Smithy by Amanda Desiree

Smithy

Amanda Desiree

519 pages • first pub 2021 (view editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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Perfect for the reader who relishes a 1974 Rhode Island mansion’s slow-burn descent into dread while parsing eerily signed messages from an ape whose linguistic abilities may be a window into something far more unsettling than the human mind.

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In the tumultuous summer of 1974, in the shadowy rooms of a rundown mansion in Rhode Island, renowned psychologist Dr. Piers Preis-Herald brings together a group of seven collegiate researchers to study the inner lives of man's closest relative--t...

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Community Reviews

3.66
based on 97 reviews

Moods

dark: 90%

tense: 85%

mysterious: 71%

emotional: 33%

sad: 23%

informative: 9%

hopeful: 4%

reflective: 4%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
34% of readers chose medium
56% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose Plot
60% of readers chose A mix
20% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

57% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

47% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

26% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

26% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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