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G. B. Lindsey

Autor(a) de One Door Closes

4+ Works 18 Membros 2 Críticas

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Obras por G. B. Lindsey

One Door Closes (2014) 12 exemplares
Out with the Old (2019) 4 exemplares
Standard Candle (2020) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Moonflowers and Nightshade: an Anthology of Sapphic Horror (2022) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares

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Lindsey, G. B.
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G. B. Lindsey was born and raised in California, where she earned her undergraduate degree from UC Santa Cruz before moving to Northern England for her master’s. Her first love has always been writing: as a child, she cultivated such diverse goals as becoming “a cowgirl... and a writer” or “a paleontologist... and a writer.”

Aside from her salacious ongoing affair with the horror genre, she engages in dedicated flings with sci-fi, romance, historical fiction, and short stories. Other hobbies include singing, the occasional period drama movie night, and devouring scary film after scary film. When she’s not working in kidney transplant or studying up on Arthurian myth, she relaxes at home in California with a good book and her cat, Hadrian.

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Sandy and Trey were at their friend's wedding, but Trey wanted nothing to do with Sandy. There was history that the author spread out for us like flashbacks throughout the story, but it built up to them finally getting together at the end. I really couldn't get into this. The story wasn't horrible and was somewhat interesting, but I couldn't find myself really connecting with the characters. Perhaps it was the fact that we see Trey hate Sandy so much, but not really hate him because he's too attracted? It was a little weird for me. By the time we figured out why Trey was mad at Sandy (with help from the flashbacks), I was too far annoyed with Trey and feeling sorry for Sandy. The end was more of an HFN. I wish we had more of them together and working on things rather than it being so contentious due to Trey's anger. I didn't leave convinced that these guys would work out in the long term. This was probably more of a 2.5 star read for me, but I am rounding up because the writing wasn't horrible; it just didn't sit well with me personally.

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ktomp17 | Mar 21, 2021 |
The Secrets of Neverwood anthology begins with G.B. Lindsey's One Door Closes. Calvin "Cal" Ware kept in close touch with Audrey and in the aftermath of her death, he is overwhelmed by the financial burden of renovating the rundown Victorian home. Adding to Cal's stress are his strained relationships with his foster brothers, and his renewed acquaintance with his first love, Will Cabot.

One Door Closes is written from Cal's perspective but he is not an easy character to get to know. He is haunted by his unresolved relationship with Will and he finds it virtually impossible to talk about anything in his past, including the reasons surrounding their break-up. Cal's secrets are alluded to on numerous occasions, but nothing concrete is revealed until nearly the very end of the story.

Cal's interactions with his foster brothers are tense and often overshadowed by some of his bitterness for past events. He finds it difficult to ask them for help and since both men are as close-mouthed as Cal is, he has no idea what their intentions are regarding their inheritance. The tension between the men continues to mount until Cal's resentment leads to a much needed discussion about the future of the house.

Both the paranormal and romantic elements of One Door Closes are understated for much of the novel. Audrey's ghostly appearances are vague in the beginning and the reasons for her visits remain unclear until the story's conclusion. Cal and Will eventually rekindle their teenage romance but this does not occur until very late in the book.

G.B. Lindsey's One Door Closes is a fabulous introduction to the Secrets of Neverwood anthology. I am very intrigued by the glimpses of Cal's foster brothers and I am very much anticipating their stories.
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kbranfield | Feb 3, 2020 |

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Membros
18
Popularidade
#630,789
Avaliação
3.1
Críticas
2
ISBN
2