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392 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781778522611
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: ECW Press
Publication date: 09 April 2024
Description
A subversive literary horror novel that disrupts the tropes of women's historical fiction with delusions, wild beasts, and the uncontainable power of female rage. The year is 1901, and Ada Byrd—spinster, schoolmarm, amateur naturalist—accepts a te...
Community Reviews Summary of 108 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 76%
emotional 38%
challenging 28%
sad 20%
reflective 13%
adventurous 3%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 25% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Child death, Child abuseModerate
Animal death, Death, Physical abuseMinor
Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault392 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781778522611
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: ECW Press
Publication date: 09 April 2024
Description
A subversive literary horror novel that disrupts the tropes of women's historical fiction with delusions, wild beasts, and the uncontainable power of female rage. The year is 1901, and Ada Byrd—spinster, schoolmarm, amateur naturalist—accepts a te...
Community Reviews Summary of 108 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 76%
emotional 38%
challenging 28%
sad 20%
reflective 13%
adventurous 3%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 25% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Child death, Child abuseModerate
Animal death, Death, Physical abuseMinor
Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault