So, I kept starting and stopping and starting and stopping and only finally finished 2 weeks ago after I decided to knuckle down and read it, it initially took me around 3-4 days to read it which is quiet slow but I had a million things going on. The book is about a teacher names Concordia Glade who teaches 4 orphaned girls all from wealthy backgrounds at an isolated school.As soon as she realises that there is something sinister going on behind the school she escapes with the girls and meet a man names Ambrose Wells a private detective who meets them in time to rescue them. Throughout the book you see a blossoming love between the two which both are entirely hesitant to admit and the unraveling of the mystery behind why the 4 girls were such a valuable asset to Larkin a mysterious criminal well known from his secretive activities.
This book at the beginning me had me very confused I didn't understand the link between the girl being murdered in the bath houses and Conconrdia and the girls but after the first 10 chapters you put the missing link aside and focus on the events that happen with the orphaned girls. The book towards the end leaves you at the end of your seat in suspense, wanting to understand how everything slots together. I would say that it won't appeal to many young people and is categorised under the adult mystery section but it appeals much to my reading taste.
I think what appealed to me was the fact that the lead women ( Concordia) is very strong and is assertive. She doesn't just fall to Ambroses instructions and is hard to convince and talk to. Also she has a background which backs up why she is the way she is.The orphan girls annoyed me they always stuck their noses into business which did not concern them. I liked the mysteriousness of Ambrose it takes a while for things about his life to unravel. I expected it to have a lot more mystery to it so reading it did let me down a bit, but I'm not saying its bad.
This book was good but not excellent or gob smacking 6.5/10
Here is the link to were you can buy it:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lie-Moonlight-Vanza-Amanda-Quick/dp/0749936312/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309104710&sr=8-1
Check out Amanda Quicks website:
http://www.amandaquick.com/
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