Mortlock by Jon Mayhew

375 pages first pub 2010 (view editions) user-added

fiction childrens fantasy horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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The sister is a knife-thrower in a magician's stage act, the brother an undertaker's assistant. Neither orphan knows of the other's existence. Until, that is, three terrible aunts descend on the girl's house and imprison her guardian, the Great Ca...

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Community Reviews

3.51
based on 84 reviews

Moods

dark: 85%

adventurous: 71%

mysterious: 71%

tense: 42%

emotional: 28%

sad: 28%


Pace

14% of readers chose fast
71% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

42% of readers chose Plot
57% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

57% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

85% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Diverse cast of characters?

42% of readers chose Yes
57% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

42% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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