| REVIEWED BY FROST |
| "Castle on the Moor" by Bill Haworth |
| Rating: 3.5 Swords Castle on the Moor Bill Haworth Dark Castle Lords billhaworth009@blueyonder.co.uk Mystery/adventure/romance August 2007 52 pp. ISBN 978-1-921347-15-3 http://www.thedarkcastlelords.com/ebooks-6.htm Three ½ Swords Castle on the Moor is a delightful short tale with appealing characters and a winning ending. A fine historical backdrop, whispers of sorcery, alchemy, and black magic weaving in and out through the story, and a keen ear for dialogue made Bill Haworth’s tale an intriguing pleasure to read. There’s sufficient plot twists to keep the three protagonists—Percival, Faye, and Peter—literally revolving as they strive to keep abreast of events. A surprisingly intact castle is sold to an American band for a princely sum. The owner, Percival, in misunderstanding thinks he has sold it to a religious order. In short order he discovers he couldn’t have been more inaccurate. The band seems determined to commit sacrilege instead, and Percival uses his special abilities to make short shrift of them, leaving his own status in limbo, and Peter and Faye-the interior designers-very confused and in danger of losing their commission. Good intentions and everlasting love ride to the rescue, as the reader will discover. By the end of the story, we’ve enjoyed empathizing with the lead characters, scoffing at the fools who rush in, and booing the villains. Castle on the Moor is a comfortable curl-up-with book for a pleasant evening’s read. If you would like to be Reviewed by Frost, send an email to frost@jlfoster.biz or reviewed_by_frost@jlfoster.biz with the subject line "Submission." Include the author's name, title of book, publishing house, genre, page count, and an excerpt. |
