And then another thirty seconds to unlace them.”
“It must take … good lord, it must take up to a minute. “How long do you spend lacing those?” he asked, crouching down to get a better look. “They’re perfectly ordinary footwear,” she said. They were ridiculous, of course: embroidered half boots in black suede, now quite destroyed by the slush and general grime and muck of New York, and uncomfortable on top of it all. Now if you’ll excuse me, my shoes are quite damp, so-” Like here, for example when he considers that time spent tying shoelaces is wasted time and enlists Alva’s aid in his research. I know.) Sam sees a problem and naturally tries to devise a way to fix it. Alva is constantly finding herself drawn into his interested excitement despite her best intentions. He’s easily distracted and so adorable – all the characters are charmed by him and I was too. Sam is an eccentric inventor with eclectic interests – including in the supernatural. The couple are brought together very early on and spend lots of page time together – something that always makes me very happy. The ghost is definitely an important part of the story but the main plot is the romance between Alva and Sam. It’s funny and sweet and charming and sexy. There’s a ghost and the most wonderful eccentric cinnamon roll hero and a fantastic heroine, resilient and clever, fragile and brave. I’ve been recommending it all over Twitter. What worked for me (and what didn’t): I loved this book. Together, the two delve into the tragic secrets wreathing Alva’s new home while Sam attempts to unlock Alva’s history―and her heart.
Unfortunately, though Alva is loath to admit it, Sam, a pioneer in electric lighting and a member of the nationally-adored Moore family of scientists, is the only one who can help. She doesn’t need any more complications in her life―especially not a handsome, convention-flouting, scandal-raising one like Sam.
So when the eccentric and brilliant professor, Samuel Moore, appears and informs her that he can get to the bottom of the mystery that surrounds Liefdehuis, she turns him down flat. However, fresh starts aren’t as easy as they seem, as Alva discovers when stories of a haunting at Liefdehuis begin to reach her. Now his sudden death allows her to return to New York to make a fresh start, restoring Liefdehuis, a dilapidated Hyde Park mansion, and hopefully her reputation at the same time. It’s 1875, and Alva Webster has perfected her stiff upper lip after three years of being pilloried in the presses of two continents over fleeing her abusive husband. What it’s about: (from Goodreads) A young widow restores a dilapidated mansion with the assistance of a charming, eccentric genius, only to find the house is full of dangerous secrets in this effervescent Gilded Age debut novel Why I read it: It was recommended to me by my friend Brie who always gives good rec.
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