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    REVIEW; The Hunt And The Haunting

    Title: The Hunt And The HauntingAuthor: Victoria Audley Genre: Gothic, horror.Type: E-bookPublisher: Victoria Audley Agnes Marchdale loved to tell fantastical stories. She never expected to find herself in one. Everything seems to be looking up for the Marchdale sisters after Marianne’s engagement to the rich and handsome Lord Blackett. But when a long-buried scandal rears its head and threatens to overturn everything, Agnes must determine where truth lies or risk greater danger than she ever imagined. The Hunt and the Haunting is a story about ghosts, both literal and metaphorical; a story about the stories we love, the stories we believe, and the stories that shape the world around us. This review is going to be…

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    REVIEW; Crown Of Ivy

    Let me start by saying I am in absolute love with the way Victoria writes. There is something so captivating about the turns of phrases she uses, the pictures they paint, the emotions they evoke. Absolutely stunning. I knew very little about the characters of this particular part of the Greek pantheon going in so I will admit I did a Wikipedia search about Ariadne after starting the novella. But nothing could prepare me for the way Victoria wrote her. She was strong and stubborn and real. She cried and feared and bled and fought – her characterisation was full-fleshed and human, and it made her ascension seem so earned.…