*Book source ~ NetGalley
Title ~ Crossover
Author ~ Judith Eubank
Publisher ~ Open Road Media
Published ~ 1 April 2014
Genre ~ Mystery
Pages ~ 200
My Rating ~ 3 bites and a nibble
Meredith Blake is an American student going to
school in England. Lodging at Edwards Hall in Exeter she’s charmed by her
surroundings. Until weird things start happening to her and she needs to
unravel a mystery regarding past residents of the house before she either loses
her sanity or her current way of life.
This is mostly a mystery with a paranormal slant
and a dab of romance thrown in. The writing is very wordy and at times the
character interaction is choppy. This happens consistently throughout the book,
so I’m going to assume it’s just the writer’s style. I was confused a lot of
the time with the paranormal part of it. I couldn’t grasp why exactly it was
happening and basically only to Meredith. The romance doesn’t get much page
time at all and came off as kind of an afterthought, but the mystery is what
keeps the story moving forward. I enjoyed Meredith’s research efforts and the
ending was a surprise. Nice!
I'm glad you liked it in spite of its flaws, and a surprise ending is always good !
ReplyDeleteTo others they probably wouldn't be flaws. lol But yes, I enjoyed it and I love surprise endings. :)
DeleteI do like surprise endings but I don't think I'd like the writing style. I wish the romance and paranormal aspects had been better integrated into the story. I'll pass on this one.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's not really my style. While I enjoyed it, I wasn't wowed by it. Moving on. :)
DeleteI'm not sure if the style here would work for me either, but I'd be willing to take a chance, Carol! I love mysteries, and if there's a little bit of something paranormal going on, I'm usually very happy with that.
ReplyDeleteGreat review!
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews
Thanks! :)
DeleteI'm glad I read it even if it was a bit differently written.