The Daughters of Block Island
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Linda Jones
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By:
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Christa Carmen
In this ingenious and subversive twist on the classic gothic novel, the mysterious past of an island mansion lures two sisters into a spiderweb of scandal, secrets, and murder.
Two sisters, strangers since birth yet bound by family secrets, are caught up in a century-old mystery on an isolated island.
After arriving on Block Island to find her birth mother, Blake Bronson becomes convinced she’s the heroine of a gothic novel—the kind that allowed her intermittent escape from a traumatic childhood. How else to explain the torrential rain, the salt-worn mansion known as White Hall, and the restless ghost purported to haunt its halls? But before Blake can discern the novel’s ending, she’s found dead, murdered in a claw-foot tub. The proprietress of White Hall stands accused.
Summoned by a letter sent from Blake before she died, Thalia Mills returns to the island she swore she’d left for good. She finds that Blake wasn’t the first to die at White Hall under suspicious circumstances. Thalia must uncover the real reason for Blake’s demise before the forces conspiring to keep Block Island’s secrets dead and buried rise up to consume her too.
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Critic reviews
“Narrator Linda Jones supplies an appropriately melodramatic performance, ably communicating the hallmarks of this gothic mystery—a remote island setting, a haunted house, murderous ghosts, hidden passageways, skeletons, and unsettling stormy weather. Thrilling psychological suspense that should appeal to fans of gothic novels and the works of Gemma Amor, Sarah Waters, and the Bronte sisters.”—Library Journal
“Great fun for readers…”—Kirkus Reviews
“This compelling and atmospheric thriller pays homage to classic gothic novels while still adding something fresh to the beloved genre. An easy sell to fans of the Brontës but also those who enjoy the creepy, psychological suspense of Simone St. James.”—Booklist
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So different yet truely entertaining
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Kept you guessing
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not just the setting, but more of a critical character. It has the feel of Jane Eyre, and Wuthering Heights.
This book, though, is much more contemporary and easier to read. Very much a psychological thriller, it
has the darkness of a Gothic novel with hints of Stephen King.
I really like that is not the usual trope with a bad romance being front and center. It reads more like an American Historical Fiction novel, which is another favorite genre of mine. Mixed genres tend to read more "real."
Entertain AND educate me. is oneof my favorite sayings.
The Daughters of Block Island
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The vivid writing
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Think of a roller coaster!
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Vivid, Gothic Fun
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The setting was well described and accurate. Mystery was excellent and very like the families in that area of Rhode Island.
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It seems like something is real then it is proven completely wrong. This happens several times throughout the book.
Fun book
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Parts of the story were great
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Great pacing
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