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A review by haithar
This Haunted Heart by S.L. Prater
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was hauntingly beautiful, I just wanted the two to be happy. I mean, I didn't initially because both the heroine and the hero were prickly characters doing questionable things, but in the end they won me over completely.
The heroine is a courtesan who grew up with the hero and wronged him, he has found her 20 years later and is here for vengeance. I loved the drip of information to piece their past together. SP's writing is exquisite, and I felt the full force of their angst and the longing.
The hero was able to hide his identity and experience the heroine as a stranger, which I enjoyed immensely and eagerly devoured. This was darker than SP's usual romance and I ate it up, set in the late 19th century US with spoopy ghosts and folklore witches who watch over mire and women.
Thanks to SL Prater for the review copy and this is my honest review. This Haunting Heart is out 27 January and will be available on KU.
The heroine is a courtesan who grew up with the hero and wronged him, he has found her 20 years later and is here for vengeance. I loved the drip of information to piece their past together. SP's writing is exquisite, and I felt the full force of their angst and the longing.
The hero was able to hide his identity and experience the heroine as a stranger, which I enjoyed immensely and eagerly devoured. This was darker than SP's usual romance and I ate it up, set in the late 19th century US with spoopy ghosts and folklore witches who watch over mire and women.
Thanks to SL Prater for the review copy and this is my honest review. This Haunting Heart is out 27 January and will be available on KU.