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Coming Home to Maple Lodge by Alison Sherlock #Review

  I am delighted to feature the first in Alison Sherlock's new series set in the Corswolds. Coming Home to Maple Tree Lodge was published by Boldwood Books on June 20th. A family and hotel in desperate need of help… Maple Tree Lodge has been the home of the Jackson family for over a century. But the hotel has never been a success and, following the sudden loss of his father, architect Ben Jackson soon discovers the hotel is close to financial ruin. Ben has to make some tough decisions if the hotel is to survive and his family are to keep a roof over their heads. With the hotel in urgent need of a renovation, Ben’s sister calls on the talents of her best friend, interior designer Lily Watson. Cash strapped Lily needs a successful project to prove to herself and her high-achieving parents that she can carve a successful career and Maple Tree Lodge sounds like just the place for Lily to showcase her talents. However, Lily’s vision for a cosy, country Cotswolds hotel is the com...
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The Forgotten Room by Ann Troup ** Weekend Blitz Review & Giveaway **

I'm loving being the next stop on the blog tour to celebrate the launch of Ann Troup's The Forgotten Room. There's also a great Giveaway for you to have a try. To be in with a chance of winning Ann's Winter Reading Bundle, find out how to enter at the end of this post. 

  Can the past ever be forgotten?
As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange, she feels shivers ripple down her spine. And the sense of unease only increases when she meets her new patient, Gordon Henderson.



Drawn into the Henderson family’s tangled web of secrets and betrayals, Maura can ignore the danger lurking behind every door no longer. Even the door she has been forbidden from opening...



Essen Grange is a house with dark and cruel intentions. But now that darkness has turned on her, can Maura escape before it’s too late?

 
My Thoughts

This turned out to be the ideal Hallowe'en read. It has the ultimate Gothic House, mysterious characters, secrets from the past and plenty of ghoulish happenings. Of course, Essen Grange is in fact the star of the show. It takes on a presence of its own and is in many ways, a hidden character in the story. It holds the key to the mystery and it is fitting that it takes pride of place on the cover.

    This is a book with a complicated plot. It was quite a challenge to keep up with the revelations but I think I managed to work it all out in the end. You realise that there are no superfluous references or peripheral characters. It is a complex web of intrigue and every ounce of the book counts. It is not for the faint hearted.

    I enjoy the way you get to see the story through different perspectives which adds interest and helps to move the plot along. As a reader, I like to be wrong footed by the writer and I think Ann Troup manages to do this several times in this book. You are never really sure which characters, if any, you can trust and certainly you can't take anyone at face value.

In short: Enter Essen House- if you dare...

About the Author

The Forgotten Room is Ann’s third book, following on from The Lost Child and The Silent Girls. She lives in Devon near the sea and spends her time either writing or dabbling with art. To see what she’s getting up to next follow on Twitter – @TroupAnn or Facebook at Ann Troup Author.
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