Helen Maslin cleverly weaves together two gripping stories in this gothic ghost story. Modern day Kate is delighted when Leo, the boy she is sort of in a relationship with, asks her to spend the summer with him and a group of his friends at Darkmere, the castle he’s inherited. Leo is rich, charismatic, but also selfish and often cruel.
Of course she goes. Darkmere Castle is beautiful, perched on top of cliffs overlooking the sea. But is it also cursed? Certainly the family’s eldest sons seem to come to nasty sudden ends. The reason is explained in the parallel story of Elinor, the young woman two centuries earlier who was married to Darkmere’s owner, another cruel, violent man. The tension mounts oppressively chapter by chapter until even Darkmere’s sunny beaches become places of danger. ~ Andrea Reece
A Piece of Passion from Barry Cunningham, Publisher I’m mesmerized by Helen Maslin’s frighteningly real blend of modern romance, Gothic ghost story and a beautiful charmed and doomed tale of lost love from long ago. You know the feeling, when you can’t wait for daylight to dawn and it’s going to be all right again, then suddenly it’s so, so NOT ! I loved it. No thanks, I don’t feel like going to the beach today. Or ever again!
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A castle. A curse.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Darkmere and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
Darkmere features in the following genres: Romance / Relationship Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Crime & Mystery, Adventure Stories, Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Darkmere was written by Helen Maslin and published by Chicken House Ltd
