathon20 & #FraterFestRAT. I also finished the tagged book and Disfigured by Amanda LeDuc for #DisabilityReadathon. It was fantastic! So so good. Definitely worthy of its own review when I‘m less tired. In total, +1,176 points.

Night, Littens! Hope your #readathon-ing is going well! ✨

#scarathlon2020 #teamslaughter #24b4monday

Today‘s plans for #24b4Monday! My goal is to finish the full 24 with creepy reads like Halcyon Crane and Catherine House. ☕️📚🛋

+226 points for #readallweekcgb

#scarathlon2020 #teamslaughter #readyourway #cocoturns50 #currentlyreading

Audible Plus book included with prime membership, or something. (I've kinda lost track of what Audible is doing). Gothic ghost story with all the same old cliches. Nothing original but its a cozy read perfect for this time of year. ☠

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#Halcyon

This is yesterday's prompt. Somehow I did today's prompt yesterday!🤦‍♀️

Day 14 - #Halcyon #BeautifulWords
#TheTaleofHalcyonCrane #WendyWebb

hal·cy·on
/ˈhalsēən/

adjective: halcyon
1denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful."the halcyon days of the mid-1980s, when profits were soaring"
2. the state or experience of finding something funny. “we looked with amusement at our horoscope”

noun: halcyon
1. a tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly colored plumage.

I feel disappointed I can usually read twice as much as this per month, but work and life in general got in a way 🤦‍♀️

#BookAWeekChallenge

LOVED this audiobook! The narrator was excellent and kept me thoroughly creeped out with her whispers, giggles, and eerie singing. Lots of ghosts - in the past and the present, both figurative and literal- and familial mysteries to be unraveled. Highly recommend! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

My first audiobook from the library Overdrive app! So excited to listen to this eerie tale!

Wendy Webb writes a fabulous Gothic mansion, and really brings the setting to life. I enjoyed this meandering haunting of discovery... but I wish the ending had more oomph. #AllHallowsRead #gothic #haunting
http://bambi-unbridled.blogspot.com/2016/10/audiobook-review-tale-of-halcyon-cra...

Before I lost my father, I never understood the rituals surrounding funerals...But now I know why we do those things. It's busywork, all of it. I had so much to take care of so many arrangements to make so many people to inform, I didn't have a moment to be engulfed by the ocean of grief that was lapping at my heels. Instead, I waded through the shallows, performing task after task, grateful to have duties to propel me forward. #wickedwomenwriters

Wendy Webb - The Tale of Halcyon Crane ****

Interesting, atmospheric ghost story. It was less creepy than expected. The main characters don't experience all that much ghost activity themselves. It's mostly through the housekeeper's storytelling we learn stuff about the ghosts.
I LOVED the Great Lakes setting. The story took place on Mackinac Island. (The author renamed the island and moved it from lake Huron to Lake Superior)

#halloween

This is our latest book club selection. Getting ready to dive in!