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booksadoodle's review against another edition
5.0
So unexpected was this tale, and not my usual genre. Really, really liked it though, and it has made a great creepy companion for this Halloween season.
mreadz's review against another edition
3.0
(2.5/5☆)
Personally, this book wasn’t for me. I really thought I would enjoy it more than I did, but simply did not.
It was kind of all over the place in my opinion, but I really loved the gothic atmosphere shown throughout the book!
Personally, this book wasn’t for me. I really thought I would enjoy it more than I did, but simply did not.
It was kind of all over the place in my opinion, but I really loved the gothic atmosphere shown throughout the book!
suvata's review against another edition
4.0
• NetGalley Shelf audiobook ARC
• Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for providing this Advance Reading Copy. Expected publication date is October 5, 2021.
Strong Jane Eyre vibes! In order to secure her independence and employment in the early 1900s, Jane Shoringfield proposes a “marriage of convenience” to the handsome but reclusive doctor Augustine Lawrence. On their wedding night, the fearless surgeon becomes troubled and paranoid - haunted by nightmares. Yep, some Jekyll and Hyde vibes too! This novel is written in a classic gothic horror style - Unsettling, disturbing, forbidding and full of malevolent spirits. If you’re in for some page-turning Halloween creepiness, this is your book.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for providing this Advance Reading Copy. Expected publication date is October 5, 2021.
Strong Jane Eyre vibes! In order to secure her independence and employment in the early 1900s, Jane Shoringfield proposes a “marriage of convenience” to the handsome but reclusive doctor Augustine Lawrence. On their wedding night, the fearless surgeon becomes troubled and paranoid - haunted by nightmares. Yep, some Jekyll and Hyde vibes too! This novel is written in a classic gothic horror style - Unsettling, disturbing, forbidding and full of malevolent spirits. If you’re in for some page-turning Halloween creepiness, this is your book.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
cmdufresne's review against another edition
4.0
A Gothic horror showing the slow progression from logic into madness. Uniquely unsettling and cleverly written. I enjoyed the characters, and was intrigued by the plot, but am also a chicken so had to take breaks when it became too much for me. Not a book for the faint of heart.
bemyguest93's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
rebelkiss's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of the ebook.
This book gripped me from the start. It had a bit of romance that wasn’t overly in your face. Then it had mystery and suspense. Towards the end it did drag on a bit too much for me. But I was eager to learn how the story would end
This book gripped me from the start. It had a bit of romance that wasn’t overly in your face. Then it had mystery and suspense. Towards the end it did drag on a bit too much for me. But I was eager to learn how the story would end
myhandmadehell's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
As far as I’m concerned, this book is a masterpiece of gothic horror. I don’t know what it is, I guess it must have just hit the right buttons for me, but I am legitimately moved, affected, and terrified having absolutely devoured this book over the last 30 hours.
It’s rare for a book to actually make me feel fear. I can be creeped out, I can be thrilled, but I very rarely feel actual genuine horror, and this book did it to me. It’s something about the isolation, the determination driven by “no other choice”, and even a handful of scenes so well written that conjuring the image in my head made me actually shiver.
I’m pretty sure I said “oh my god” and “oh no. No no no” and “well fuck that” multiple times, out loud, while I was reading this.
Jane is the consummate historical horror heroine: she’s driven, brilliant, brave, deeply flawed, and neurodivergent to boot. I want to be her best friend but also never hear her talk about anything she’s ever been through.
And at the core of this book is actually a really sweet love story, culminating in a moment of such unbelievable trust and respect and competence and unity between Jane and her husband that I’ll be thinking about it for a long time.
I know there’s some “I didn’t understand the math stuff” to be said here, and look, I didn’t either, but the important part is that Jane did, and I was happy for her.
I don’t want to say much more and give it away, but I think I’m gonna have to read a couple fluffy, trashy romance novels before I can read anything else. I need a come down.
It’s rare for a book to actually make me feel fear. I can be creeped out, I can be thrilled, but I very rarely feel actual genuine horror, and this book did it to me. It’s something about the isolation, the determination driven by “no other choice”, and even a handful of scenes so well written that conjuring the image in my head made me actually shiver.
I’m pretty sure I said “oh my god” and “oh no. No no no” and “well fuck that” multiple times, out loud, while I was reading this.
Jane is the consummate historical horror heroine: she’s driven, brilliant, brave, deeply flawed, and neurodivergent to boot. I want to be her best friend but also never hear her talk about anything she’s ever been through.
And at the core of this book is actually a really sweet love story, culminating in a moment of such unbelievable trust and respect and competence and unity between Jane and her husband that I’ll be thinking about it for a long time.
I know there’s some “I didn’t understand the math stuff” to be said here, and look, I didn’t either, but the important part is that Jane did, and I was happy for her.
I don’t want to say much more and give it away, but I think I’m gonna have to read a couple fluffy, trashy romance novels before I can read anything else. I need a come down.
halloqueen9's review against another edition
2.0
Oh this book. It started off so good. And then just as it was rounding toward the exciting part it got weird and confusing. Super disappointed.