These Fleeting Shadows
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Horror
3.9
Kate Alice Marshall
The Haunting of Hill House meets Knives Out in a bid for an inheritance that will leave Helen Vaughan either rich...or dead.Helen Vaughan doesn't know why she and her mother left their ancestral home at Harrowstone Hall, called Harrow, or why they haven't spoken to their extended family since. So when her grandfather dies, she's shocked to learn that he has left everything—the house, the grounds, and the money—to her. The inheritance comes with one condition: she must stay on the grounds of Harrow for one full year, or she'll be left with nothing.There is more at stake than money. For as long as she can remember, Harrow has haunted Helen's dreams—and now those dreams have become a waking nightmare. Helen knows that if she is going to survive the year, she needs to uncover the secrets of Harrow. Why is the house built like a labyrinth? What is digging the holes that appear in the woods each night?And why does the house itself seem to be making her sick?With each twisted revelation, Helen questions what she knows about Harrow, her family, and even herself. She no longer wonders if she wants to leave…but if she can.
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Author
Kate Alice Marshall
Pages
368
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2022-08-09
ISBN
0593405110 9780593405116
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"I couldn’t read this book fast enough! I have adored the writing of Kate Alice Marshall since I started my journey back into reading and I have yet to be disappointed by anything of hers I pick up. This novel was no exception, but I LOVE a mystery with paranormal and fantastical elements. As I was reading this novel, I realized it reminded me a little bit of Starling House by Alix E. Harrow which is one of my favorite books I’ve had the pleasure of reading. So if you enjoyed that novel or paranormal mystery novels by Simone St.James, I would absolutely recommend giving These Fleeting Shadows a try. If you prefer Marshall’s more traditional thrillers, I don’t know that you would find this novel as enjoyable. "
Lianna
"mike flanagan the haunting of harrowstone hall adaption when?"
dani 💘
"My least favorite from this author so far. The premise and initial set up were super intriguing, but after that it got super repetitive, confusing, and boring. Also that ending was absolutely not for me. I can tell there are people who will love and really vibe with this, I’m just unfortunately not one of them."
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Cailin Zoltak
"DNF"
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Andrea Jaffray
"This was an intense, intriguing suspense, YA mystery/thriller gothic story. It kept me on the edge of my seat and turning the pages until the end. I didn't want to stop reading until I knew the answers and what was happening. The twist in this was major and unexpected. This was a very unusual twist and point of view compared to most stories I've read. It's something that I keep wondering about now and trying to wrap my head around it. <br/>It was a great read for the fall, with the haunted house vibes and the mystery. The atmosphere and setting are perfect, and I loved how the house was alive and like a character in the story.<br/>I've never read anything by Kate Alice Marshall before, but am interested to check out more by her now. This has a lot of mystery and twists and turns in it that make for a great story. Also, I would say there should be a content/trigger warning for a few things like blood/blood magic, lobotomy, murder, child death/sacrifice, abuse, misogyny, experimentation, and such.<br/>Thanks so much to NetGalley and Penguin Group Penguin Young Readers Group/Viking Books for Young Readers for letting me read and review this fascinating suspenseful and haunting mystery. All thoughts and opinions are my own."
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