In the Shadow of Lakecrest

Posted on 18 February 2018 by Elizabeth Blackwell

The year is 1928 Kate Moore is looking for a way out of the poverty and violence of her childhood When a chance encounter on a transatlantic ocean liner brings her face to face with the handsome heir to a Chicago fortune, she thinks she may have found her escape as long as she can keep her past concealed.After exchanging wedding vows, Kate quickly discovers that something isn t quite right with her husband or her new family As Mrs Matthew Lemont, she must contend with her husband s disturbing past, his domineering mother, and his overly close sister Isolated at Lakecrest, the sprawling, secluded Lemont estate, she searches desperately for clues to Matthew s terrors, which she suspects stem from the mysterious disappearance of his aunt years before As Kate stumbles deeper into a maze of family secrets, she begins to question everyone s sanity especially her own But just how far will she go to break free of this family s twisted past Best Download eBook In the Shadow of Lakecrest By Elizabeth Blackwell – kino-fada.fr A dark, gothic story full of mystery and lies Kate finds her perfect husband and moves into his large family estate Everything should be perfect, but it isn tI loved how the house took on a life of its own, and almost felt like another character in the story Lakecrest and the structures surrounding it are full of history, some of it quite mysterious I enjoyed the twists in this book, as well as the reveal I never knew who I could trust I give this books 3.5 stars, rounded down because A dark, gothic story full of mystery and lies Kate finds her perfect husband and moves into his large family estate Everything should be perfect, but it isn tI loved ho...This was a Kindle First pick for me for Jan 2017.This book held my interest throughout, but I was hoping forComplaints I didn t really connect with any of the characters Despite the shocking nature of some of the events, I found myself underwhelmed because there was too much build up to plot points that I had already guessed The main character seemed childish and overly paranoid Then, after all the build up and suspense, when we finally get the real story of what happened at This was a Kindle First pick for me for ...All of my reviews can be found on www.novelgossip.comHistorical fiction is not usually one of my go to genres, but when this beauty showed up in my mailbox I was immediately interested Besides the gorgeous cover, really it s stunning,so in person the blurb gave me pause I ve always been taken in by the 1920 s, things seem so glamorous and chic, but throw in a crumbling family mansion hiding old secrets and I m in Twisted characters never cease to appeal to me, but when there is an All of my reviews can be found on www.novelgossip.comHistorical fiction is not usually one of my go to genres, but when this beauty showed up in my mailbox I was immediately interested Besides the gorgeous cover, really it s stunning,so in person the blurb gave me pause I ve always been taken in by the 1920 s, things seem so glamorous and chic, but throw in a crumbling family mansion hiding old secrets and I m in Twisted characters never cease to appeal to me, but when there is an entire family that is twisted and shrouded in mystery Be still, my heart Kate is a young woman on a mission to find a husband Not just any man will do, he needs to be of a certain status and able to provide the sort of life she s only dreamed of She was raised by a single mother and their life was a struggle, so when she meets Matthew Lemont and he is swiftly taken by her, she s thrilled They marr...I ll admit that I m still not yet finish reading this novel I m still contemplating whether to continue reading this some other time or just to stop altogether I like the story, albeit I find some characters quite annoying Lastly, that Matthew and Kate s whirlwind romance is not re...Old mansions inspire sordid love affairs ques Crimson Peak music But they don t Just kidding.In the Shadow of Lakecrest wants to be memorable, another staple to gothic storytelling like its predecessor and inspiration Flowers in The Attic It might have been, it had the potential to be, but it fell short Instead, In the Shadow of Lakecrest plodded its way through a bizarre and heavily recycled plot, information dumped you 90% of the way through, and then ended with what I presume was Old mansions inspire sordid love affairs ques Crimson Peak music But they don t Just kidding.In the Shadow of Lakecrest wants to be memorable, another staple to gothic storytelling like its predecessor and inspi...I received this book for free from my Kindle First subscription It sounded like an interesting premise compared to the other books I could select from, so I went with it.I have to say that even though there were some things in it that I don t necessarily agree with, the story itself was quite good I enjoyed the suspense of Kate trying to solve the mystery of Cecily s disappearance I m always up for mystery I also enjoyed the historical setting Chicago before the Great Depression.The I received this book for free from my Kindle First subscription It sounded like an interesting premise compared to the other books I could select from, so I went with it.I have to say that even though there were some things in it that I don t necessarily agree with, the story itself was quite good I enjoyed the suspense of Kate trying to solve the mystery of Cecily s disappearance I m always up for myst...Lakecrest was dying, and I was content to see it burnPlot Everyone Kate, this is a really bad idea Everything about this dude seems shady.Kate I don t care It s fine Everyone Kate, the house is falling apart and there are rooms you can t go into You know how it goes when people have rooms in houses you can t enter.Kate No, really guys, it s fine.Everyone KATE, FOR GOD S SAKE, YOUR MOTHER IN LAW AND MATT S ENTIRE FAMILY HATES YOU AND IS BASICALLY TRYING TO RUN YOU OUT FOR A REASONLakecrest was dying, and I was content to see it burnPlot Everyone Kate, this is a really ...Mystery, secrets and paranoia with a gothic atmospheremy kind of story The story moves along a decent pace with a few twists and a particularly satisfying ending Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley in exchange of an honest review.The best way for me to describe In the Shadow of Lakecrest is to say that it is like Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby and Du Maurier s Rebecca had a literary lovechild so of course, this was absolutely my kind of book I especially felt that the opening of the novel was very paralell to Rebecca, as it opened with the narrator dreaming of Lakecrest, the dark and dreary estate of this tale much like that famous opening line about dreaming of Manderly In the Shadow of Lakecrest was much like any The best way for me to describe In the Shadow of Lakecrest is to say that it is like Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby and Du Maurier s Rebecca had a literary lovechild so of course, this was absolutely my kind of book I especially felt that the opening of the novel was very paralell to Rebecca, as it opened with the narrator dreaming of Lakecrest, the dark and dreary estate of this tale much like that famous opening line about dreaming of Manderly In the Shadow of Lakecrest was much like any other Gothic romance I ve devoured in my life, except for two big points that made it unique For one, instead of being set in the English countryside on a cliff overlooking the sea, my favorite Kate and Matthew s story was instead set in the city of Chicago, overlooking Lake Michigan The Lakecrest estate was still rich with history and darkened by tragedy, as every setting should be in this type of novel The ...This is a book I read in one day, and not on a day where I really had the time to spare for it But I just loved it and couldn t wait to find out what happened Full of intrigue, mystery, and romance, it reminded me of one of my favorite classics Rebecca Don t miss this one

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18 February 2018

Elizabeth Blackwell