Kirkland Revels

Despite a slightly plodding start, come about a quarter of the way in this becomes an engaging tale, with plenty of mystery and suspense.

I like the West Yorkshire moorland setting - I'm from East Yorkshire myself - and the way the author brings the second half of the nineteenth-century vividly to life.

Therefore, the setting, the well-crafted plot, and the believable characters all add up to a very good read.

Read during Fall 2002

A little romance, a little mystery, a murder, mysterious abbey ruins, deep family secrets. What else do you need? The dialouge can get stilted and I'm sure there are ananchronisms everywhere but still a good beach read.

Ahh Victoria Holt...Gothic Suspense at its best in my opinion...Kirkland Revels is one of the best of her books. Obviously these formuliac stories are easy to figure out most of the time, this one was a slight exception to the rule as there were still a few surprises even if you thought you had it all. Quick enjoyable read.

Kirkland Revels is a very dated, very corny gothic suspense romance novel from the 1960's. This was an airplane read - involving a sweet, unsuspecting governess sent to live in a haunted castle with a brooding master and bewilderingly odd children. Very bats in the belfry, very pseudo-spooky. But fun.

This was my first Holt book. I really enjoyed it. It was a lot like Mary Stewart's books which I've read mostly all so I was hoping to find another author similar to her. I really liked Gabriel (and Friday) and I wished he had a bigger part.

5 Stars

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