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Grave Refrain: A Love/Ghost Story
by
Sarah M. Glover (Goodreads Author)
Andrew Hayes, a brilliant but troubled guitarist in an up-and-coming band, has been haunted since childhood by the presence of his muse. One night during a performance in San Francisco he spots her--but she vanishes before he can catch her. Desperate to find her, he accepts a curious offer to stay in the city, moving into a dilapidated Victorian undergoing renovations that...more
Paperback, 484 pages
Published
February 14th 2012
by Omnific Publishing
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GRAVE REFRAIN by sarah.m.glover is an excellent read that will keep you completely enthralled from the beginning to the end,body and soul.
between the love story backing our leads, Andrew and Emily and the ghost story spun between nick and nora,our unrequited spirts in love,i found it extremely difficult to decide who pulled off at being more epic, once i learnt that all four seemed to be entwined by fate, one bought together by a series of supernatural events or something we call , coincidence....more
between the love story backing our leads, Andrew and Emily and the ghost story spun between nick and nora,our unrequited spirts in love,i found it extremely difficult to decide who pulled off at being more epic, once i learnt that all four seemed to be entwined by fate, one bought together by a series of supernatural events or something we call , coincidence....more
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Andrew and his friends, Simon and Christian, a trio that make up a band called The Lost Boys. One night a legendary music producer, Neil St. John, offers them the chance to go state side (the boys have been playing pubs in London) to San Fran and live in an old Victorian house he is renovating. The boys could use a break so they agree.
Did I mention the house is haunted? Oh, yeah, it is. By these two, Nicholas and Noreen Chamberlain, inspired by Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man; a fictitious dete...more
Did I mention the house is haunted? Oh, yeah, it is. By these two, Nicholas and Noreen Chamberlain, inspired by Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man; a fictitious dete...more
The Review: 4.5 out of 5 Stars
I highly recommend this. Ms. Glover’s clever mix of humor, mystery, and love have created a story that you won’t be able to put down. The novel pulsates with a sense of urgency. If you are able to do so, Ms. Glover’s knack for providing vivid descriptions will easily put you back sync with everything from the emotions of the characters, the look of the city, and down to the smell of the room that they are in.
Grave Refrain is a story which questions how far you’d go...more
I highly recommend this. Ms. Glover’s clever mix of humor, mystery, and love have created a story that you won’t be able to put down. The novel pulsates with a sense of urgency. If you are able to do so, Ms. Glover’s knack for providing vivid descriptions will easily put you back sync with everything from the emotions of the characters, the look of the city, and down to the smell of the room that they are in.
Grave Refrain is a story which questions how far you’d go...more
Few things irk me more than a romance cock-blocked by the would-be lovers’ uncommunicative ignorance. Too often, I’m screaming, “Stop with the inward monologues and talk to each other already!”
None of that here. What a fresh breath of sultry air. These lovers are thwarted by on-the-road band life, ghouls, ancient curses, and murderous professors. Backed by a love of many lifetimes, they work together, wearing their hearts on their sleeves, to fight the odds. I wanted nothing more to see the two...more
None of that here. What a fresh breath of sultry air. These lovers are thwarted by on-the-road band life, ghouls, ancient curses, and murderous professors. Backed by a love of many lifetimes, they work together, wearing their hearts on their sleeves, to fight the odds. I wanted nothing more to see the two...more
Apr 16, 2012
Shell
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Readers or romance, suspense, mystery, ghost stories, adult romance.
This book owned me heart and soul from the first page. It's an epic love story that follows the intensely passionate, almost manic, romance of tortured British rock god, Andrew Hayes, and his muse, the lovely Emily Thomas. But that's only just skimming the iceberg. The ghostly tale spun by the gloriously talented, Sarah Glover, left me with goosebumps and looking over my shoulder. There are both malevolent and benevolent spirits haunting this story and these young lovers' lives. Against all odds...more
As I began reading Grave Refrain, the debut novel for author Sarah M. Glover, I was instantly drawn in to the real-world situations created. Three women sharing an apartment. Must find new digs. Hot band at the bar – meaning, the guys were cute and the band played **actual** music (probably helped that they were foreign, and Ms. Glover was skilled in utilizing foreign vernacular!). I was also highly impressed with the way in which Ms. Glover presented soul mates. C'mon. It's a romance read. Ther...more
Paranormal...Romance...Rock 'n Roll...Poetry...Mystery/Suspense...All of these elements combine in Grave Refrain by Sarah M. Glover to give you a story worth reading and loving.
This book was on my radar for quite a while before I read it, and if it's been on yours as well?!? Don't wait any longer...make it your next book.
Read the rest of my review here: http://bookishtemptations.com/2012/06...
This book was on my radar for quite a while before I read it, and if it's been on yours as well?!? Don't wait any longer...make it your next book.
Read the rest of my review here: http://bookishtemptations.com/2012/06...
Very interesting book to read. I enjoyed the intense love between Andrew and Emily. A great book to read
Reviewed By~Robin
Review Copy Provided By~ARC by Publisher
Ms. Glover’s debut novel is simply riveting. I had my heartstrings pulled and I tended to not want to let go as it spun its magical web around me. I have always wanted an old run down Victorian house, complete with its resident ghosts to renovate. I found the perfect house in this story if only I could find it in real life. Nick and Nora the resident ghosts are just as compelling as the rest of the cast. I wanted to reach out and help them...more
Review Copy Provided By~ARC by Publisher
Ms. Glover’s debut novel is simply riveting. I had my heartstrings pulled and I tended to not want to let go as it spun its magical web around me. I have always wanted an old run down Victorian house, complete with its resident ghosts to renovate. I found the perfect house in this story if only I could find it in real life. Nick and Nora the resident ghosts are just as compelling as the rest of the cast. I wanted to reach out and help them...more
I love books that keep me on the edge of my seat and can maybe even put some fear in me. I had high hopes when I decided to read Grave Refrain, a love/ghost story. However, the plot seemed slow to get going and the various subplots seem to slow it even further; some I weren't quite sure where the author was going with. I had hoped to be scared some or at least freaked out a bit, but I wasn't. I did not find the ghosts scary at all. However, I will say I did like how the author seemed to bring Sa...more
Sarah Glover treats us with a perfect mix of romance, mystery and paranormal, with vibrant characters that develop in front of your eyes and enough poetry, suspense and magic to keep you reading into the night.
“The Lost Boys”, a pub band needing some fresh air abandons London and move to San Francisco. Struggling to find their own place in life, they move to a decaying Victorian house under renovations and hit the local scene.
Andrew, the tortured sexy guitarist who has been haunted by his muse...more
“The Lost Boys”, a pub band needing some fresh air abandons London and move to San Francisco. Struggling to find their own place in life, they move to a decaying Victorian house under renovations and hit the local scene.
Andrew, the tortured sexy guitarist who has been haunted by his muse...more
I highly recommend this. Ms. Glover’s clever mix of humor, mystery, and love have created a story that you won’t be able to put down. The novel pulsates with a sense of urgency. If you are able to do so, Ms. Glover’s knack for providing vivid descriptions will easily put you back sync with everything from the emotions of the characters, the look of the city, and down to the smell of the room that they are in.
Grave Refrain is a story which questions how far you’d go for love and how long will th...more
Grave Refrain is a story which questions how far you’d go for love and how long will th...more
This was one of those unusual reading experiences I have now and then. Main and secondary characters are in their early 20s (not my preferred characters age), it’s about ghosts (not my preferred paranormal), it has too many subplots, uneven story flow, sometimes too much pondering by the heroine. But I loved the story, and the intense hero, and the original plot, and something else about the whole thing that I can’t quite explain. It will probably be a reread in the future, so it goes to my favo...more
Meh.
I read a lot, so I very much wonder about the five star reviews of this book. Are they forced from a desperate publisher? I don't know.
All the five stars actually made me look back at the book and skim it, asking myself what I hated about this book. I really didn't like any of it. The ghost that were supposed to be scary, were not. The characters were lackluster. It was just super cliche and poorly executed.
What I do know is that this is not a good book.
There were some good elements, but it...more
I read a lot, so I very much wonder about the five star reviews of this book. Are they forced from a desperate publisher? I don't know.
All the five stars actually made me look back at the book and skim it, asking myself what I hated about this book. I really didn't like any of it. The ghost that were supposed to be scary, were not. The characters were lackluster. It was just super cliche and poorly executed.
What I do know is that this is not a good book.
There were some good elements, but it...more
Jul 20, 2012
Sheri
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Lovers of romance with brooding rock stars who also enjoy a light mystery
Recommended to Sheri by:
Enn Bocci
I dove into this book thinking I wouldn't like it & would stop reading if it became too scary. I'll admit it, I'm a big baby. I don't like scary stories (or scary movies) & if it included ghosts, then, wouldn’t it be scary? But a few people on FB assured me it really wasn't scary & was an incredible read. So I read, & I wasn’t disappointed (or scared). This book consumed me for days with its hauntingly exquisite tale. It contained just the right amount of angst, mystery & sus...more
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“Clarence nodded. ‘Our ghosts are partial to Tolkien.’
“Oh, that’s nothing. Ours are totally into Dashiell Hammett,’ Zoey replied.”
-“Grave Refrain,” p. 353.
4.5 stars
This novel was an entertaining read. It’s a ghost story and a love story, but there are elements of mystery and suspense. The characters are eccentric, which I liked, and despite the sinister nature of some (but not all) of the spectres, there is quite a bit of comic relief.
A three-piece rock band from England travels across the pond...more
“Oh, that’s nothing. Ours are totally into Dashiell Hammett,’ Zoey replied.”
-“Grave Refrain,” p. 353.
4.5 stars
This novel was an entertaining read. It’s a ghost story and a love story, but there are elements of mystery and suspense. The characters are eccentric, which I liked, and despite the sinister nature of some (but not all) of the spectres, there is quite a bit of comic relief.
A three-piece rock band from England travels across the pond...more
My full review will be up Saturday, but I was so impressed with this book. Just incredibly good reading!
My Review:
Warning: this is a LONG book, but it is worth every single moment spent reading it. I loved this book.
Andrew is part of a three-part rock band from England. One night a huge rock manager (Neil...although he is retired) drops in on their gig and offers them a place to stay in San Francisco. Taking him up on the offer in the hopes it will lead them to a break, the three members of The...more
My Review:
Warning: this is a LONG book, but it is worth every single moment spent reading it. I loved this book.
Andrew is part of a three-part rock band from England. One night a huge rock manager (Neil...although he is retired) drops in on their gig and offers them a place to stay in San Francisco. Taking him up on the offer in the hopes it will lead them to a break, the three members of The...more
“It’s always about a girl, isn’t it?” pg.47
Well no Andrew Hayes…as a matter of fact it isn’t! This story is about a girl, a boy, their quirky crazy friends and an entourage of characters…some alive and some not.
Grave Refrain transported me to San Francisco, wearing a flowing bohemian skirt and vintage cardigan, traipsing the city as well as the coastal country side with my British musician man chasing history and ghosts and battling a curse. Did I mention the British musician hottie by my side?...more
Well no Andrew Hayes…as a matter of fact it isn’t! This story is about a girl, a boy, their quirky crazy friends and an entourage of characters…some alive and some not.
Grave Refrain transported me to San Francisco, wearing a flowing bohemian skirt and vintage cardigan, traipsing the city as well as the coastal country side with my British musician man chasing history and ghosts and battling a curse. Did I mention the British musician hottie by my side?...more
Can't say how much I love this book!! Though I do miss of the smut, specially the bathtub scene, in the original version. :)
I loved this book. I give it 4.5 Flowers for my review.
Sarah M. Glover put all the qualities I think a great book has into this one.
It was funny, without being comic, the phrase "Big Doobie" (its actually a van) is going to make me grin every time I think about it for a long while to come!! It was suspenseful with spine tingling quotes like "he swore he heard something coming from the floor above. It sent ice water through his veins and stood the hairs on his neck on end. With a shudder, he pla...more
Sarah M. Glover put all the qualities I think a great book has into this one.
It was funny, without being comic, the phrase "Big Doobie" (its actually a van) is going to make me grin every time I think about it for a long while to come!! It was suspenseful with spine tingling quotes like "he swore he heard something coming from the floor above. It sent ice water through his veins and stood the hairs on his neck on end. With a shudder, he pla...more
Grave Refrain by Sarah M. Glover is a beautiful love/ghost story filled with romance, laughter, suspense and a little music thrown in for good measure. Beautiful and enticing tale of characters. I really enjoyed this book as it took me to the wonderful city of San Francisco where ghosts and mysterious discoveries can lurk all around you. Historic homes and long drives await you in this story. Andrew and Emily the two main characters have a history--- together and apart and what brought them toge...more
Oh my goodness did this story enthrall me! Glover grabbed me from the start and didn't let me go. She wove her beautiful enticing tale of characters who struggle with their personal demons and work very hard to do what is right all the while trying to come to grasp with the insane level of attraction beholden upon them.
I love Glover's writing style! I literally wanted to crawl into this story. She had my heart pounding from the many passionate scenes of Andrew's musical performances and his dev...more
I love Glover's writing style! I literally wanted to crawl into this story. She had my heart pounding from the many passionate scenes of Andrew's musical performances and his dev...more
Grave Refrain: A Love/Ghost Story by Sarah M. Glover is a paranormal romance.
Since he was a kid, musician Andrew Hayes has been searching for his muse, the woman he has seen in his dreams and other places. When his band travels to San Francisco, Andrew sees it as a chance to search a new city for his muse, and this time he actually finds her. Emily Thomas moves with her two friends into an old house that's said to be haunted by a pair of lovers. What she doesn't expect is meeting and falling in...more
Since he was a kid, musician Andrew Hayes has been searching for his muse, the woman he has seen in his dreams and other places. When his band travels to San Francisco, Andrew sees it as a chance to search a new city for his muse, and this time he actually finds her. Emily Thomas moves with her two friends into an old house that's said to be haunted by a pair of lovers. What she doesn't expect is meeting and falling in...more
Get out the martini glasses and the cocktail shaker; noir has never been more intoxicating. Sarah Glover’s kinetic prose leaps from the page and carries you along; transporting the reader through the passionate twists of Andrew and Emily’s very current, gritty, San Francisco club-scene love story, and the sentimental, noir, speak-easy, turns of Nick and Nora’s ghost story. This is a great read, with memorable characters that, in Nora’s words, “Take no prisoners.”
Warning: if you need your beauty...more
Warning: if you need your beauty...more
(I'd give this 2.5 stars.)
I'm not a fan of what I call "group" romance novels- where one set of pre-existing female friends all fall in love with a group of pre-existing male friends. I liked the references to classic Hollywood and literature. Story seemed to slow down at points and it sometimes felt like a long read . . . but the book had some smart sections that were fun to read.
I'm not a fan of what I call "group" romance novels- where one set of pre-existing female friends all fall in love with a group of pre-existing male friends. I liked the references to classic Hollywood and literature. Story seemed to slow down at points and it sometimes felt like a long read . . . but the book had some smart sections that were fun to read.
I LOVED, loved, loved this book! It is a love story of fate and destiny. They are meant to be together, but have to fight against incredible odds to make it last, or history will repeat itself. I love how desperate and passionate they are about each other. They cannot resist each other, and I cannot resist them. If only I had an Andrew out there searching for me.... ;)
I thought it would take me a long time to read Grave Refrain but to my surprise it sucked me in and I became a speed reader! Living in San Francisco made me appreciate the story even more- Give me ghosts, humor, romance all together and I am a happy person. Sarah Glover, I am a big fan and thank you for your gift of writing!
I loved Sarah Glover's short story "Whatever it Takes" in Summer Lovin: Summer BreezeSummer Lovin' Anthology: Summer Breeze so I look forward to reading this novel!
Ahhhhh........another one of the first Twilight Fanfictions that I ever read!
Wonderful and interesting storyline (doesn't hurt that it's sexy, too!). Author has a real knack for story-telling and interjecting her story with complicated twists and turns! Keeps things interesting and exciting!!!!!
Terrific!
Wonderful and interesting storyline (doesn't hurt that it's sexy, too!). Author has a real knack for story-telling and interjecting her story with complicated twists and turns! Keeps things interesting and exciting!!!!!
Terrific!
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A writer and recovering CPA, I live in San Francisco in an old house with a brood of people -- some taller, some shorter, all of whom I adore. As a child I often hid under the blankets with a dog-earred copy The Norton Anthology of English Literature, obsessing over the men in the sepia squares.
I've written for magazine and radio---even penned a few musical comedies and forced fine actors to make...more
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