![Kindred Spirits: Tower of London by [Wilson, Jennifer]](https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/513zZPSTeCL.jpg)
I love a good ghost story every once in a while. A while back, I'd won a competition after taking part in a launch event with a few other Swanwickers, and opted to pick up Kindred Spirits: Tower of London, the first book in a series of paranormal historical novels by Jennifer C Wilson.
Taking place in contemporary times, we follow the numerous ghosts inhabiting the Tower of London as they interact with each other and play tricks on unsuspecting tourists. I suppose the main plot thread is about the last Plantagenet king Richard III as he seeks the ghosts of 'The Princes in the Tower' - his nephews whom he had been accused of killing. Meanwhile, he asserts his leadership over the other ghosts in the tower, including Henry VIII's former wives Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard.
If anything, I think there are lot of characters to follow, so much that there is less attention paid to Richard's story about finding the princes; to the point where it seems more like an anthology of shorter stories than a novel. However, when the main story arc is involved, it pays off really well. Richard seems like he is searching for inner peace, seeing the public's perception of him as a historical figure while seemingly regretting his actions in life.
However, are the other events and diversions a bad thing? Not at all. Despite more time being spent on the ghosts' numerous interactions with each other and human visitors, they still work off each other really well. All the ghosts were actual historical figures (there's a dramatis persona at the end of the book), and their interactions seem reminiscent of Old Harry's Game, a radio series set in Hell which I'm also fond of.
If you're interested, you can find the book on Amazon here:
If you fancy a few ghost stories, then I recommend it. I certainly enjoyed it.
No comments:
Post a Comment