On the Cliffs of Foxgrove Manor

Title: On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor

Author: Jaime Jo Wright

Genre: Historical Fiction, Dual-timeline, Christian Fiction, Mystery

Publisher: Bethany House

Source: Own

Challenges:  Mount TBR, The Nerdy Bookworm 50 Books a Year

My review:

 I enjoy Jaime Jo Wright's books. So, without knowing too much about this one, I bought it and finally got around to reading it.

I was disappointed. This is not a book for me. I wanted to enjoy it, but there were too many things going on, it was too hard for me to follow at times, and I found the ending rushed after feeling like the book was dragging in the middle.

Now, like all of Jaime Jo Wright's books, On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor is well-written. Enough is going on that I wanted to see what happened, even when I struggled with the book. There are many glowing reviews out there, so don't let me dissuade you read the positive ones as well.

Here is where I struggled. I didn't love/connect with the main characters. I am not into books with ghosts. I tried to wrap my head around the scenes with the ghost girl in them, but I didn't understand them. I was lost a lot at the beginning of the novel. Some of the conversations were stilted. The book had dark overtones and I was not prepared for the heavier themes. Can I just say again there was SO much going on? I felt like it was all just too much.

I would recommend this to those who enjoy dark, gothic vibes with subtle Christian undertones. Especially if my issues are not things that bother you. I also recommend reading some of the rave reviews.

★★★/5

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Synopsis (Goodreads): 

1885.
Adria Fontaine has been sent to recover goods her father pirated on the Great Lakes during the war. But when she arrives at Foxglove Manor--a stone house on a cliff overlooking Lake Superior--Adria senses wickedness hovering over the property. The mistress of Foxglove is an eccentric and seemingly cruel old woman who has filled her house with dangerous secrets, ones that may cost Adria her life.

Present day.
Kailey Gibson is a new nurse's aide at a senior home in a renovated old stone manor. Kidnapped as a child, she has nothing but locked-up memories of secrets and death, overshadowed by the chilling promise from her abductors that they would return. When the residents of Foxglove start sharing stories of whispers in the night, hidden treasure, and a love willing to kill, it becomes clear this home is far from a haven. She'll have to risk it all to banish the past's demons, including her own.