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mllecath's review
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
4.0
emmad's review
adventurous
mysterious
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? Yes
4.25
jonseyjaguar's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sofi_thebookishflor's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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? Yes
4.0
sarah_moynihan's review against another edition
5.0
'A heart as lonely as the ocean...
Hannah and Wycliff arrive at his ancestral estate in Dorset as tragedy strikes the coastal village. A young woman has lost her life to the tempestuous ocean, but only Hannah suspects the woman's death is anything but a horrible accident. As Hannah learns more about life in the closeknit community, she discovers two other women lost their lives to the sea. Or did they?
A rift grows between the young couple, as Wycliff refuses to believe another hand was responsible for the deaths. With her husband consumed by the needs of the long neglected estate, Hannah is left to her own devices and finds herself walking the same lonely path as the dead women.
Can Hannah and Wycliff heal the chasm in their relationship, or will Hannah succumb to the call of the ocean...?'
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Sixpence and Selkies is the fifth book in Tilly Wallace's Manners and Monsters series, which is a historical mystery series set in a London in which supernatural and magical beings co-exist within society.
I love Tilly Wallace's writing style. It has the perfect blend of realistic and paranormal. This felt like a really important book in the series, as Hannah and Wycliff have gone to Mireworth, his ancestral home, and now they can learn to co-exist without the buffer of her parents and in their own home. There was a healthy sense of danger in this book, which will always make a book 10x better to me.
I feel like we got to learn a little bit more about Wycliff and the part of himself that he tries to keep hidden. I did get really annoyed with him during this book though. Hannah has been part of several investigations of the paranormal variety, both with her parents and with Wycliff. And she's not prone to being overly dramatic or fanciful, so if she feels like there is something suspicious and potentially sinister going on, don't dimiss ther concerns. Come on, Wycliff. But he turns it around in the end, but I wish the situation didn't have to go to such extremes before that happened.
I feel like Hannah really came into her own for this book. She's the Lady of the Manor and trying to make a good impression on the people who live there and rely on the estate. It may not have always been a comfortable experience for her, but she tried her hardest and did very well. Further she wasn't about to let Wycliff dismiss her worries about the 3 young woman that the community had lost. She knew something wasn't right and she wasn't about to let it go.
I'm looking to reading the next book in the series, Hessians and Hellhounds but dreading that it will be the last in the series. I guess all much good things must come to an end, but I'd be prefectly contect for it to keep going, which is why I am so happy to hear there should be a holiday novella.There's very few well-written series in this niche market of Gaslamp Fantasy so I'm sad to think that this series will be ending soon, but really looking forward to seeing how things will resolve.
Hannah and Wycliff arrive at his ancestral estate in Dorset as tragedy strikes the coastal village. A young woman has lost her life to the tempestuous ocean, but only Hannah suspects the woman's death is anything but a horrible accident. As Hannah learns more about life in the closeknit community, she discovers two other women lost their lives to the sea. Or did they?
A rift grows between the young couple, as Wycliff refuses to believe another hand was responsible for the deaths. With her husband consumed by the needs of the long neglected estate, Hannah is left to her own devices and finds herself walking the same lonely path as the dead women.
Can Hannah and Wycliff heal the chasm in their relationship, or will Hannah succumb to the call of the ocean...?'
_________________________________
Sixpence and Selkies is the fifth book in Tilly Wallace's Manners and Monsters series, which is a historical mystery series set in a London in which supernatural and magical beings co-exist within society.
I love Tilly Wallace's writing style. It has the perfect blend of realistic and paranormal. This felt like a really important book in the series, as Hannah and Wycliff have gone to Mireworth, his ancestral home, and now they can learn to co-exist without the buffer of her parents and in their own home. There was a healthy sense of danger in this book, which will always make a book 10x better to me.
I feel like we got to learn a little bit more about Wycliff and the part of himself that he tries to keep hidden. I did get really annoyed with him during this book though. Hannah has been part of several investigations of the paranormal variety, both with her parents and with Wycliff. And she's not prone to being overly dramatic or fanciful, so if she feels like there is something suspicious and potentially sinister going on, don't dimiss ther concerns. Come on, Wycliff. But he turns it around in the end, but I wish the situation didn't have to go to such extremes before that happened.
I feel like Hannah really came into her own for this book. She's the Lady of the Manor and trying to make a good impression on the people who live there and rely on the estate. It may not have always been a comfortable experience for her, but she tried her hardest and did very well. Further she wasn't about to let Wycliff dismiss her worries about the 3 young woman that the community had lost. She knew something wasn't right and she wasn't about to let it go.
I'm looking to reading the next book in the series, Hessians and Hellhounds but dreading that it will be the last in the series. I guess all much good things must come to an end, but I'd be prefectly contect for it to keep going, which is why I am so happy to hear there should be a holiday novella.There's very few well-written series in this niche market of Gaslamp Fantasy so I'm sad to think that this series will be ending soon, but really looking forward to seeing how things will resolve.
tinynavajo's review against another edition
5.0
A continuation of Hannah and Wycliff’s story, only this time we are at Wycliff’s ancestral home in Dorset to try and repair what has fallen in disrepair. But as Wycliff starts to focus on the house and the farm, Hannah is left to her own devices at the house and village. While in the village she learns of the recent drownings of three women and something starts to tug at her to investigate and figure out what, if anything, is going on.
This is such a good book and as always, Marian Hussey is a wonderful narrator. I’m exited to see what further adventures there will be in the future and if Hannah and Wycliff can figure out how to communicate with one another and make this rundown home their own.
This is such a good book and as always, Marian Hussey is a wonderful narrator. I’m exited to see what further adventures there will be in the future and if Hannah and Wycliff can figure out how to communicate with one another and make this rundown home their own.
lashakas7's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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? Yes
5.0
tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
meiko's review against another edition
4.0
Getting a bit predictable now. The one Hannah least suspects is usually the culprit.
But it's still a lovely series, despite the suspense of believe getting to weird levels of modernity, what with staff being almost more like friends.
Though that, I guess, is the pitfall of writing in the 21st century. Even if describing Edwardian (?) England.
The next book seems to be the conclusion (at least for now)? I foresee major book series hangover afterwards.
But it's still a lovely series, despite the suspense of believe getting to weird levels of modernity, what with staff being almost more like friends.
Though that, I guess, is the pitfall of writing in the 21st century. Even if describing Edwardian (?) England.
The next book seems to be the conclusion (at least for now)? I foresee major book series hangover afterwards.