Wow. This book started out slow for me. To the point i thought I would only be able to guve it 4 stars... But the way it ended i absolutely loved and in the end gave it 5 stars. Read it til the end, you won't be disappointed.

This was richly atmospheric, and had a deep sense of foreboding and mystery. You could clearly feel the emotions that Emeline was feeling, and see the things that were happening to her. This was Victorian gothic in the best ways, and it felt spooky without being too scary (which is really important to me!) This was my second book by this author, and she has been moved to the top of my “must reads” list. I love her descriptive and immersive style of writing!

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

loved this romance and her mom wants her to date this guy she has these amazing friends who are all dealing with different relationship issues . loved that she found her way in the job and found love

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of The Third Wife of Faraday House.

After a scandal involving her secret lover in the British navy. immature Emeline Fitzpatrick has been spirited away to a remote island to become the third wife of Captain Graves.

Emeline is shocked to discover the current wife is ailing and not long for this world. But to make matters worse, the first wife of Faraday House also met a tragic end.

Soon, Emeline is pulled into the secrets and drama surrounding Faraday House and the truth behind the death of the first wife.

And if she's not careful, Emeline will face the same fate as the previous two Mrs. Graves.

I enjoyed the world building; the setting of the island and Faraday House, but Emeline left much to be desired.

I understand she wasn't brought up with education and reminded constantly her beauty was the only way to secure a marriage and stability, fitting for that time period.

Despite her upbringing as a orphan and a ward of her stiff relatives, Emeline was remarkably immature and silly.

There's little suspense and urgency util the last few chapters; the narrative is slow paced and bogged down with exposition, descriptions, and Emeline constantly thinking her lover will rescue her.

On the plus side, there's not too much romance but one does develop between Emeline and the reverend but it doesn't deter from the story.

The writing is fine, though I could do without all the "I see" replies from the characters.

I don't mind supernatural elements but I'm getting tired of the plot where the main character gets "visions from the past" to help her 'solve' the mystery.

There's little character development, especially for Emeline, who is a pain in the you-know-what.

I hoped her character would emerge stronger and more interesting at the end, but she was mostly unchanged.

It does end happily for the good guys and the bad guys get their comeuppance; I just wished it didn't take so long to get to the point.

I loved Moses, but I'm biased. I love dogs!

Greta ending, suspenseful throughout, very detailed. I loved the story, but found myself getting bogged down waiting for the who done it.

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What I loved:

✨The character development - it starts slow in the beginning but hang in there. It gets GOOD and after a few chapters this book is hard to put down!

✨Multiple timelines - there are several references that span past, present & future. The timelines blur seamlessly as the plot thickens.

✨ PLOT TWISTS - this is what made it so hard to put down! I thought I could predict the ending but I was totally wrong which gave me a wonderful reading experience.

📣 a gothic story with romance, a ghost, & lots of intrigue!

Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

📖 let’s design our own gothic story by playing this or that:

Black or faded like dried flowers
Crumbling old house or the moors
Friendly ghost or angry ghost

The gothic vibes of The Third Wife of Faraday House by BR Myers got to me in a thrilling kind of way: mysterious footsteps, a figure in the window!, hallucinations (seemingly), an unsettling back story or two….

They all gave this book a chilling air that I adored ratcheting up with every chapter. There are lots of mysteries in this book, as Emeline tries to figure out what has happened to the first & second wives of Faraday house, & her own growth throughout the haunting & danger she’s up against is a nice touch.

I found the romance in this one to be a tad lackluster—mostly because it just didn’t totally convince me—but it was cute & I’ll (rarely) turn down a love story 🩷.

In the end, this is an enjoyable gothic adventure that served up a surprise or two along the way.

4 ⭐️, out 08/20.

CWs: murder, attempted murder, death in childbirth.

[ID: Jess holds the ebook as her blue-sandałed feet are propped against a porch railing.]

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Emeline is hoping for sonMe changes. She does not want to marry her families choice, but she has no other options. Her new family is something out if a book. This book was an ok read.

I received a free copy of, The Third Wife of Faraday House, by B. R. Myers, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Its 1816, and Emeline Fitzpatrick is looking for a husband. Things do not go so well and Emeline is forced to meet a widower, at Faraday House. Faraday House has its own secrets. This is quite the read, I do not know if I liked it though.

The Third wife of Faraday House by B.R. Myers is a gothic thriller that takes place in the 19th century. It is reminiscent of Du Maurier's Rebecca with it's remote dark and deary setting. In this story, Emeline finds herself orphaned and involved in a romantic scandal that forces her guardians to send her to a remote island off the coast of Halifax. Here she is expected to become the third wife of Captain Graves, only to discover that his second wife has yet to die. A mystery surrounds the first wife's death and the second wife's illness that Emmaline is determined to solve while hiding her own secrets. The story much like the setting is dark and deary and mysterious.
I loved the gothic feel of the story and development of Emmaline's character, The mystery tells like a ghost story mixed with an Agatha Christie locked room tale.
Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for the advanced copy of the book. The opinions are my own.

Emeline Fitzpatrick is desperate to escape her stifling life in foggy Halifax before she is married off to some suitor her guardians have found. Luckily, she has a way out. Emeline is in love with a handsome lieutenant in the British navy. She only needs him to propose. Before that can happen she is caught in a scandal.

With her hopes and plans dashed her only solution is wealthy and enigmatic Captain Graves. Having already lost two wives to tragic circumstances, the unfortunate widower is seeking a new companion in his cloistered seaside manor, Faraday House. Or at least that is what Emeline had been told, because when she arrives, she is horrified to discover that the second Mrs. Graves, Georgina, has not yet died.
What is going on at Faraday House? Who can Emeline trust and is she really safe there?.

This story is unexpected, charming, creepy, sweet, cozy, and more. No one is as they seem. Emeline herself is more than just a girl who wants to marry. She is an interesting and likeable character who displays a lot of growth in the story. The other characters are also interesting. Whether we can trust them is a different story. That is part of the fun. I went back and forth trying to figure everyone out. I rooted for Emeline and Georgina but the outcome is never clear to see. You just don't know what is going to happen. But you'll find out soon enough as you stay up late to finish this page turner.

The writing is just wonderful. I wrote down several quotes. I couldn't get enough. The environment is creepy and has Gothic vibes. I was fully immersed in the setting.

The story has elements of Rebecca and Jane Eyre, but it is also its own. Despite all the horrors going on, I didn't want to leave Faraday House. The ending is satisfying and makes me happy. I loved this book!

This is a really good gothic tale set in 1816 Canada. Emeline Fitzpatrick, a beauty of Halifax, is secretly engaged to to a naval officer. When scandal looms her guardians take charge. She is sent off to a coastal island to become the third wife of Captain Graves, the master of Faraday House. But (spoiler) the second wife hasn't died yet. They say all the wives of Faraday House die young so it won't be much longer!

Is "fun" a word we can use to describe how much one likes a mystery centered around the goings on in a creepy, gothic house? Because I had so much fun reading this book! Yes, it built tension, and I had all sorts of guesses as to what was happening throughout the book, but I also had fun with this one. The pace kept moving, and Emeline was the perfect lead. Her progression as she slowly uncovered what was going on (and came to multiple wrong conclusions along the way) made for an engaging POV to follow. The supporting characters - from Mrs. Shackelton to Captain Graves and the Reverend - all played a role in shaping the story and Emeline's views about the world and herself.

This is a gothic mystery at the core. Emeline comes to Faraday House as a soon-to-be wife. The only problem is the previous wife is still alive (but not in great shape). And the staff and Captain Graves all have issues. Oh, and the wives of the house all seem to be cursed. Not great for Emeline. Who is also pining for the lover she had to leave behind, but hopes that he will come to save her before it's too late. There are a lot of possible motives and reasons for why the wives of Faraday House all seem to die young. All Emeline has to do is figure out why before she becomes the next wife to befall the same fate.

The atmosphere in the book was well done, and I got swept up and finished this within a few days. The end comes at you fast, and when the mystery all comes together, you can picture all the previous hints and see how things spiral out of control. Emeline is nothing if not a determined young woman, which is admirable in the environment she is dropped into on this remote island. Her developing friendships with Reverend Pellerine and Georgina give her a bit of an anchor when everyone else in the house seems to have their own motives and ideas about how welcome Emeline is at Faraday. The ending felt a little lighter than what I normally expect in books of this genre, but it did wrap things up well and provide a nice bit of levity at the end of a story that could have had a much darker conclusion.

Emeline Fritzpatrick is anxiously awaiting news from her secret betroth, Lieutenant Frederick Fletcher, before her guardians marry her off to one of their choosing. But when Emeline is found in an embrace with her lieutenant, her guardians ship her off to marry Captain Grave of Faraday House which sits on a remote island near Halifax. When she arrives it seems that the second wife of the Captain is ill and not dead and Emeline is going to make sure that the wife does not die.
A fast paced thrilling gothic mystery with sinister servants, tales of murder, unexplained noises and a handsome but cold Reverend.
Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins for the opportunity to read this e-galley of "The Third Wife of Faraday House".

I am blown away by how much I loved this suspenseful, gothic story. Young Emeline is caught in the embrace of her lover, and sent away to marry a different guy far away from Halifax to avoid scandal for her family.

The only problem: this guy is still married to his dying wife, helloooo Mr. Rochester 2.0!

The dying wife and Emeline forge a bond and try to understand what is behind the hauntings of Faraday House. But will they survive and who can they trust? It is all a guessing game until the end.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this novel in exchange for my honest opinion!

I think the premise for this story was more interesting than the actual story itself, if that makes sense. I wanted to like it so much more than I did, especially because gothic mystery novels that sound like a mashup of Crimson Peak and Jane Eyre are in short supply! I think I, like most reviewers, didn't connect with the main character and that's where the main issue was. Overall, I would still recommend this novel but preface by saying there are a few weak plot points near the end and character personalities that can be a bit hard to read at times.

Before getting into the content, How beautiful is this cover??
When first starting this novel, I wasn’t sure who the third wife may be, and was so sad for Emeline. But of course she was double crossed by her original live interest.
I was expecting the daughter of the first Mrs Graves to be found and part of the tale, but wow would that have been twisted.
Georgina and Emiline’s friendship is the real star of this book

Thanks to NetGalley & William Morrow for this ARC!

Suspenseful Gothic mystery--is it a curse, a haunted house, or just the soon-to-be husband? Or the not-quite dead second wife? Not really a romance, but an enjoyable read that I read quickly. Wuthering Heights vibes. Did not love the main character, but the rest made up for it. Would recommend, particularly for people who enjoyed Mexican Gothic.

I essentially finished Myers' The Third Wife of Faraday House in a single sitting (or, as close as a mom can get to a single sitting...). Myers creates a world that will have lovers of Victorian/neo-Victorian novels swooning. The mystery is intense and the plot fast-paced, and Myers finds all kinds of ways to subtly throw readers curveballs,

Though advertised as a romance and a “love letter to Gothic fiction”, The Third Wife of Faraday House read almost like a Gothic-inspired cozy mystery for most of the book.

I think Gothic fiction readers will certainly enjoy the premise and all the set dressings, but, for me, there were a few things that kept me from being fully immersed in the story and atmosphere. Again, the tone almost felt like a cozy-style mystery for much of the book, and I am not sure if that was intentional. I also felt like the language and writing style didn’t really compliment the time period that the book was supposed to be set in. And there were parts of the book where I felt like the author was doing a lot of handholding for the reader by over-explaining during the main character’s internal monologue.

The characters weren’t particularly complex or interesting, and the plot was fairly straightforward and a little predictable, but none of that really bothered me - it was engaging enough. If you are looking for a fast and easy read with elements of Gothic fiction, I think this will definitely provide you with a lot of entertainment. It just wasn’t my jam.

*Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the opportunity to review an eARC in exchange for an honest review!*