I really liked the first 75% of this novel. It was atmospheric and creepy, and the question of what horrible event had taken place in the house kept me hooked. However, I was disappointed by the last 25%. The scene where Jack/Will’s mysterious past is explained felt like an exposition dump and was resolved too quickly. Mila and Magda’s financial troubles being solved by the discovery of treasure seemed unrealistic and like a lazy deus ex machina. Finally, I do not understand why all of the villagers kept referencing something terrible happening in the house throughout the novel if no one knew Will’s mother was murdered?

This book was SO atmospheric and the lovely descriptions of the setting were some of my favourite parts of the book. I absolutely loved the adorable, five year old Janey. How the author was able to write a child so young so believable is beyond me. The character development is spot on and I loved watching Mila come into her own with her mother and how she grew as a person. The Cornish folklore was an education and I learned so much about it and enjoyed that immensely. This is very much a Gothic tale where the house is a character in and of itself. It is seeped in legends and the supernatural. I enjoyed this story very much, it was such a wonderfully mystical tale of love, loss forgiveness and transformation.

The White Hare is such a unique and heartwarming novel. It is about two mothers and two daughters who find themselves on the run from their previous lives. I love the way the author uses their secrets to create tension and action throughout the novel. They meet a mysterious man with an intriguing past of his own, and he becomes a big part of their story.

When three generation of women move into an abandoned house, they dream of bringing it back to live and making their living from hosting people and events there. However the house has a history, as does the White Valley, and the women are about to find out those secrets as well as having to confront some of their own.

While I love all things Cornwall, since my family roots are there, and I love magic, this one wasn’t quite what I was expecting given the reference to Alice Hoffman. It was a great read, but I think it could have gone a little deeper into the Pagan side of things and made it a wee bit more creepy to truly capture Hoffman’s audience. Regardless, I’d love to see more from this author and will look for her moving forward.

*I received a free ebook version from Netgalley*

Netgalley recommended this to me and it absolutely fell in line with the stories I love. There was a little bit of mystery, romance and magical realism, all without being too schmaltzy.

It reminded me of Practical Magic, mixed with Mexican Gothic and a dash of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Pie. I'll definitely add her other novels to my "To Read" list.

Wow. Such an epic tale of fantasy, supernatural, Cornish legend, love, hate , revenge mixed in with mystery. This book has something for everyone. When a woman, her mother and daughter move into a run down manor house , which the plan in making a bed and breakfast , they are faced with weird accidents, unexplained events and hostile villagers. As we work our way through the book e learn more about each character and how they react all meant to work together to find the truth and brin a peaceful ending to many story’s. I could put it down and I especially loved Janey’s part in the story. An impressionable but smart little girl she knew more then all of them if only they would listen to her.

I want thank Simon and Schuster Canada for allowing me to read the ARC of this ebook. A sweeping and epic tale with tantalizing stories. Brilliantly written book.

I was expecting more magic in The White Hare. It was a typical creepy old house in the English countryside type of story which are very common. The pagan references were interesting but not suspenseful enough to keep me engaged. The story was a little boring and there were too many unlikeable characters. I appreciate the author's inspiration for writing this story, but I think she could have incorporated more magic and spookiness into the plot. I liked the toy Rabbit, he/she was my favourite character and at the beginning of the book I thought it was going to be a darker more adult oriented version of The Velveteen Rabbit (which would have been pretty interesting). I'm not sure why the book was being marketed to fans of Alice Hoffman, because I didn't feel it had enough magical realism to interest Hoffman's fans.

Overall, The White Hare is a story that hops to Cornwall, England's mystical pagan past, but doesn't go far enough in bringing its magic and mystery to a suspenseful level. A little too predictable for me.