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Christine Randell

Autore di Black Candle

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Lorna is a young enghliswoman who was raised by her single mother.After her mother accidentally reveals that her father is not dead (probably)but that her mother left him since she hated his home in Ireland and loathed his best friend Cormac she left for England and gave birth to Lorna.

Lorna is curious about her father but out of respect for her mothers wishes doesnt contact her father.But after her mother dies in an accident nothing is left to stop her from taking the step and she goes to Irland.

At arrival on Macarnlie farm she is shocked when a funeral
Procession is underwear. It was actually her father old friend Cormac who had died after the two of them had an argument.Before he died however he placed a curse on the farm.

Things are very somber but when Lorna meets her father
she instantly takes a liking to the old man and he with her.Then why is he begging her to leave Macarnlie?
Is it because he fears the curse or is it the forbidding old housekee per who has a hold on him?



The character of Fergus is a walking case of sexual harassment. He is scum and I could barely keep track of his sexist comments. He isnt the love interest but he was in the book too much for my liking.

There are some formulaic things in this book but even so I was caught off guard by a particular twist that was hinted at heavily but only made sense once the truth was revealed. This twist does make for a

The black Candle referenced in the title is a mourning Candle being burnt for the sake of Cormacs passing

In the end this is not a gothic I liked all that much.
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Litrvixen | Jun 23, 2022 |
Questa recensione è stata scritta per gli Omaggi dei Membri di LibraryThing .
I enjoyed reading this book. It will be a good read for young readers. It has mystery and intrigue. The story keeps you reading. The ending was fast and abrupt but good nonetheless. The history mentioned in this book was presented in a cute way. I would recommend this book to others.
 
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Gunslinger2 | 2 altre recensioni | Jul 27, 2015 |
Questa recensione è stata scritta per gli Omaggi dei Membri di LibraryThing .
This is a cute book. The book should really appeal to young readers. It is a clean and entertaining read. I really enjoyed the history that was mentioned in the book. It was presented in a fun way. Very enjoyable and easy to read.
 
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Gunslinger2 | 4 altre recensioni | Jul 15, 2015 |
Questa recensione è stata scritta per gli Omaggi dei Membri di LibraryThing .
This is the second book in this series. As with the last one, I wonder about parents who will so easily leave their children to tour/wander alone in a big, new, foreign city. In this case, Georgina’s parents seem more interested in their careers in the fashion industry than in Georgina, or “George”, as she is called. They do not leave her alone to wander around New York during her visit from Europe, where she lives, however, but they do let her spend all her days with Tom, another young boy and one from the first book in the series who she meets for the first time during the flight over, and his parents, though they have not met this boy or his parents before this trip. Based on all I have read and heard about problems young people have with strangers, whether old or young, I am again surprised at how the parents just leave their children alone or in the company of complete strangers in a new, foreign city. As in the last book, this one turns out okay, and both George and Tom spend their time sightseeing while solving clues to figure out what the two mysterious men Tom bumps into at the airport when he arrives in NYC, are up to. Once again, the young sleuths stop a criminal and his nefarious gang, for which the police are grateful. The story is filled with lots of great images of NYC, as the two teenagers and Tom’s parents tour the city. Their trip is exciting. There is a different glitch in this book, however. Tom and George befriend another young girl whose father just happens to be one of the two mysterious men they are tracking, which complicates things a bit. I wondered if this was not just a little too convenient. This is an interesting story, though, as I felt when I read the first book in the series, a little beyond reality. I received this book from Library Thing to read and review.… (altro)
 
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KMT01 | 2 altre recensioni | Jul 14, 2015 |

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8
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35
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½ 3.4
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9
ISBN
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