Women's Fiction Series: The Lost Bride Trilogy, #1 Publication date : November 21, 2023
Inheritance is a story about family, friendships and romanceWomen's Fiction Series: The Lost Bride Trilogy, #1 Publication date : November 21, 2023
Inheritance is a story about family, friendships and romance but there is also centuries old curse that follow residence of a majestic Victorian house on the Maine coast. Now a graphic designer Sonya MacTavish has inherited the house from her dead uncle she had never heard of. She's about to learn more about her father's ancestry but also about the mysterious house and it's tragic history.
What started off with a shocking opening - our heroine Sonya discovering her soon-to-be husband having sex with her cousin in their bed, which then lead to cancelled wedding and her loosing her job she loved because of that jerk - ended on a flat and sort of dragged out note. I like that Sonya throw out that cheating bast*rd but from there things took fairytale quality. I don’t believe in the supernatural goings on but I enjoy reading the ghost stories when they are written in believable way. Not this one. I felt I was reading a fairytale, no connection with real life and struggles women go through. And it was so unrealistic (view spoiler)[When weird things started to happen at the the manor, it would have been logical for Sonya to ask if someone took care of the manor, instead of assuming that she had "forgotten" making her bed or putting away her things. If these were supposed to be helpful ghosts, then this was silly - it is completely unrealistic that there are spirits / ghosts who have no trouble doing household chores, repair old house, select modern music from modern technology. Da*n, even my grandmother can not handle tablets easily because of her dry hands and bad eyesight, but centuries old ghost was so masterful with modern technology, knew modern music. Not. And how is it that centuries old mansion didn't have any problems that any other similar house would have in real life? Again helpful ghosts who did all the repair work? Also all the things were so painfully perfect all the time. No real struggle after the breakup, no struggle with her job, or the house, sans that one ghost who spooked her sometimes. Everything was so perfect and good all the time. That is just not realistic! (hide spoiler)] The romance was lukewarm, I did not feel any chemistry or connection. It was just convenient and supposed to happen.
While reading I could not help but think that this story could have been easily edited down by an hour or more without losing anything significant from its content. When book one was so drawn out I don't know what author will come up with for book 2 and book 3???
I've started to dislike authors who write series that are stretched into trilogy and this series is filled up with lots of superfluous stuff and nonsense. This story had the worst open ending possible. (view spoiler)[absolutely nothing was resolved, the story just ended in the middle of the scene! What??? (hide spoiler)] I really prefer standup series, a'la Susan Elizabeth Phillips or fantasy series like Marissa Meyer wrote where something was constantly happening and you couldn't read fast enough to find out what will happen next to the characters. But this story felt like filler for final book 3. Perhaps I should just read book 3 when it comes out sometime in 2025??...more
When Morgan Albright met Luke at a bar she worked, she nRomantic Suspense, Women's Crime Fiction, Contemporary Fiction Publication date: May 23, 2023
When Morgan Albright met Luke at a bar she worked, she never thought that this meeting will change her life forever...
This story grabbed me from the beginning. I enjoyed getting to know Morgan, her family and her friends. It is sad to think that many people can appear kind and solid on the outside but they can have ulterior motive with you. This someone can steal your identity and create a lot of havoc. And if he has a severe mental illness that prompt homicidal thoughts and actions, then the more reason to be worried...
“Karma’s not just a bitch, she’s a righteous bitch. And he won’t break you, because you won’t let him.”
I didn't quite like that the book's description revealed so much from the plot and the villian was revealed early on. Many things got repetitive and predictible thanks to those villian's chapters which I did not enjoy reading at all. He sounded one-dimensional, weird and stupid.
Overall I liked the story and most of the characters. January LaVoy did great job....more
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