Review: I Give it 3 Cookies
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2013
By MommaG on May 13, 2013ShadowOnTheRoseIn this novel, a couple purchases a Victorian era house and renovations reveal the original owners had an unfortunate family history. I plunged into discovering more about the mysterious events surrounding the past owners of the mansion along with the main characters. As the novel progresses, the characters of the past are much more interesting than those of the present day as the reader tries to solve the mystery. Themes of women's roles and rights in society changing over generations are also explored in this book.In the beginning of Shadow of the Rose, I was having trouble connecting with the Yuppie main characters of this novel set partially during the 80's in Canada. The couple had it just a bit too much together and with their circumstances seemingly perfect there was not much to invoke my curiosity about them. However, the author may have just been setting these characters on a high pedestal so that they seemed to have more to lose as the plot unfolded.What does Momma G Think?MommaG gives Shadow on the Rose by Laura Jane Leigh 3 cookies!