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Sepulchre
From the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Labyrinth comes another haunting tale of secrets, murder, and the occult set in both nineteenth-century and twenty-first-century France.
I n 1891, young Léonie Vernier and her brother Anatole arrive in the beautiful town of Rennes-les-Bains, in southwest France. Theyve come at the invitation of their widowed aunt, whose mountain estate, Domain de la Cade, is famous in the region. But it soon becomes clear that their aunt Isoldeand... (show more)
From the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Labyrinth comes another haunting tale of secrets, murder, and the occult set in both nineteenth-century and twenty-first-century France.
I n 1891, young Léonie Vernier and her brother Anatole arrive in the beautiful town of Rennes-les-Bains, in southwest France. Theyve come at the invitation of their widowed aunt, whose mountain estate, Domain de la Cade, is famous in the region. But it soon becomes clear that their aunt Isoldeand the Domainare not what Léonie had imagined. The villagers claim that Isoldes late husband died after summoning a demon from the old Visigoth sepulchre high on the mountainside. A book from the Domains cavernous library describes the strange tarot pack that mysteriously disappeared following the uncles death. But while Léonie delves deeper into the ancient mysteries of the Domain, a different evil stalks her familyone which may explain why Léonie and Anatole were invited to the sinister Domain in the first place.
More than a century later, Meredith Martin, an American graduate student, arrives in France to study the life of Claude Debussy, the nineteenth century French composer. In Rennesles- Bains, Meredith checks into a grand old hotelthe Domain de la Cade. Something about the hotel feels eerily familiar, and strange dreams and visions begin to haunt Merediths waking hours. A chance encounter leads her to a pack of tarot cards painted by Léonie Vernier, which may hold the key to this twenty-first century Americans fate . . . just as they did to the fate of Léonie Vernier more than a century earlier. (show less)
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I found this book underwhelming.
I picked it up as a light read, and it provided that well. It comes off as being well researched, but flippant na... (show more)
I found this book underwhelming.
I picked it up as a light read, and it provided that well. It comes off as being well researched, but flippant narration especially in the "modern" era of the book erodes this apparent quality. While the historic fiction part of the novel was well written and entertaining, the modern-day narrative dragged on pointlessly. I really hated the Meredith and Hal story. The 21st century characters had the depth of sitcom characters, and I would have found the book much more interesting if the entire modern-day section had been chopped out - it would have left more time and space for the compelling historic figures (with the exception of the one-sided brutish and evil Constant - whose character could have used more depth than syphilitic, bourgeois killer of prostitutes).
I would by no means call this a great piece of literature, but a decent fluffy read. (show less)
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I really enjoyed reading this book but as often happens with great books...it was seriously let down by its ending. Its just a really obvious and not very exciting finale.
Its a very girly book, plenty of romance and feelings and even the adventure side is based more on weird feelings and sensing strange goings on than on actual physical events. The 2 central characters are women and they are both well written and both believable as real characters.
At first the books structure can be anno... (show more)I really enjoyed reading this book but as often happens with great books...it was seriously let down by its ending. Its just a really obvious and not very exciting finale.
Its a very girly book, plenty of romance and feelings and even the adventure side is based more on weird feelings and sensing strange goings on than on actual physical events. The 2 central characters are women and they are both well written and both believable as real characters.
At first the books structure can be annoying, as it shunts from one characters story, all of a sudden to the other characters tale...obviously at a time when you have just got gripped by the current story. You get used to it though and id say its quite a clever way of holding the readers attention.
One other annoying factor in this book is the use of bits and bobs of French every now and then. Its set mainly in France so it makes total sense to use the language but it only happens once or twice a chapter and there is never a translation. You can pick up the gist of what was said from the general theme of the conversation but its stll a tad annoying. I imagine some people are compelled to grab a French dictionary to try and work out things for definate.
Generally I enjoyed the book....but im not gonna rush out to get the authors next novel, especially as I hear its pretty much the same story anyway. (show less)Already read
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This is the second Kate Mosse book i've read, Labyrinth being the other one and this is pretty much the same formular. I did enjoy Sepulchre but didn't feel the build up of tension or atmosphere which I think I should of felt. For a book that promises a plot filled with ghosts, ghouls, tarot cards and conspiracy's, I didn't mind reading it by myself at night, it didn't send any shivers down my spine and make me scared to turn my light off. I did enjoy the chapters which involved Leionie an... (show more)
This is the second Kate Mosse book i've read, Labyrinth being the other one and this is pretty much the same formular. I did enjoy Sepulchre but didn't feel the build up of tension or atmosphere which I think I should of felt. For a book that promises a plot filled with ghosts, ghouls, tarot cards and conspiracy's, I didn't mind reading it by myself at night, it didn't send any shivers down my spine and make me scared to turn my light off. I did enjoy the chapters which involved Leionie and her brother but the current day characters and chapters I found I wanted to get through, so I could get to the good bits. I do feel like i'm missing something with Kate Mosse books, as I've heard so many people rave about her and how they get lost in her books but they don''t seem to have the same effect one me. Yes, they're good to pass the time but there's something lacking in her writting, it doesn't draw me in and I feel it can be more of a chore to finish the book than an enjoyment. (show less)
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I loved Kate Mosse's first book, Labyrith. This isa not a sequel although it occurs in the same geographical area. It is a wonderful story, but not as interesting to me as Labyrith. As Labyrith, it is an entwining of two stories from two centuries involving the same estate. The old story was more interesting to me than the present day story.
Jonathan Shimberg about 1 year ago
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