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Ok, I love Gothic fiction and this was a definite pick for me until almost the end. Then, the heroine, who was repeatedly described as smart, capable, and practical decided she wants to kill another character, which is fine. But this smart, capable, and practical woman then decides to go confront this person alone, at night, with NO WEAPON. My suspension of disbelief completely shattered. What, she randomly turned into a reckless dumbass?

I received a free arc from a goodreads giveaway. Pub Date: 9/10/24.

Set in Wales, Henry is a disgraced London doctor, relocating to Wales because he can‘t get a job anywhere else. Set in 1783. Henry believes his predecessor was murdered, so he investigates. At the same time, he‘s trying to get the villagers to like him and let him help them but they hate Englishmen. This book was really good and atmospheric.

I‘ll be in Wales in 3 weeks!

Hey! I won a #goodreadsgiveaway! This is only the 2nd or 3rd time I‘ve ever won one of these!

Thank you, @AlldeBooks, for everything in my #litsolacemidsummerswap #naturalitsymidsummerswap package. I love everything, and the sweet pea seeds made me smile, as everyone in the card swap knows why I love them so much! I'm looking forward to reading the books too!

Gothic fiction is a favourite genre of mine and this story is an excellent example of such. It has an atmospheric setting which is Wales. Well researched with plenty of mentions of myths, folklore and the odd spot of witchcraft, it‘s written with a good sense of menace. The suspense builds up gradually, rattles along at a fair old pace, culminating in an exciting finale. I was totally gripped by this story and found it a page turner. #Pigeonjole

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