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"A gothic and elegant page-turner."
--"The Boston Globe" on "The Lake of Dead Languages" by Carol Goodman
" [A] complex and lyrical literary thriller"
-- "Publishers Weekly" on "The Night Villa" by Carol Goodman
"Goodman mixes literary prose with a page-turning plot, making her work appealing to a broad range of readers.
--"Library Journal" on "The Night Villa" by Carol Goodman
"Goodman has made a name for herself writing elegant literary thrillers. Graceful, fluid prose; an intricately plotted dual mystery set in the past and present; a strong heroine; and handsome and mysterious men all combine to make for a thoroughly scintillating read."
--"Booklist "on "The Night Villa" by Carol Goodman
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I loved 'Black Swan Rising' but because it had so many reviews already decided not to add my halfpence worth. I would have given it five stars and I ordered this as soon as I had read it. Sadly this one fell a little short. Whereas the first book was told almost entirely from Garet's point of view this one alternates chapters between her search for Will in trhe present and the story of how Will met Margeruitte and became a vampire in the past. Garet's chapters read very much like the first book and consist mainly of her meeting a new selection of fey and picking up clues very much like a role playing computer game quest. Will's chapters are more about storytelling but the authors have chosen to write them in a flowery style consistent with Shakespearean literature I suppose and I didn't enjoy them so much. The twist in the tale will make the reason for this apparent but it lessened my enjoyment of the book. All in all it was still an enjoyable read and if this is to be a trilogy has set the reader up for a thrilling finale if all the characters are now in place and there's no more questing for Garet.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Garet's quest to find Will and find out more about herself starts in Paris. In Black Swan Rising Garet received what she thought was a sign which led her there. We are told again why she is waiting.
Garet finds her artistic inspiration and uses Horatio Durant's workshop and tools to create her jewellery piece in which she incorporates the symbol of the Watchtower. Horatio was a friend to her late parents.
She doubts the obscure sign she received to follow Will but on the edge of giving up, she receives the sign that she is on the right path.
The following chapter tells us the story of Will (400 years ago) as he leaves his ancestral estate (Swan Hall) and falls in love with Marguerite. Marguerite is Garet's ancestor.
What follows are alternating chapters. Garet's written in the first person and is her quest to find Will in the Summer Country. Will's chapters in the third person and his quest to become immortal. At one point the past and present overlap.
There are allusions to the important points in Black Swan Rising, very cleverly built in as we journey along on their quest. If you haven't read the first, you are able to start reading The Watchtower and it still makes sense.
We find out a bit more about why The Watchtowers came into existence and why Marguerites's descendents have the role they do. We also find out the connection of the alchemist John Dee.
Parts of the story are slow going but I found enough to hold my interest and keep me reading. I loved the fairy tale/mythical aspects. Any book that has fey and dryads in will pull me in. This was more about these mythical beings and much less about vampires. The alternating chapters as we follow the two different timelines also add interest and negate the slowness. The second book to me was more about Will's story than Garet's. I did enjoy `living' in Elizabethan times as I accompanied Will during his late teens and after he had met Marguerite, despite their telling slowing the story down.
The ending - I did see it coming - but the cliffhanger leaves you with questions you just have to have the answers to! I will be interested in finding out where the story will be taken in the final book in this trilogy. At the ending of Black Swan Rising I thought it would be quite a quest for Garet to find Will in the Summer Country, at the ending of The Watchtower I really can't see enough to fill the pages of a third book and I'm hoping it will hold more than the fight between evil (Marduk) and light (Garet and her Watchtower role).
Garet finds her artistic inspiration and uses Horatio Durant's workshop and tools to create her jewellery piece in which she incorporates the symbol of the Watchtower. Horatio was a friend to her late parents.
She doubts the obscure sign she received to follow Will but on the edge of giving up, she receives the sign that she is on the right path.
The following chapter tells us the story of Will (400 years ago) as he leaves his ancestral estate (Swan Hall) and falls in love with Marguerite. Marguerite is Garet's ancestor.
What follows are alternating chapters. Garet's written in the first person and is her quest to find Will in the Summer Country. Will's chapters in the third person and his quest to become immortal. At one point the past and present overlap.
There are allusions to the important points in Black Swan Rising, very cleverly built in as we journey along on their quest. If you haven't read the first, you are able to start reading The Watchtower and it still makes sense.
We find out a bit more about why The Watchtowers came into existence and why Marguerites's descendents have the role they do. We also find out the connection of the alchemist John Dee.
Parts of the story are slow going but I found enough to hold my interest and keep me reading. I loved the fairy tale/mythical aspects. Any book that has fey and dryads in will pull me in. This was more about these mythical beings and much less about vampires. The alternating chapters as we follow the two different timelines also add interest and negate the slowness. The second book to me was more about Will's story than Garet's. I did enjoy `living' in Elizabethan times as I accompanied Will during his late teens and after he had met Marguerite, despite their telling slowing the story down.
The ending - I did see it coming - but the cliffhanger leaves you with questions you just have to have the answers to! I will be interested in finding out where the story will be taken in the final book in this trilogy. At the ending of Black Swan Rising I thought it would be quite a quest for Garet to find Will in the Summer Country, at the ending of The Watchtower I really can't see enough to fill the pages of a third book and I'm hoping it will hold more than the fight between evil (Marduk) and light (Garet and her Watchtower role).
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Having enjoyed the first title, Black Swan Rising I was looking forward to seeing what the next story would contain, if a lot of the loose ends would be tied up and if the mysterious elements surrounding her life would add to more complications as Garet learned more about her heritage.
This novel met all of my expectations and more with a wonderful love story interwoven with some clever mythology, some great prose and of course a journey that reveals secrets and mysteries that will enthral and enchant the reader. Add to this the seamless combination of two authors working in harmony and it's a series that is not only different to a lot of books out there but one that really is something new to the genre. Magic.
This novel met all of my expectations and more with a wonderful love story interwoven with some clever mythology, some great prose and of course a journey that reveals secrets and mysteries that will enthral and enchant the reader. Add to this the seamless combination of two authors working in harmony and it's a series that is not only different to a lot of books out there but one that really is something new to the genre. Magic.
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Disappointing
Thoroughly enjoyed Black Swan Rising but what a disappointment this was - the sections with Garet in Paris are ok but the sections with Will are unreadable. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jollycat
Love this book!
I love this book and the series. I can't wait for the next to come out! I bought the first (Black Swan) in the supermarket on a whim as I needed something to read. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ingrid Fehr
The Watchtower
After enjoying the first novel as it managed to tell a good story while at the same time describing a new and interesting world (The stumbling block of many a promising new series)... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dumnonni Dog
Not as good as Black Swan Rising
I enjoyed Black Swan Rising enormously, and was very much looking forward to reading this book. At the end of Black Swan Rising, Will steals Garet's silver box and disappears. Read more
Published 7 months ago by H. Ashford
badly written
I enjoyed Black swan rising but I can't believe the same person wrote The watchtower. It is extremely badly written and the plot is boring to the extreme.
Published 7 months ago by Myriam Kniveton
Excellent Urban Fantasy
Where the first book takes place mostly in New York, this one takes you further afield as a lot of Garet's story takes place in France. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Carole
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