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402 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781611297546
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins/SFBC
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Evil is most assuredly afoot—and Britain’s fate rests in the hands of an alluring renegade . . . and a librarian. These are dark days indeed in Victoria’s England. Londoners are vanishing, then reappearing, washing up as corpses on the banks of...
Community Reviews Summary of 706 reviews
Moods
mysterious 66%
dark 33%
lighthearted 33%
funny 22%
tense 22%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 40%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 80% | Yes: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual harassment, Blood, CursingModerate
Confinement, Xenophobia, ClassismMinor
Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse
402 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781611297546
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins/SFBC
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Evil is most assuredly afoot—and Britain’s fate rests in the hands of an alluring renegade . . . and a librarian. These are dark days indeed in Victoria’s England. Londoners are vanishing, then reappearing, washing up as corpses on the banks of...
Community Reviews Summary of 706 reviews
Moods
mysterious 66%
dark 33%
lighthearted 33%
funny 22%
tense 22%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 40%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 80% | Yes: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual harassment, Blood, CursingModerate
Confinement, Xenophobia, ClassismMinor
Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse