This historical fiction set in England during the French Revolution was not what I expected at all. I wanted a ghost story but instead I received an almost trashy sort of forbidden love triangle. The protagonist whined and ranted about her sin with the forbidden brother every time they met and that really grated on my nerves. Thankfully, that mostly stopped by the middle of the book or I would have just stopped the book. The rest of it, although not bad, was more of a mystery/adventure story with the protagonist and her "lover" trying to find the evil French spies trying to incite riots in England, not a ghost story. I would skip the book if you see it and are intrigued. It really wasn't worth the time although I will say some bits of it did interest me.
This was my favourite book when I was 13! I recently found it again and reread it having not read it in full for a good decade. I remember it being very racy and naughty but now I found it a little...sedate ;) having said that it has lost none of its charm. I just found that I didn't like the heroine as much as I did back then, and the writing does lack vitality and oomph in places. The period it covers (England during the french revolution) is interesting but it was definitely nostalgia for my romantic, idealistic 13 year old self that kept me reading to the end this time.
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