The Darkwater Bride
For the ladies of the night who fear being treated poorly, their hero and their only hope is The Darkwater Bride; a tale of a woman who will kiss these brutal men who mistreat women and send them to an awful death. Catriona must now start up her own investigations into her father’s death to see what brought on his demise. Was it The Darkwater Bride or something else entirely?
This book was not as good as the synopsis made it out to be. I always hate it when someone writes a female protagonist who shouts to be heard, throws away all advise and logic, only to wind up in a sticky spot and be saved by a man. This book’s female lead is worse than most. When she doesn’t get information she wants she just shouts louder…and that somehow makes the men she encounters give her whatever she wants? Yeah right, in real life people would shut down even harder, especially in the male dominated time period this book was set in (Victorian era London). The overarching storyline is also fairly boring and predictable. I kept holding out to the end expecting some twist or turn that would make my jaw drop and redeem my opinion of this novel. Umm, it didn’t happen.
So to sum it up, I wouldn’t bother with this one…there are much better ghost tales out there! If you want something terrifying try House of Leaves on for size. It’s probably my favorite scary story of all time!
Malia's Pizza Rating
Blackened Chicken pizza – for the ladies of the night.