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Castle Reiner
2000 Clocktower Books (C& C Publishing) trade paperback. 9780743301084. Gay Toltl Kinman (Death in Covent Garden). A Gothic romance of love, danger, and paradoxes.
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Published January 1, 2000
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Gay Toltl Kinman
156 books6 followersGay Toltl Kinman has nine award nominations for her writing; several short stories in American and English magazines and anthologies; twelve children’s books; a Y.A. gothic novel; eight adult mysteries; and a collection of short stories. She has had several short plays produced; many articles published in professional journals and newspapers; and has co-edited two nonfiction books. Kinman has library and law degrees.
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August 24, 2007
CASTLE REINER (Gothic-California-1899) – Poor
Kinman, Gay Toltl – 1st book
Clocktower Books, 2000- Trade Paperback
It's 1899 England, and young Lavinia "Vinney" Cathcart, must make her own way. Her minister father has died and she how has nowhere to live. She accepts the post as governess to the son of the European Baron whose father built a castle in California. But things are not as they seem; the castle has a dark history of strange activities and death.
*** I love a good gothic and am always looking for new ones. Unfortunately, this wasn't it. While I liked the character of "Vinney," she was oblivious to the most obvious clue that I, as the reader, pickup up almost immediately. There was very little development of the "hero," and absolutely none of the "villain." I never really felt involved and so was unaffected by what little suspense there was. The climax was too abrupt and the very end, just plain silly. Guess I'll have to re-read Victoria Holt and Mary Stuart.
Kinman, Gay Toltl – 1st book
Clocktower Books, 2000- Trade Paperback
It's 1899 England, and young Lavinia "Vinney" Cathcart, must make her own way. Her minister father has died and she how has nowhere to live. She accepts the post as governess to the son of the European Baron whose father built a castle in California. But things are not as they seem; the castle has a dark history of strange activities and death.
*** I love a good gothic and am always looking for new ones. Unfortunately, this wasn't it. While I liked the character of "Vinney," she was oblivious to the most obvious clue that I, as the reader, pickup up almost immediately. There was very little development of the "hero," and absolutely none of the "villain." I never really felt involved and so was unaffected by what little suspense there was. The climax was too abrupt and the very end, just plain silly. Guess I'll have to re-read Victoria Holt and Mary Stuart.
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