I do love a good Gothic ghost story and Miramont's Ghost is definitely that! I loved that it was inspired by actual place, Miramont Castle in Colorado, I had never heard of it until reading this book. Miramont's Ghost tells the story of the Beauviers, a family of French aristocrats with new world ties during the late 19th century. The main character, a young Adrienne Beauvier, has a gift of clairvoyance, which is really a curse since it causes her to be treated so poorly throughout the story. Her "gift" leads her to uncover secrets and dark truths about her family's past and it's future.

What I liked best about Miramont's Ghost was how skillfully and completely the author, Elizabeth Hall, renders her characters. The use of omniscient narration and the slow unraveling of plot details as she makes known each character's motivations was done brilliantly. The story moves forward in such a way that I felt I was one step behind right up until the end, I love books that are written this way!

However, Miramont's Ghost is not for the faint of heart, it's an unrelentingly dark tale about victimization that some might find too disturbing. So this may not be the best read for every book club. Ours however really enjoyed it. Be prepared for a ghost story that may haunt you in more ways than one! My only reason for knocking off 1 star is that I felt the ending was a bit of a letdown. I am all for books not having a happy ending, when it works within the story and it did here. But that wasn't the issue for me, with all the build up towards the final climax I was expecting something epic or at least one last final twist. Instead, you get an ending that was kind of predictable.

Would very much recommend this to Book Clubs that enjoy darker reads, ghost stories, and/or gothic tales!