The Shadowy Horses in Around the World in 80 Books

Jul 13, 2022 Laura rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2022, love-stories, library, ghost-stories

3.5 stars. I’ve read better books by this author, but this was a good escape read, nonetheless. There was a paranormal element to it, there was a love story off to the side, there was the beautiful Scottish landscape including the sea, many things I enjoy in literature.

I wish it would’ve been a little more suspenseful, something that called me back to it a little more strongly, but I did enjoy it. I only had access to the print version, so no audio review for this one.

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Jul 11, 2013 Nadine in NY Jones rated it really liked it

Shelves: womens-day, fiction, romance, paranormal, mystery, stayed-up-way-too-late, scotland

This isn't really the kind of book I usually read, and I'm not quite sure what to make of it. The spine classifies it as fiction, and so do I, but it's also got a touch of genre to it... but which genre? A bit of mystery, quite a lot of archeology, a bit of Scottish romance, a bit of a ghost story... This was slow and lovely, and I did indeed stay up far too late one night reading it.

I've never read Susanna Kearsley before, and I have to wonder if even her publisher isn't sure how to classify he ...more

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May 11, 2008 Jessica rated it really liked it

Shelves: archaeology, england, gothic

An old-school gothic with a strong secondary cast - it's truly a shame that Kearsley's work is no longer in print (save the pseudonymous Every Secret Thing), because she really knows how to capture that slightly spooky atmosphere. ...more

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