Inheritance

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. (via Netgalley)

4.5 stars. The pacing on this was good. I read the entire thing in one sitting. The relationship between Sonya and Cleo gave me Eve/Peabody vibes and I am here for it. I also somehow missed this was a trilogy and after that ending I need the next one now please lol.

I just finished Inheritance, the lost bride trilogy #1 by Nora Roberts and here is my review.

Sonya MacTavish is getting married but she blows off a meeting to go home early, she walks in to find her fiance and her cousin going at it in her bed. After leaving the graphic design firm that her ex still works at, she decides to set out on her own. A knock at the door changes Sonya's whole world. Her father had a twin brother and he left her the ancestral home in his will. A beautiful Victorian House on the Maine coast. To fulfill the will she has to live there for 3 years.

Seems too good to be true and one way it is. The place is haunted with brides who all died there and something sinister is still lurking there. As Sonya starts to learn all the dark history of the house, the brides are calling for her help. They want their rings back. With the help of Lawyer Trey and her best friend, she starts to unravel the harrowing history of the house and the curse that took the lives of many women before her.

This book hooked me from page one and didn't let go. I fell in love with the manor and the ghosts just like Sonya did. I am now fully invested in Sonya finding those rings and hoping the curse gets broken.

I thought the descriptive narratives of the house were perfect and I felt like I was really there. I wanted to learn more about the rooms and all her ancestors. I couldn't imagine finding out I had a whole other family and the dark past that comes with it. I would be scared out of my wits and don't even get me started on the cuteness overload of her new dog.

I liked the character development and how well all the characters fit together. It was a perfect cohesion of story building, plot and character building.

I knew the book would end with a bit of a cliffhanger being that it is book one of a trilogy but I need more. I am positively alight with the need to see what happens next.

5 stars!! Thank you @stmartinspress for my gifted copy of this masterpiece!

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