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The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner

40 reviews

j9kaltz's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It almost DNFd it because one of the two perspectives was so predatory. The pay off was totally worth it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

ceruleanheather's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a fun, fast-paced mystery that was reminiscent of Miss Scarlett and the Duke or Sherlock Holmes. A little dark, more realistic, but with a touch of the supernatural.

At first the little snippets of flashbacks were annoying, but I did end up being grateful for them. They helped give insight to the motivations and thoughts of the characters. Especially Morley.

Lenna had the best point of view chapters. She was fairly observant, and her descriptions were compelling. This story was a great example of what can go wrong when there is constant miscommunication and secrets though. If a few of the characters had just communicated earlier, a lot of things could have been avoided.

Victorian misogynistic men are not my favorite viewpoint to read. But it was interesting being in Morley's head.

I did see the end coming for the most part, but the writing was very enjoyable. The audiobook came available from my library, and listening while reading was a nice treat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

shelbybtaylor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Lesbophobia

nittiotvaan's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Murder

saramassoudi's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

lakea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Rape

dezzella's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this. The secret society aspects were interesting, felt a little like A Marvellous Light but in a good way. The main character decides to learn how to do seances in order to track down her sister's killer. It's more focused on the mystery and characters than anything paranormal, but that isn't to say you might find yourself facing some ghosts. I really enjoyed the writing and characters, and especially the Victorian setting. I can definitely see myself reading this again some day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Murder

piebelly's review

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism

abnormal_shadow's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

So, this book was recommended to me by someone who had read the Last Binding Trilogy (a book series i love very much and everyone should read) saying it was pretty similar which I do get. I like that the book is based off sort of off real life setting and Seance craze as stated by the author in the note they left. When I first started to book, I assumed it predictable from what I could see but as the story progressed, I realized I knew nothing of what was going to happen, guessing something spot on and others very much wildly wrong. I like that the romance was not the A plot and not even the B plot more of a side to the main course that was the 2 murder mysteries. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol

blissofalife's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An interesting read! I enjoyed reading it, though each time I put it down I struggled to want to pick it back up. The ending was satisfying, and the non-linear timeline was well done!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Blood, and Alcohol