Black Hearts in Battersea by Edward Gorey, Joan Aiken

Black Hearts in Battersea

The Wolves Chronicles #2

Edward Gorey, Joan Aiken

240 pages first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy historical adventurous emotional fast-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Simon, the foundling from The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, arrives in London to meet an old friend and pursue the study of painting. Instead he finds himself unwittingly in the middle of a wicked crew's fiendish caper to overthrow the good King Jam...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 341 reviews

Moods

adventurous 100%
funny 33%
mysterious 33%
dark 16%
lighthearted 16%
sad 16%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 50% | A mix: 25% | N/A: 25%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | N/A: 25%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | N/A: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Average rating

4.01

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.