London Clarke does it again! Whenever i see a Clarke book I know I have to read it, her name alone carries the quality of what you can expect in the book. This one doesn't disappoint, it scared me and kept me intrigued straight through to the end. I highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys a good horror story.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the E-ARC of this book to review. All opinions are my own.

When I requested Nocturne House I did not realize that this book was the third in a series. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I did not need to read the first two books to enjoy this story. Nocturne House is a thrilling story about a vampire cult. While not a scary read I did enjoy it and look forward to picking up the first two books.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

this was a great horror novel, the characters were great and I was spooked the whole time reading this. I look forward to more from this series.

I thought this would be a different kind of “scary.”, but it was okay. I liked it, but wasn’t what I was looking for. It starts with Laura and Hunter. Laura is unstable mentally and is in Ivy Cove, a place that should be helping her, but the doctor she sees is using her and so is an intern working there, Alex. He talks her, and some others in Ivy Cove, into coming to a center to help them be successful in their lives. But when they arrive at this place, Nocturne House, something isn’t right, but Laura, who’s name changes to Vanessa, trusts Alex. She encounters all kinds of evil and paranormal entities, but still trusts Alex. That, she finds, wasn’t a good idea.

Great book, it’s the third in the series! I didn’t live it as much as the previous two books. But still worth the read!

Another fabulous book from London Clarke! She's quickly moved up my list of favorite authors securing a place in my heart with Wildfell and then The Meadows.

Picking up where Whickering Place left off this one takes on a journey to New Orleans to visit a special house that's either all magic or all evil. The evil in the house doesn't necessarily come from some supernatural force but from what's real and very much human.

Thank you to the publisher and to Netgalley for the advance copy of this book!

This book was everything I wanted it to be. It had the perfect creep factor and chills. I loved the plot and storyline in the book. It gave me all the feels I was looking for when I started reading this. I highly recommend this author. I loved the writing. I will be looking for other works in the future from this author.

I tried so hard to read this book but it was a terrible experience. The mystery element was not strong enough for me to be engaged. I liked the concept of vampires persuading people in mental health institutions but other than that, the plot was very weak. The cover is beautiful and that was one of the reasons I picked it up, but other than that nothing was appealing. The chapters were short and fast paced. Multiple POVs are my favorite but here it was very haphazard. I lost interest but still I kept on reading but I guess I should not have picked it up in the first place. Vampires are a fascinating topic and I think a lot could be done.

I didn't realise this book was the third in a series but it didn't spoil the story at all. A thrilling story about a vampire cult. I didnt find it particularly scary but I did really enjoy it and will definitely have to read the first two installments.

I hadn’t clocked this was the third in a series of novels from the Legacy of Darkness series, but this did not impact on my reading enjoyment at all. What I discovered was a refreshing read that kept me hooked pretty much from the start.
It is a cleverly blended mix of a woman with not insignificant mental health issues, recruited whilst in a mental health institution to a sexual vampire cult of Sanguinians called SOAL (Success of a Lifetime). To this end it feels like it draws upon aspects of Scientology. Laura goes missing only to be admitted to hospital after a collision and other mysterious circumstances. Still brain washed her family are stricken by her behaviour.
Clarke cleverly moves the story back and forth between present and earlier times to allow the story to unfold, and whilst these could have been labelled more clearly, you as a result have a well-crafted reveal. The short chapters keep it pacy and this prompts you to just keep turning to learn more.
Whilst Laura is the main protagonist, you gain a crisp insight of the impact this has had on her husband and his emotional torment of being rejected with disdain after falling for the charismatic leader Alex. The insight into her thought processes, of which were often disordered were fascinating. There is Pearce who had tried to leave the colony but with his family being put at risk ends up supporting bloodletting via his phlebotomy skills.
There are dispensable sex slaves kept captive in the most gruesome conditions following sexual endeavours for blood. Nocturne house is full of insatiable spirits and there, reality is distorted by this dark veil of glamourised rot that is powerfully depicted. You can almost smell the foul stenches described. The characters are strong and memorable. The cast develop nicely as the story develops and there are satisfying twists and turns that are not particularly obvious. In all a really gripping read that is not particularly gory or sexually explicit, but which will fulfil the delects of a horror reader.

I went into reading this book very excited but I found it to be just OK. I thought it was very predictable and slow. I didn't find the scares that I was looking for.

Nocturne House is about a Vampire-Sex-Cult, and how an ex-priest's wife gets entangled with them while seeking mental health solutions. If that's enough to grab your attention and interest, then my work here is done.

The book was intriguing, and I hadn't read the first or second of the series, and I still found it quite enjoyable. I'll now be reading those books, The Meadows and The Whickering Place.

Not sure if this book truly is 'horror'. Sure, it had ghosts and vampiric behaviour, enslaved prisoners, and a haunted house with a scary past, (ok, fine, all of that makes it a horror), but I didn't find it scary. It was more thrilling and interesting.

Are vampires real? Well, these days they want to be called Sanguinists.

Living a normal life has always been Laura's dream, but since the death of her brother, she hasn't coped very well and has spent many years in and out of psychiatric care facilities. One day she meets a doctor that wants to take her off all of her meds. This leads into the story and I won't give that away.

Things are never what they seem, especially if you have a mental disorder and you don't take your meds like you should. Laura no longer knows who she is or why she doesn't care.

This is a tale with a bit of the supernatural but it isn't cheesy. It's very well told and keeps you hooked until the very end.

Can you figure it out?

“Given a choice, I preferred the mania.” Nocturne House by London Clarke

3 stars. Or maybe 2.5. I’m a little confused by this book. Couldn’t tell if it’s a mystery/thriller, but there was the paranormal side of it too which took up a lot of chapters in the middle. So is it a horror/thriller story? And with 85 chapters, it’s a looong book. Nothing like Joona Linna though.

This is the last book in a series. Hunters finds his wife Laura, living in a haunted house (Nocturne House) brainwashed and going by a different name. She’s been in and out of mental facilities and her stint in the cult didn’t help her. Then there’s the ghosts of Nocturne House too and the house itself.

The house and its occupants was interesting. I thought it was the focus, with Laura snooping around at first, at the stuff she found there. Old letters and books But her illness kinda got in the way.

The story moved from the past to the present, from Hunter’s and Laura’s POV, till the timelines meet. Laura’s is mostly in the past while Hunter’s is in the present.

Despite being the last book in the series, it didn’t make me want to look for the first book. I felt like this book had a lot of potential to be a hit like the books of Riley Sager, Lisa Jewel or Simone St James. But it isn’t quite there. To me, it felt like it was a bit all over the place. Sigh. Oh well.

Thank you BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for a copy of this book.

I am afraid that this book is not for me as it is written in the present tense which I find very annoying. I appreciate that this is a personal preference and does not reflect on the quality of the book. From other reviews it certainly seems that I am missing out!

I haven;t read such a poignant book like Clarke's book for a while. Anything related to houses and I am in. Great book to read and I have been telling my friends about it.

Hunter has been looking for his missing wife, Laura when he gets a phone call that she is in a hospital in New Orleans. Laura isn’t happy to see Hunter. She wants to back to Nocturne House where the cult she is in and her man who she now considers him to be her husband, not Hunter. She isn’t nice to Hunter yet he doesn’t give up on her being his wife again. When she had joined the cult, she went to live in the cult’s home known as Nocturne House. Nocturne house is filled with ghosts. Laura sees one that has her unable to resist the ghost she sees. Before she knows it, the cult has her learning the rules the cult has and drinking blood. Will she be able to be a wife again to Hunter? Will she want to stop drinking blood?

The story is told with the chapters saying “Now” or “Past.” The chapters are also told by different characters including Laura. The mystery of the house along with being in a cult is written so well that it gave me the “creeps.” You can read this as a stand alone novel. I did and found it quite satisfying.
It’s a horror, mystery, cult and haunted house must read!

Gripping, creepy and entertaining. I couldn't put it down and love what I read.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I enjoyed reading this book as it was a little bit of horror with a blood clan mentatitly thrown in. These are a new modern day type of vampire, they had devised a different method of taking the blood and keeping their givers alive. They lived in many different cities and had ownership of many houses, some dating back centuries. When they decided someone was going to become part of their cult and start receiving blood, they moved them so they weren’t easily found.

Laura Massabrook tells her story. She disappeared after she got involved with them. They were like a new age clan, living in a really old house where she could sense the ghosts. The house was Nocturne House. They had to start living by the rules, drinking the blood which she wasn’t keen on and they could raise up the ranks, the different colour of the cords showed which rank you were. The symbol hanging from the cord was of Nocturne House which Laura kept fingering but they had to change their names too, she chose Vanessa. It made them harder to be traced. They had to read the rules to advance as that was going to become their way of life but Vanessa becomes attracted to one of the leaders and he has feelings for her, which isn’t allowed in the cult. There are no children and no relationships allowed.

Hunter Massabrook has been hunting for his missing wife for months when he suddenly receives a call to say that she may have turned up in New Orleans but under a different name. When he gets there, the woman doesn’t resemble his wife. He senses that she is in danger. She doesn’t remember him but is obsessed with a man called Alex and insists that he is her husband. Also, she has memories of living in Nocturne House and seems to be bound to it. Hunter is an ex-priest turned demonologist and realises he might need his old powers again to save her. He has to come up with a plan to save her and get her away from the clan she is mixed up with.

The story is told in a diary format from various people involved with the cult. Towards the end I found it a bit confusing as it was going to and fro in time with different accounts. It’s the first book I have read by this author but I might try the others as I liked it.

Amazing book. Couldn't put it down

It's dark, twisted, romantic and evil.

Would highly recommend and look forward to reading more from the author.

A sequel is defo a must. I can see this story carrying on.