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The Architect of Song

von A. G. Howard

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A lady imprisoned by deafness, an architect imprisoned by his past, and a ghost imprisoned within the petals of a flower intertwine in this love story that transcends life and death. For most of her life, Juliet Emerline has subsisted, isolated by deafness, making hats in the solitude of her home. Now she's at risk of losing her sanctuary to Lord Nicolas Thornton, a mysterious and eccentric architect with designs on her humble estate. When she secretly witnesses him raging beside a grave, Juliet investigates, finding the name "Hawk" on the headstone and an unusual flower at the base. The moment Juliet touches the petals, a young English nobleman appears in ghostly form, singing a song only her deaf ears can hear. The ghost remembers nothing of his identity or death other than the one name that haunts his afterlife: Thornton. To avenge her ghostly companion and save her estate, Juliet pushes aside her fear of society and travels to Lord Thornton's secluded holiday resort, posing as a hatmaker in one of his boutiques. There she finds herself questioning who to trust: the architect of flesh and bones who can relate to her through romantic gestures, heartfelt notes, and sensual touches...or the specter who serenades her with beautiful songs and ardent words, touching her mind and soul like no other man ever can. As sinister truths behind Lord Thornton's interest in her estate and his tie to Hawk come to light, Juliet is lured into a web of secrets. But it's too late for escape, and the tragic love taking seed in her heart will alter her silent world forever. International and NYT best-selling author A. G. Howard brings her darkly magical and visual/visceral storytelling to Victorian England. The Architect of Song is the first installment in her lush and romantic Haunted Hearts Legacy series, a four-book new adult Gothic saga following the generations of one family as, haunted by both literal and figurative ghosts, they search for self-acceptance, love, and happiness.… (mehr)
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Solid four stars. Great for people who love Victorian romance with a bit of pulp - add a ghost story and a murder mystery and you've got a fun, exciting read. ( )
  brittaniethekid | Jul 7, 2022 |
I was a huge fan of Howard’s Splintered series, so imagine how excited I was to see another book by her! This book was really slow to start and very hard to get into. I really struggled to read the first half of this book but the second half was much better. This is a paranormal gothic romance of sorts, with some interesting mystery as well.

I almost stopped reading this book around page 100; but I decided to stick with it a bit longer. Around 150 pages in the story actually starts getting interesting.

Our heroine, Juliet, is deaf which adds an interesting dynamic to the story. A number of characters in here have disabilities; one has a clubfoot and another is colorblind. As I said it was an interesting addition to the story. I didn’t really like Juliet much as a heroine, she was too gullible and too needy. She does gain some backbone as the story continued but she never really grew on me.

I really didn't like the lead character of Hawk either and despised how thoroughly our main heroine, Juliet, lets Hawk emotionally manipulate her. Hawk continually tells Juliet he loves her and constantly uses her for his own well being.

The end of the story is better. I will just say that Juliet finally feels more empowered and unravels the mysteries between Lord Nicolas Thornton and Hawk. I can’t really say more without spoilers. The romance in the second half of the book is well done and sweet. I also enjoyed some of the twists and turns that happen later in the book; although they were fairly predictable.

Overall this was not Howard's best book by far, I definitely prefer her Splintered series to this book. The book just moves too slow and some of the lead characters are very unlikable and irritating (including our heroine). I do have Roseblood as well and plan on reading that book. However, if Roseblood is as slow as this book is I may be done with Howard as a writer after that. I wouldn’t recommend. ( )
  krau0098 | Apr 27, 2017 |
I was rather sceptical starting this novel as I am not a fan of ghost stories, but it wasn't long before the plot had me enthralled. The writing was beautiful - haunting, atmospheric and vividly descriptive. The scenes were just so easy to imagine. I loved the dark, historical setting, complete with Gothic mansion, I loved the mystery that had me avidly turning the pages and I loved the main characters.

Juliet was a wonderful narrator. I sympathised with her from the beginning and, for once, I even enjoyed the love triangle. It was complicated and different with a sense of forbidden love. I fell in love with Hawk from the start but, like Juliet, found myself also falling for Lord Thornton as well.

"The Architect of Song" is the first in a new series but this book was so complete and well-finished that it could just as easily be read as a stand-alone novel. ( )
  HeatherLINC | Feb 4, 2017 |
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A lady imprisoned by deafness, an architect imprisoned by his past, and a ghost imprisoned within the petals of a flower intertwine in this love story that transcends life and death. For most of her life, Juliet Emerline has subsisted, isolated by deafness, making hats in the solitude of her home. Now she's at risk of losing her sanctuary to Lord Nicolas Thornton, a mysterious and eccentric architect with designs on her humble estate. When she secretly witnesses him raging beside a grave, Juliet investigates, finding the name "Hawk" on the headstone and an unusual flower at the base. The moment Juliet touches the petals, a young English nobleman appears in ghostly form, singing a song only her deaf ears can hear. The ghost remembers nothing of his identity or death other than the one name that haunts his afterlife: Thornton. To avenge her ghostly companion and save her estate, Juliet pushes aside her fear of society and travels to Lord Thornton's secluded holiday resort, posing as a hatmaker in one of his boutiques. There she finds herself questioning who to trust: the architect of flesh and bones who can relate to her through romantic gestures, heartfelt notes, and sensual touches...or the specter who serenades her with beautiful songs and ardent words, touching her mind and soul like no other man ever can. As sinister truths behind Lord Thornton's interest in her estate and his tie to Hawk come to light, Juliet is lured into a web of secrets. But it's too late for escape, and the tragic love taking seed in her heart will alter her silent world forever. International and NYT best-selling author A. G. Howard brings her darkly magical and visual/visceral storytelling to Victorian England. The Architect of Song is the first installment in her lush and romantic Haunted Hearts Legacy series, a four-book new adult Gothic saga following the generations of one family as, haunted by both literal and figurative ghosts, they search for self-acceptance, love, and happiness.

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