With This Curse

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Can a curse strike twice in a woman s life In 1854, seventeen year old chambermaid Clara Crofton was dismissed from Gravesend Hall for having fallen in love with Richard Blackwood, the younger son of the house Alone in the world, Clara found a tenuous position as a seamstress, but she always blamed the Gravesend curse for the disaster that had befallen her and for Richard s death soon after in the Crimean War Now, than eighteen years later, Richard s twin, Atticus, seeks out Clara with a strange proposal if she will marry him and live with him as his wife in name only to ease the mind of his dying father, Atticus will then endow her with a comfortable income for the rest of her life Clara knows that he is not disclosing his true motives, but when she runs out of options for an independent life, she has no choice but to become Atticus s wife For Clara, returning to Gravesend as a bride brings some triumph but also great unease Not only must she pretend to be a wellborn lady and devoted wife to a man whose face is a constant reminder of the love she lost, but ominous portents whisper that her masquerade brings grave danger This house will take from you what you most treasure, her mother once warned her But the curse has already taken the man Clara loved Will it now demand her life Best Download With This Curse [ author ] Amanda DeWees [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr It has been a long time since I ve read a good Victorian gothic mystery Amanda deWees far exceeded my expectations in With this Curse If I could make the 5 stars extra shiny in gold I would I loved this book so much.It has everything you would expect from the genre a dark old mansion with strange inhabitants, an overall atmosphere of menace, a mystery, danger, love and betrayal I was enthralled with the story from start to finish I enjoyed the slow romance between Atticus and Clara It has been a long time since I ve read a good Victorian gothic mystery Amanda deWees far exceeded my expectations in With this Curse If I could make the 5 stars extra shiny in gold I would I loved this book so much.It has everything you would expect from the genre a dark old mansion with strange inhabitants, an overall atmosphere of menace, a mystery, danger, love and betrayal I was enthralled with the story from start to finish I enjoyed the slow romance between Atticus and Clara They are both great characters with a well developed history Both are easy to relate to and I couldn t wait to see them get together I really liked that their romance is taken in a sedate pace withemphasis placed on their inner feelings r...Nope I can t do it DNF, circa 40% The story crawls The words are endless The twists are telegraphed And the heroine narrator STFU Her holier than thou attitude unswerving devotion to some transparent asshole she worked for 18 YEARS AGO is beyond the pale I wanted to punch her in the face every time she started spewing about Richard s perfection their thwarted wuv, because rich young rakes looove to marry impertinent, cow eyed housemaids eyeroll No doubt she learns the truth Nope I can t do it DNF, circa 40% The story crawls The words are endless The twists are telegraphed And the heroine narrator STFU Her holier than thou attitude unswerving devotion to some transparent asshole she worked for 18 YEARS AGO is beyond the pale I wanted to punch her in the face every time she started spewing about Richard s perfection their thwarted wuv, because rich young rakes looove to marry impertinent, cow eyed housemaids eyeroll No doubt she learns the truth about the brothers nature at some point, but I won t be there to see it Additional barf the harping on her unruly curls slim, girlish figure for someone in their 30s Because living in virtual poverty makes one shapely appealing it keeps your weight down, right This is real Check my updates to see it Go...As much as I enjoy a good gothic romance, WITH THIS CURSE dragged a bit for me The sinister elements are so close to the surface, I found myself impatiently reading to confirm suspicions rather than enjoying a sl...A cute and engaging novel, but it had too many problems for my tastes, a 20 year old feeling based on fluff, no real mystery, too many martyrs to be acceptable It s on offer as December 2015, so you might want to check it out.The sequel seems even worse, so I ll stay clear.A main character who garners sympathy admiration from the first chapter on A kind, compassionate hero Together the two overcome past hurts betrayals inspire the best in each other Lovely writing Dialogue that patterns the time period Great vocabulary Family dyna...Fans of classic genres can often find themselves in a bit of a bind Of course we all love the well used conventions, but how often have you picked up a classic mystery story or Gothic romance only to quickly put it down again after wading through stale, lifeless, by the numbers prose that hits all the right elements and yet somehow hits all the wrong notes Amanda DeWees elegantly avoided those problems with her stylish Gothic romance mystery Sea of Secrets Her latest book, With This Curse, Fans of classic genres can often find themselves in a bit of a bind Of course we all love the well used conventions, but how often have you picked up a classic mystery story or Gothic romance only to quickly put it down again after wading through stale, lifeless, by the numbers prose that hits all the right elements and yet somehow hits all the wrong notes Amanda DeWees elegantly avoided those problems with her stylish Gothic romance mystery Sea of Secrets Her latest book, With This Curse, once again demonstrat...This is a hard review to write.I liked many things about the book, but there were a few things I disliked as well.At one point, I felt it was a lot of rambling But I know there were a lot of details needed to make the reader understand the story.I felt the injustice of Clara being sent away from Gravesend, and the injustice of her own mother not believing her and at least making a small stand in her honor The loneliness she felt on her own at the young age young to us now, but an adult in This is a hard review to write.I liked many things about the book, but there were a few things I disliked as well.At one point, I felt it was a lot of rambling But I know there were a lot of details needed to make the reader understand the story.I felt the injustice of Clara being sent away from Gravesend, and the injustice of her own mother not believing her and at least making a small stand in her honor The loneliness she felt on her own at the young age young to us now, but an adult in that period of time I am proud of the woman she became and the path s she choose when she could have done much much worse.Strange that Atticus choose her, and tracked her down as he did I do love the nickname of Atlas, it really does suit him Lord Telford, was strange, almost demented in his old age His creepy collection, well I don t know how Clara sat with him and visited Although, after a few visits we don t he...I was so pleased to find this author and am glad to see she hasbooks in this genre I have always had a special place in my heart for the Romantic Gothic This one rivals anything Daphne Du Maurer or Victoria Holt wrote The storyline has many surprises and twists The author doesn t use sex as a crutch, i.e she doesn t fill page after page with detailed sexual scenes to increase the word count, like so man other authors Instead, there is clean sensual undertones The character I was so pleased to find this author and am glad to see she hasbooks in this genre I have always had a special place in my heart for the Romantic Gothic This one rivals anything Daphne Du Maurer or Victoria Holt wrote The ...One thing that irritated me was how stupid Clara was at times, especially concerning Richard Plus, it was difficult to believe that Clara still felt so much love for Richard after 18 years had passed and especially when their relationship had happened when s...Just Meh Clara was incredibly vapid and it was really irritating She is so shallow, she has been in love for 18 years with someone who was equally superficial and a bully I mean Clara thought Richard was clever and amusing for taunting his disabled older brother I just felt I was unable to respect...

With This Curse
  • 25 March 2018
  • Paperback
  • 296 pages
  • 1495934373
  • Amanda DeWees
  • With This Curse