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The Curse of Penryth Hall is the debut novel by Jess Armstrong. I was drawn into this book by its stunning book cover!
Ruby is an American heiress, after a scandal she was sent away to the English countryside where she worked in a rare book store. Her boss sent her on a delivery to Cornwall. Since she was in the area, she decided to drop in to see her old friend/love interest Tamsyn. On the first night of Ruby's visit, Tamsyn's husband, Sir Edward is brutally killed. They call in their local pellar/healer to get answers in solving this murder.
I did enjoy this book but I did feel like it needed more character development. There were lots of twists and turns and sometimes it felt like there wasn't enough backstory and it was a bit confusing. The plot was entertaining, I just wish that there was more description to fully understand it. I would rate this book at 3.5 ⭐️ - rounding up to 4.
I have high hopes for Ruan and Ruby…I would love to see a follow up story about their future/romance!
𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℍ𝕒𝕤:
Gothic Mystery
Cornish Folklore
Historical Fiction
Murder Mystery
Paranormal Characters
English Countryside Setting
LGBTQIA Rep
Magical Powers
Thank you to @netgalley & @minotaur_books for the gifted copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.