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This missed the mark for me.
Set in the gilded age in New York, living in a replica castle quaintly named Illyria, Annabelle and Bay Van Duyvil have tiny twins and this is their story. Murder comes into play and this historical novel quickly turns into a whodunnit. The timelines go back and forth and rotate among the characters. This was not executed well, and I kept getting confused on which timeline we were in and who was narrating. I'm not sure why we needed so many settings, or so many charac ...more
Set in the gilded age in New York, living in a replica castle quaintly named Illyria, Annabelle and Bay Van Duyvil have tiny twins and this is their story. Murder comes into play and this historical novel quickly turns into a whodunnit. The timelines go back and forth and rotate among the characters. This was not executed well, and I kept getting confused on which timeline we were in and who was narrating. I'm not sure why we needed so many settings, or so many charac ...more
Loved this historical murder mystery! Thanks BOTM!
Very spooky gothic setting!
Honestly, the beginning of this book, after the first chapter was sooooo boring. I often found myself coming up with excuses for why I shouldn't read it. However, the last 150 pages or so really redeemed the book - it started moving at a quicker pace and the subject was actually interesting! It took me weeks to read the first 200 pages and only 2 days to read the final 150.
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