Immortal Eclipse

by Sherry Soule

Moonlight Publishing

• ISBN10: 0976180480
• ISBN13: 9780976180487
• Publish Date: 1 September 2012
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Moonlight Publishing
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 378
• Language: English

Reviews

[kimbacaffeinate]

Immortal Eclipse by Sherry Soule offers paranormal elements, and a suspenseful murder mystery complete with ghosts, the occult and a side dish of romance. I found it to be a suspenseful, dark and haunting tale that I easily consumed. Three word review: suspenseful, eerie and strange.

The tale begins in New York City where we meet our protagonist Skylar Blackwell. She is a successful fashion photographer whose Uncle has recently died leaving her the Summerwind Mansion on the California coast. When she is laid-off from her job, she packs up and heads out West, to settle the estate and discover how her Uncle died. The tale that unfolds is filled with malevolent entities, an unusual staff and a series of unexplained murders. While not perfect, this tale entertained me as we unearthed the secrets of Summerwind.

Skylar Blackwell is a self proclaimed fashionista and romance book lover. She has grown up around a family that believes in the supernatural but claims she does not. I found her to be a contradiction. On one hand she believes runes protected her and then despite what she witnesses she declares there is no such thing as ghosts as she clutches a protective amulet. She believes she has a sixth sense, and thinks the amulet warns her, all while she tries to dismiss or explain what occurred. She was kind, thoughtful, snarky, confident and unsure. Sadly, I never completely connected with her. Dorian is the properties caretaker. He is mysterious and gorgeous. His interaction with Skylar goes from hot to cold. One minute he is warning her away and the next he is asking her to go riding. There was definitely a physical attraction and interests but for most of the novel they behaved liked strangers. While everything is explained, I never quite bought into the romance. Other characters added to the mystery and kept me in suspense.

Summerwind Mansion was almost like a character itself and I loved the creep factor it provided. Everything about it from the paintings to the weird noises made me shiver. Soule spun a clever paranormal mystery. For me, this was the best aspect of the novel. I loved everything from the wind to the paranormal warnings. The sense of foreboding the author provided with subtle clues and changes thrilled me. Skylar has bizarre dreams and in them, we learn about events in the past and I enjoyed the way it was told. The ghost was dark, violent and believable. The occult, historical events and current danger all felt genuine. This would make a cool haunting movie.
Copy received in exchange for unbiased review and originally published Caffeinated Book Reviewer

[Cocktails and Books]

I wasn't sure what I was going to get when I started this book. The premise, a fashion photographer going to California to figure out just what happened with her uncle that resulted in his death, I thought it was going to be interested. There were so many different directions this could take and I was interested in seeing where the author took the story. But the more I read it, the more I started envisioning a certain TV show on the CW.

Skylar Blackwell may hear weird noises or sense certain things, but she never believed her grandmother's explanation of have a sixth sense. That is until she visit the Summerwind estate she inherits from her uncle. Once there, she's face to face with cold spot, unexplained black moths, seeing girls in windows who aren't there...not to mention the strange staff at the house. But the more she learns about the estate the more she knows something very strange is going on at Summerwind. She's bound to get to the bottom of everything, especially since she's convinced it had something to do with her uncle's death.

I liked Skylar. She was quirky and she had an inner monologue the was like a cross between Stephanie Plum and Cat (from the Night Huntress series). I got the impression that she wanted to interject some levity into the story, but there were times where that just fell short. The fashionista part of her could have really made story stand out, especially not wanting to get her precious Manolo Blahniks dirty, but that too didn't really play into the story as much as I thought it would. But Skylar had a big heart and it was easy to overlook those short falls when she was trying to befriend the workers in her house or when she was Dorian trying to figure him out. In the end she was a girl who was just trying to find someone who was going to love her and stick around. And that is shat saved the story for me.

It was a quick read with a heroine that was enjoyable and, in my opinion, made the story.

[anastasia]

**ARC was provided by the Author for an honest review**

Upon reading the synopsis of this book, I didn't know if this book would be humorous, action-packed, or mysterious. But as soon as i started reading the novel I was hooked! Immortal Eclipse is an action-packed, character driven novel that is guaranteed to give you goosebumps!

The main character is Skylar Blackwell. She was a fantastic protagonist, interesting to read about, she is kick ass, witty, and quite the fashonista! Her character in a sense made the book come alive, especially when she arrives at Summerwind Mansion. Her interactions with the mansion's staff really make this novel shine. There is definitely something sinister going on at Summerwind and Skylar is determined to get to the bottom of things, no matter what. Underneath all that love of material things, she really was a compassionate person; her family meant the world to her.Dorian!!! :) A very intriguing character and Skylar's love interest. But he kept pushing her away. However in the end I understand why he did the things he did.

I loved this book, it was really good, the story-line is captivating and you wont be able to put the book down! I really enjoyed this book, and highly recommend it to people in the mood for a paranormal mystery with a creepy haunted house feel and If you are looking for a gripping tale of action, romance, loss, and all things that go bump-in-the-night, then this is the book for you!!

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