![]() ![]() I knew what I expected from this novel and I was happy that it delivered what I expected. It’s a typical Gothic novel and that’s why I liked it. There’s an emphasis on inheritance and bloodlines. It’s set in Medieval Europe – specifically Medieval England. ![]() ![]() There’s an abandoned castle, family secrets waiting to be uncovered, and a murder. The plot had everything that you’d want in a Gothic novel. I was really looking forward to reading it but, unfortunately, it just fell a little bit flat for me. Welcome to a review about the only Gothic novel I didn’t enjoy reading.Ĭlara Reeve’s aim was to rewrite and reimagine Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto, which is considered the first Gothic novel, and it was an incredibly influential novel for later Gothic writers who looked toward Walpole and Reeve for a blueprint of what a Gothic novel could look like. After a series of frantic episodes and surprising revelations, culminating in a trial by combat, the crimes of the usurper and the legitimacy of the true heir are finally discovered. But a mysteriously abandoned set of rooms in the castle promises to disclose the secrets of the past. Summary: When Sir Philip Harclay returns to England after a long absence, he finds that his childhood friend, Arthur, Lord Lovel, is no longer alive, and that the castle and estates of the Lovel family have twice changed hands. ![]()
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