On the Night of the Seventh Moon

By Victoria Holt,

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For generations, Victoria Holt has dazzled and entertained millions of readers with her spine-tingling novels of romantic suspense. On the Night of the Seventh Moon is one of her most evocative, magical, and chilling. Come take a journey into a dark and shadowy forest where nothing is as it seems.……

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I started reading this story and thought at first that it was average. I was going along, wondering what would happen next, and then slam! I had to sit there and say, “What!” Really?” You couldn’t tear me away from it until the final word! It seems that so many authors these days try to replace poignant, dramatic characters and stellar plots with profanity and graphic sex. This writer does the opposite and this book is the absolute best showcase of that type of talent. There was a twist, and then another twist, and then another twist, yet they were…

Clearly I wasn’t the only writer influenced by Bronte and DuMaurier. Many of Victoria Holt’s novels read like mash-ups of the spooky-romance masters, with mixed results. On the Night of the Seventh Moon is less derivative, however, while keeping to beloved themes. A teenage convent schoolgirl gets lost in the forest, where she meets a Man of Mystery, who nearly seduces her (and whom she wouldn't 100% mind being seduced by—let’s be honest). The next time they meet, again on the titular Night, they marry. Or do they??? 

From Christina's list on spooky romance for chilly nights.

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