Review: Gothic set in the Lousiana Bayou
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2013
This is not a romance, as some reviewers apparently thought it was before they read. It's a well written Gothic suspense (aside from a dozen or more typos). The mystery is pretty good, but as another reviewer mentioned, there are too many French/Creole words to stumble over that weren't necessary and threw me out of the story. Also, even though Justin is not intended to be a romantic hero, he's not likeable at all and the ending involving him and Claire is not believable because of the way their relationship plays out from the beginning all the way through the book. Still, if you like a throwback to the classic Gothics in a bayou plantation setting with voodoo, a screaming panther, a poisoning, and lots of family secrets, I recommend this for a fairly quick read.