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389 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781770417328
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: ECW Press
Publication date: 09 April 2024
Description
A subversive literary horror novel that disrupts the tropes of women's historical fiction with delusions, wild beasts, and the uncontainable power of female rage. The year is 1901, and Ada Byrd—spinster, schoolmarm, amateur naturalist—accepts a te...
Community Reviews Summary of 105 reviews
Moods
mysterious 78%
tense 78%
emotional 36%
challenging 28%
sad 19%
reflective 14%
adventurous 3%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 26% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Child death, Child abuseModerate
Gore, Animal death, BloodMinor
Domestic abuse
389 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781770417328
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: ECW Press
Publication date: 09 April 2024
Description
A subversive literary horror novel that disrupts the tropes of women's historical fiction with delusions, wild beasts, and the uncontainable power of female rage. The year is 1901, and Ada Byrd—spinster, schoolmarm, amateur naturalist—accepts a te...
Community Reviews Summary of 105 reviews
Moods
mysterious 78%
tense 78%
emotional 36%
challenging 28%
sad 19%
reflective 14%
adventurous 3%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 26% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Child death, Child abuseModerate
Gore, Animal death, BloodMinor
Domestic abuse