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Charlesgate
by Dina Keratsis
A lot of different things go into a good book. My personal preferences run toward a tight
storyline with closure on all points, engaging characters, and entertaining scenarios.
Charlesgate has all three, but the facet that sparkles most brightly is the characterization.
Zylla, Jabe and Anne are all people I would love to meet. Zylla knows who Thor is and
the significance of May Day, resists getting up in the morning to run, appreciates the
oddball friend, and is an independent woman in a big city who misses her grandma when
things get tough.
Zylla and Anne meet Jabe in front of the Charlesgate; a forgotten 19th century Boston
hotel that is a real fixer-upper. Zylla is in love with the building and is thrilled when
she finds out that Jabe is going to restore it. From that common interest they find out
they have more and more in common every time they talk. Their romance is the stuff of
legends and things get exciting when one of those eerie legends sails into port.
The ghost thread is what separates Charlesgate from a typical romance novel.
It is very well set up and because of that you can suspend reality long enough to be
pulled along with the characters into the mist. |
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The Reviewer |
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Beth E. McKenzie |
Reviewed 2006 |
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