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The Cloisters: A Novel
The Secret History meets Ninth House in this sinister, atmospheric novel following a circle of researchers as they uncover a mysterious deck of tarot cards and shocking secrets in New York’s famed Met Cloisters.In the end, was it fate that decided what happened to these characters or the choices they made?
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I think this book is a great introduction to dark academia style books, but it doesn’t compare to some of the well know books in this sub genre.
3.5 Stars...maaaaaybe bump to 4? Great writing. Great storyline, but just wasn't nearly as captivated as I thought I would be.
This book is similar in ilk to The Maidens, but I thought much better written and that the setting of The Cloisters made it much more lush and interesting. While it was pretty clear from the onset who was the villain, the book held my attention - mostly because of my interest in the occult and anything Medieval and also because of my love for The Cloisters and the many hours I’ve spent there. A wonderful summer read that had me thinking of who I would cast in the movie version:
Rachel: Elle McPherson
Ann: Daisy Edgar Jones
Patrick: Matthew Goode
Leo: Keith Powers
Aruna: Padme Lakshmi
Rachel: Elle McPherson
Ann: Daisy Edgar Jones
Patrick: Matthew Goode
Leo: Keith Powers
Aruna: Padme Lakshmi
love the witchy aspects and the tarot tutorial but this is no epic fantasy dream so be warned cause the magic is pretty nuanced but the characters are very deep ... considering this is a first time author this book is well written but would have liked more magic in it
It took me AGES to finish this relatively short book. What’s worse is how badly I wanted to LOVE it. I didn’t. It dragged and dragged and went in circles. This book is recommended for lovers of Ninth House and I feel like it’s more for lovers of Verity. Same sort of feeling in the stomach at the end.
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