07-24-2010, 12:05 PM
I've been reading Bride of Pendorric this week, should finish it up over the weekend. The story is okay and it has a lot of Gothic elements but it is way too short of Gothic atmosphere and the way Holt writes I have no sense of danger or anything even remotely sinister about the environment. Too many happy go lucky Cornwallians. I think it rained for about one sentence. Kirkland Revels was a bit better for that sort of thing. Shivering Sands stands out in my mind as a favorite, but I will probably be disappointed when I re read it. But as you say, Holt is more romantic suspense than anything else.