Miramont's Ghost
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Average rating2.7
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Ratings3
Average rating2.7
Miramont Castle, built in 1897 and mysteriously abandoned three years later, is home to many secrets. Only one person knows the truth: Adrienne Beauvier, granddaughter of the Comte de Challembelles and cousin to the man who built the castle. Clairvoyant from the time she could talk, Adrienne's visions show her the secrets of those around her. When her visions begin to reveal dark mysteries of her own aristocratic French family, Adrienne is confronted by her formidable Aunt Marie, who is determined to keep the young woman silent at any cost. Marie wrenches Adrienne from her home in France and takes her to America, to Miramont Castle, where she keeps the girl isolated and imprisoned. Surrounded by eerie premonitions, Adrienne is locked in a life-or-death struggle to learn the truth and escape her torment.
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This is a darker book than I am used to reading. Poor Adrienne can't catch a break at all and that really makes her character development suffer. I know some other reviews have said she wasn't that interesting of a character, but I would argue that the plot as written never really allowed her to develop. This story is more about Marie and how much of a terror she is, and well, she won't end up redeeming herself st the end. None of the characters do, really.
I ended up cringing at Julien's secret not just because of what it was, but because it seemed way too convenient to throw in there to make him a bad guy. It wasn't until the prologue where I was reminded these were based on actual people and the man who Julien is based on might have actually done what he is accused of.
I think more could have been done with this book or it could have been given a more coherent backstory that was better paced. There is a lot of nothing happens and then suddenly several events occur at once.
Overall I found the book decent, but a little more cleaning and work on pacing would have made it better.
