The Lantern
A Novel

There are two women controlling this book. I don’t mean the two female characters whose voices carry the narrative of the book, though perhaps they are an unwitting reflection of this phenomenon. I mean, the women who wrote this book. The first was the woman who opened the door to me, wearing perfec......more

I found this slow and dull the first 3/4. In the beginning the switching from past to present was a little hard to follow and understand though. The last 100 or so pages were good though!......more

The Lantern was kindly provided to me by Netgalley for HarperCollins. 4.5 stars The Lantern is a superbly written and beautiful story that is completely enthralling. I found it hard to put down because the mystery of the story is so fascinating. I found the author’s writing style to be quite wordy at......more

While the language in this book was beautiful and the premise of the story was a good one, there just was not much to it. I really didn't see the threads of the various storylines come together until the last 50 or so pages and the build up didn't lead to anything overly exciting.......more

I won this book from the Goodreads First Reads program. This book is a gothic suspense of the highest calibre, one that challenges the reader to decipher between what your mind and eyes want you to see and what is actually happening. The reader has to wonder what connections the mind is joining and w......more