This year was not great for blogging. In fact, for most of the year, I had little urge to write any book reviews. It was also not a great reading year. I ended up getting through lots of mediocre books. My last read of the year, unexpectedly, was excellent.
These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall takes place in sprawling manor house. Our main character 17 year old Helen Vaughan fled the place with her mother when she was a child, but now with the death of her grandfather, the family patriarch, Helen is forced to come back, face the past and uncover family secrets.
I loved everything about this book: the setting, the characters, the supernatural aspects, the backstory. It is my kind of Gothic horror - not bone-chilly scary, but rather very atmospheric. It also leaves no loose ends in the end. Everything is explained and we get a clear resolution. I rated it 5 out of 5 stars and highly recommend it. It is also a fast read so it was great to finish one more book in the last couple of days of the year.
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