tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post7734972821865826182..comments2023-05-22T05:19:47.354-05:00Comments on Gothicked: Victoria Holt: The Spring of the TigerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-26693779588479619712010-09-24T18:36:25.271-05:002010-09-24T18:36:25.271-05:00I must be tired because I just rambled there in my...I must be tired because I just rambled there in my comment and am rewriting it. I agree with you anon. I just don't think the writing was good in 'Spring..'. I have 'The House of a Thousand Lanterns' and 'Snare of Serpents' in my closet box of Gothics, so I'll read those two for sure. My general rule, I think, is to give authors a couple chances to snag me with a good book or with glimmers of genius. :)Gothic Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837005510592192496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-66619434494346251682010-09-24T18:33:28.204-05:002010-09-24T18:33:28.204-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gothic Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837005510592192496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-43325694938630394722010-09-24T18:23:24.685-05:002010-09-24T18:23:24.685-05:00I re-read Bride of Pendorric and Kirkland Revels t...I re-read Bride of Pendorric and Kirkland Revels this year. KR was the better of the two, but neither one are very atmospheric. KR has plenty of tropes, ghostly manifestations, family legends, secret passageway, crumbling ruins, but Holt does very little in the way of sensory description, so to me it's like a black and white line drawing, a coloring book page waiting to be colored in. I guess I would give them 3/5 as well. I'll be re-reading The Shivering Sands later this year, then that's it for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-73701982007839231452010-09-24T16:14:29.438-05:002010-09-24T16:14:29.438-05:00Hi, Sara, I just loved 'The Secret History'...Hi, Sara, I just loved 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt. Sigh. That one has Gothic elements as well, I think. <br /><br />I will definitely be reviewing another Lansdale sometime in the coming months since I found one in the secondhand store.Gothic Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837005510592192496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-39833456902385235152010-09-24T16:08:54.802-05:002010-09-24T16:08:54.802-05:00Thanks Lisa, I love your site and I’ve added you t...Thanks Lisa, I love your site and I’ve added you to my blog roll too. Southern gothic is definitely something I’d like to read more of – Donna Tartt, Joe Lansdale are favourites of mine; I’m looking forward to reading more of your reviews!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-71944408396609244662010-09-24T14:45:03.446-05:002010-09-24T14:45:03.446-05:00Hi, Sara, I just took a look at your blog. Wow! :)...Hi, Sara, I just took a look at your blog. Wow! :) I'm glad you posted here, and I want to add you to my blogroll. What a gorgeous and informative blog you have.<br /><br />As you can tell, my blog is turning out to be broader in scope since I wanted to encompass Southern Gothic, some Gothic Horror, ghost stories, etc, but I end up posting many Gothic Romance reviews. I think I need to update my tagline after posting this! :)Gothic Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837005510592192496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-29031464812039202152010-09-24T14:38:56.483-05:002010-09-24T14:38:56.483-05:00Let's hope I find some to recommend with 4 sta...Let's hope I find some to recommend with 4 stars or more! :) Many of my readers/friends enjoyed 'Bride of Pendoric' and "The Mistress of Mellyn.' I need to reread them all after sixteen years, but I have seen comments that some of her novels are not as Gothic as one might wish for. Any other blog readers care to comment who have recently read her works?Gothic Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837005510592192496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-61883251504052905372010-09-24T14:33:36.177-05:002010-09-24T14:33:36.177-05:00Hi, I’d like to read more Victoria Holt novels as ...Hi, I’d like to read more Victoria Holt novels as I enjoy her prose and her story telling; I have read On the Night of the Seventh Moon and The Shivering Sands but most of her other books I’ve come across seem more historical romance than gothic. I’d love to hear more about any gothic romances of hers you would recommend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com