Rainz ❤️rainnbooks❤️(on a break)'s Reviews > The Bell Tower: A haunted house mystery

Sarah Rayne's Nell West and Michael Flint series have all been very engaging and interesting Gothic thrillers. The Bell Tower which is book 6 in the series can be read as stand alone but for some character developments which can be understood only if the books are read in order.
There are 3 parts to the story, the present with Nell and Michael, 2nd part in the 1500's with Thaisa and Father Seamus Flannery and the 3rd part in the 1800's with Brother Andrew and Theodora. All 3 segments of the story had enough mystery with a bit of supernatural element adding to the whole Gothic and spooky thrill. Sarah Rayne has followed a similar pattern as her previous books, there's no actual unraveling of the clues by Nell or Michael, everything can be read in detail from the varied historical accounts or diaries/journals that have been preserved, but none of the journal entries has any distinguishing difference in eras so everything feels like a jumbled mess. I wish there was at least a minuscule difference between Thaisa's and Andrew's journals. The character of Maeve was bit confusing and her reasoning felt out of sorts.
I am sad this wonderful series has come to an end but I dearly loved Michael and Nell and even Wilberforce whose antics were really fun to read.