A review by edvic
The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey

3.0

Thoroughly enjoyed the gloomy, gothic atmosphere of this book. The changing POV was immensely enjoyable too, though it was at times a bit hard to quickly identify who was talking. The pace may be slow to some, but I personally think it suited the theme of an old, infested manor and its inhabitants quite well. The feeling of being trapped with no way out was pouring out of the pages. The one thing that disappointed me was the resolution - I suppose I expected the "twist" to be something entirely different and definitely not as abrupt. While the better chunk of the book is developing slowly and steadily as the tension grows, the ending feels sudden and - in my opinion - unsatisfying.
Still would recommend, though probably more as gothic romance than gothic horror.