Welcome and introductions

[Bobbie]

Glad to see posts on here again. I have been reading a little of everything but I do have a number of gothics lined up. I have read several Dorothy Eden books in the fairly recent past, some good, some less so. Darkwater is probably the best of the group. I do have several more of hers to get to with a number by Phyllis A. Whitney and others. As the saying goes, "So many books, ............."

[AdoraBelle42]

Hi, still here, too :)

I'm about to reread Bride of Pendorric for the first time after years...

[Annie]

I have started reading M R James books and stories and also a collection of Victorian gothic stories I found on Kindle. I am liking them all. They are not all romance but still good. I also like Barbara Michaels. I found an old movie of one of her books called The House that Would not Die on youtube. The book is better but still fun to watch.

[Pjcm]

My name is Patty and I am new to this group. I love vintage gothic books. I found a lot on abebooks and amazon. I have a keeper shelf with all of my favorites that I re-read. Always looking for more recommendations. So glad to have found this group.

[Dee Dee]

I’m so glad I found this group. I grew up on Victoria Holt books as a kid but now it’s so much harder to come by a great Gothic book. I’m searching for new modern day authors who are paying homage to this great genre. Has anyone read Darcy Coats? I’ve read a couple. I like them well enough. I actually listen to them on Audible. I needlepoint while I listen. I’ve also enjoyed Simone St James’s work. I really like Wendy Webb too. I found a book free on Audible called The Keep by Jennifer Eagan that was quite good.

[Diana]

Dee Dee wrote: "I’m so glad I found this group. I grew up on Victoria Holt books as a kid but now it’s so much harder to come by a great Gothic book. I’m searching for new modern day authors who are paying homage ..."

I love Simone St. James' books too. Have you read the Graveyard Queen series by Amanda Stevens? So good! ♥

[Michelle]

Hi there. I kno what you mean about trying to find Gothics wriiten by modern Authors!
Yes, I love Darcy Coates, too! Craven Manor is my 1st novel I've finished, so far. Looking forward to reading more from her!
Welcome to our Group! 😊

[Annie]

NIce to see some new people here. I just read my first Darcy Coates- The House Next Door and liked it so I'll keep on with hers. I also liked The Vanishing by Wendy Webb but 2 of her others I didn't care for. I pick up Greygallows by Barbara MIchaels at my library tomorrow so that is my big Halloween read. The older books seem longer than the new. Simone St. James is one of my new favorites. I couldn't put The Broken Girls down.

[Icey]

Hi everyone!
My name is Icey, and it is so lovely meeting everyone here:)
I think I should thank my mum for my love for gothic romance. She is literally obsessed with this genre (and she didn't realize that, can u believe it?).
When I was 8 or 9 years old, she forced me to watch Jane Eyre (the 1997 version) as she thought I could not understand the book at that age (yeh, thanks mum). Well, you can tell, that the movie itself is a bit too much for the 8 years old. To this day I still vaguely remember the scene that Bertha, Mr Rochester's first wife, jumped from the roof.......and that memory was filled with childhood horror and confusion.
That sounds like a bad start, right? But maybe my mum is a magician after all.
When I grew older, I still remember that film and how my mum couldn't stop raving about it like a silly fangirl, so I decided to pick it up when I was 12.
And I was enchanted.
I read it again and again and again during my teen years, though I didn't grasp the full meaning of the book, you never need a full understanding to fall in love.
And in 2019, My English finally improved to a point that I could manage to read Jane Eyre in its original language, I finished it.
I realized how much I love this genre, it is a passion that spans a decade, and I am so glad that I joined GoodReads since then and began my English reading journey.