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anjana's review against another edition
4.0
https://superfluousreading.wordpress.com/2018/03/16/the-book-of-beloved-by-carolyn-haines
jenndian's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing, chilling story! So good it's hard to put down once you've started it! I was lucky enough to be a test reader for this before it was published. I just got done reading the published version, and still as chilling as the first time I read it! An amazing story set in the post-WWI era that reaches back to the Civil War. Raissa is an interesting protagonist. She's educated, smart, and witty who is a trailblazer of her time. She also has an interesting ability. Some parts are very creepy and hard to sleep if you read this at night! I had to read it during daylight hours! Haines is an amazing wordsmith with a true gift!
lisadee's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to the author for this Goodreads giveaway. Apologies for the late review but this seems like a great Fall read.
This novel is multi-faceted. On the surface it is a mystery with a supernatural twist, but since the setting is immediately after World War I in the Deep South it is also a heart wrenching historical novel about gender and racial inequalities which were still looming over the South.
Raissa is a war widow who comes to visit her uncle in Mobile Alabama and finds herself in the company of ghosts; some evil and some souls simply looking to right an injustice. There soon arises a murder mystery and perhaps a mystery spanning generations which could turn Mobile society upside down.
I was by turns spooked by the presence of ghosts, enchanted by Raissa (a headstrong woman fighting for women's rights), and angered by the many injustices that plagued all but the highest society.
I really need the next book in the series soon!
This novel is multi-faceted. On the surface it is a mystery with a supernatural twist, but since the setting is immediately after World War I in the Deep South it is also a heart wrenching historical novel about gender and racial inequalities which were still looming over the South.
Raissa is a war widow who comes to visit her uncle in Mobile Alabama and finds herself in the company of ghosts; some evil and some souls simply looking to right an injustice. There soon arises a murder mystery and perhaps a mystery spanning generations which could turn Mobile society upside down.
I was by turns spooked by the presence of ghosts, enchanted by Raissa (a headstrong woman fighting for women's rights), and angered by the many injustices that plagued all but the highest society.
I really need the next book in the series soon!
maleficentbookdragon's review
3.0
Solid 🌟 🌟 🌟 1/2.
I figured out the big bad early on but that did not take away from my enjoyment. The one twist I did not see coming, which was great. I really liked all the literary references. There were a few really creepy ghost scenes. Raissa annoyed me a lot of the time. I will continue with the series
I figured out the big bad early on but that did not take away from my enjoyment. The one twist I did not see coming, which was great. I really liked all the literary references. There were a few really creepy ghost scenes. Raissa annoyed me a lot of the time. I will continue with the series
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