4.5 stars.Although this was a very good book, it has several differences from THIS OTHER EDEN. The latter is a claustrophobic gothic-style romance. It has very few characters & centers around three points of interest (foremost being Eden Castle & its grounds). Despite a gut-wrenching web of plots...
In one of those crystalline moments of pure recall of which poets speak so lyrically, he remembered, literally, everything. Now, lying on the pavement before the Assembly, in a hot splash of August sun, he knew that the warm liquid drenching his body was his own blood, knew further that the dis...
The clink of flatware against the china plates increased to deafening proportions, and finally John felt compelled to say, "It's very good," referring to the food on his plate. But if anyone agreed with him, they kept it to themselves, and it was only as Rosa was filling J...
If she could be terrified, if terror could bring her down, then perhaps she would march willingly to her own tomb, thus sparing him the role of villain. Fear— There was the key, a degree of fear which would render her useless, some isolated terror which would leave her for...