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bargainsleuth's review against another edition
1.0
I tried, I really did. This is the second time I've read this one by Barbara Michaels. While I generally enjoy her work, this one was horrible. Jane was okay, but that's the best I can say. Forget this one.
heidenkind's review against another edition
2.0
This book started out okay... ish. Megan the orphaned governess falls in love with her handsome employer. That's the first half of the book. Then they get married and the narration switches to Jane, Handsome Employer's younger sister. Jane is a great character, but why switch the narration to her? All the action and plot of the novel is happening with Megan! But we only see it second- or third-hand. This makes for a damn boring story.
melissasbookshelf's review against another edition
2.0
This book was a mess! All the good stuff happens off page and then later the reader is let in on it. Half the time things just came out of the blue and I was left feeling dumbfounded as to why the author would do this. I only gave it two stars instead of one because I enjoyed the narrator. However, even she couldn't save this farce of a gothic mystery.
corvinaq's review against another edition
5.0
One of her all-time wins! Creepy, unsettling, wild & feminist. One thing she does super effectively is convey how many abusive men feel very sorry for themselves.
elentarien's review
1.0
I really can't say I liked this one much. It just. . .seemed to lack. It started out strong, kept me interested until it changed point of view, but then it sort of lost momentum. The story started to drag.
It also lacked the 'suspense' I was hoping for in this style of novel. The romance was. . .pretty absent. Hinted at, but you don't get to follow it.
I also found the main character (Megan) a bit empty-headed. She wasn't *bad*, just. . .seemed kind of shallow. Particularly after the change in POV. Jane was better but her parts dragged far more.
I found the plot was also stretched over too much time. There was too much 'summary' of things developing over several years, which did not help with the suspense.
The end. . .well, what can I say? It worked. The innocent characters are left to go on. But there was no 'satisfaction' really for the reader. It was not a 'happily ever after', it was not a 'it all works out'. It was more. . .twisted, really.
All in all. . .I did NOT care for this one
It also lacked the 'suspense' I was hoping for in this style of novel. The romance was. . .pretty absent. Hinted at, but you don't get to follow it.
I also found the main character (Megan) a bit empty-headed. She wasn't *bad*, just. . .seemed kind of shallow. Particularly after the change in POV. Jane was better but her parts dragged far more.
I found the plot was also stretched over too much time. There was too much 'summary' of things developing over several years, which did not help with the suspense.
The end. . .well, what can I say? It worked. The innocent characters are left to go on. But there was no 'satisfaction' really for the reader. It was not a 'happily ever after', it was not a 'it all works out'. It was more. . .twisted, really.
All in all. . .I did NOT care for this one
trixie_reads's review
2.0
The story dragged a bit and Megan was a twit. However, the end was unexpected and kind of awesome!
melissasbookshelf's review
2.0
This book was a mess! All the good stuff happens off page and then later the reader is let in on it. Half the time things just came out of the blue and I was left feeling dumbfounded as to why the author would do this. I only gave it two stars instead of one because I enjoyed the narrator. However, even she couldn't save this farce of a gothic mystery.
quietjenn's review
3.0
Extremely slow at times and it will never rank as one of my favorites by Michaels, but I did end up liking it well enough - and certainly more so than lots here on goodreads seem to have.
lberestecki's review
3.0
2.5 Stars.
Jane was pretty much the only character in this book that wasn't completely infuriating. It also was so extremely similar to the last Barbara Michaels book that I read that it almost felt like she just changed some names and a few minor plot points :/
Jane was pretty much the only character in this book that wasn't completely infuriating. It also was so extremely similar to the last Barbara Michaels book that I read that it almost felt like she just changed some names and a few minor plot points :/
crownoflaurel's review
1.0
This kinda has me regretting trying to read all of Barbara Michaels' back catalog. The characters were tiresome & predictable, and while there were a few hints towards evil (spirits? a presence? the house? I couldn't even tell), it wasn't enough to explain away the villain's behavior, or the sense of "doom" that hung over Megan.
I would say at best, this could have been the secondary ghost story, like in [b:Ammie, Come Home|140403|Ammie, Come Home (Georgetown, #1)|Barbara Michaels|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348289627s/140403.jpg|2629158]. Maybe that's what [b:Someone In The House|1450937|Someone In The House|Barbara Michaels|/assets/nocover/60x80.png|135320] is about?
I would say at best, this could have been the secondary ghost story, like in [b:Ammie, Come Home|140403|Ammie, Come Home (Georgetown, #1)|Barbara Michaels|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348289627s/140403.jpg|2629158]. Maybe that's what [b:Someone In The House|1450937|Someone In The House|Barbara Michaels|/assets/nocover/60x80.png|135320] is about?