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121 pages • first pub 1898 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140620610
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A very young woman's first job: governess for two weirdly beautiful, strangely distant, oddly silent children, Miles and Flora, at a forlorn estate...An estate haunted by a beckoning evil.Half-seen figures who glare from dark towers and dusty wind...
Community Reviews Summary of 17,506 reviews
Moods
mysterious 84%
tense 55%
challenging 25%
reflective 10%
emotional 8%
sad 8%
adventurous 4%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 34% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 31% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | It's complicated: 3% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 23% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, Adult/minor relationshipModerate
Mental illness, Classism, Toxic relationshipMinor
Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content
121 pages • first pub 1898 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140620610
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A very young woman's first job: governess for two weirdly beautiful, strangely distant, oddly silent children, Miles and Flora, at a forlorn estate...An estate haunted by a beckoning evil.Half-seen figures who glare from dark towers and dusty wind...
Community Reviews Summary of 17,506 reviews
Moods
mysterious 84%
tense 55%
challenging 25%
reflective 10%
emotional 8%
sad 8%
adventurous 4%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 34% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 31% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | It's complicated: 3% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 23% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, Adult/minor relationshipModerate
Mental illness, Classism, Toxic relationshipMinor
Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content