The Broken Hours by Jacqueline Baker

The Broken Hours

Jacqueline Baker

320 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical horror mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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Description

In the spring of 1936, horror writer H.P. Lovecraft is broke, living alone in a creaky old house and deathly ill. At the edge of a nervous breakdown, he hires a personal assistant, Arthor Crandle. As the novel opens, Crandle arrives at Lovecraft’s...

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Community Reviews Summary of 24 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
emotional 100%
mysterious 100%
sad 100%
tense 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.48

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