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A review by knittyreader
Harkworth Hall by L.S. Johnson
5.0
When I opened the e-book, I soon noticed how short it was. So short, that I wondered how well fleshed-out the plot and characters would be. Let's say it was quite a surprise, in the best way.
Johnson managed to write a wonderful, dark and thorough story that felt very real. One of the assets is, that she only included *counts on her fingers* ten characters that were named and labeled, so to say. Because of that, she could give them all the attention they needed to become realistic and deep, in a short amount of time.
The plot was well-balanced as well. It had the form of a classic plot as it would have been in the time it was written; it started kind of easy, worked it's way into a peak full of action, then slowed down again. The end, meanwhile, gave me something to look forward to in the next installment. I admit that I really liked it this way, it showed how everything was thought of.
I received a free copy through Netgalley, in return to an honest review.
Johnson managed to write a wonderful, dark and thorough story that felt very real. One of the assets is, that she only included *counts on her fingers* ten characters that were named and labeled, so to say. Because of that, she could give them all the attention they needed to become realistic and deep, in a short amount of time.
The plot was well-balanced as well. It had the form of a classic plot as it would have been in the time it was written; it started kind of easy, worked it's way into a peak full of action, then slowed down again. The end, meanwhile, gave me something to look forward to in the next installment. I admit that I really liked it this way, it showed how everything was thought of.
I received a free copy through Netgalley, in return to an honest review.