For generations, Victoria Holt has dazzled and entertained millions of readers with her spine-tingling novels of romantic suspense. On the Night of the Seventh Moon is one of her most evocative, magical, and chilling. Come take a journey into a dark and shadowy forest where nothing is as it seems.… legend, Loke, the god of mischief, is abroad in the world. It is a night for singing and dancing. And it is a night for love.
Helena Trant was enchanted by everything she found in the Black Forest—its people, its mysterious castles, its legends and lore. Especially its legends of love. Until the day she started to live one of them and the enchantment turned suddenly into a terrifying nightmare….
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I’ve been on a Victoria Holt binge for a month now! This one is so atmospheric… love the images of the Black Forest of Germany (where I would love to go someday) and the protagonist’s struggle to figure out what is real in the midst of an experience that already seems like a fairytale. Much escapism fun!
I read anything written by Victoria Holt and own most of them. She was a great historic romance writer. I particularly enjoyed her book set based on her take of the King Arthur legend.
An old-fashioned Gothic, in the best sense.
Great book
This was an unusual story that surprised me. The story about Helena Trant and written in her point of view. One day after getting separated from her classmates, she finds a man walking in the misty forest of Germany. The meeting is memorable and she doesn’t forget him even after she travels back to England to live with her two aunts. When she’s visited by some relatives on her mother’s side, they invite her back to Germany to stay with them. During a festival on the night of the seventh moon, she meets the man again. His name is Maximilian. They discover since the first night they met, they’ve fallen in love with each other. This is insta-love at its finest. They marry and spend a few glorious days together. Eventually, Maximilian has to go back to his father to explain their situation. Helena’s relatives come to get her and the next morning she awakes to find a doctor explaining that she’s been viciously attacked and has been given treatment that’s basically caused her to live in a dreamworld for a few days. Her relatives and the doctor try to convince her that she was never married, there is no Maximilian and everything that she has experienced recently has all been a dream to protect her sanity from the horrible truth.
It was an unusual story. But told very well. As the reader, even I was confused as to what was real and what wasn’t. Was Maximilian real or merely a figment of Helena’s imagination? The story progresses, but I don’t want to give away any spoilers. She goes back to live with her aunts, trying to go on with her life. There are many twists and turns that eventually lead her back to Germany to discover the truth.
It was a gripping and suspenseful tale that left me turning the pages to discover the truth of Helena’s story. The mystery of those few days haunted her for several years. I was so happy when she finally discovered the truth and everything was revealed! The story was well-written and satisfying. Although it was more mystery than romance, I enjoyed every moment of it. I recommend it to anyone who likes to read gothic romantic mysteries.
One of my all time favorite books of all time. I can read it over and over again. This book is magical and beautiful, sad and happy. Has me wanting to visit Germany ASAP. Love it.