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A review by roxanamalinachirila
The Price of Meat by KJ Charles
5.0
For some reason, this story is rendered in my head in black and white, with a bit of the flickering of old silent movies. It must be because it's a penny dreadful, so it's a bit theatrical - but by god, it's a good penny dreadful.
In an alternate-universe London, in which Victor II and not Victoria is on the throne of England, and the British Empire is falling to pieces, a young woman is trying to save her lover from being murdered for her inheritance. For that, she needs to discover the secrets of the demon barber who is providing meat for those who seek refuge from the law in the most lawless place in the heart of the city.
Gore, horror, a creepy London, and all the thrill that goes with them.
In an alternate-universe London, in which Victor II and not Victoria is on the throne of England, and the British Empire is falling to pieces, a young woman is trying to save her lover from being murdered for her inheritance. For that, she needs to discover the secrets of the demon barber who is providing meat for those who seek refuge from the law in the most lawless place in the heart of the city.
Gore, horror, a creepy London, and all the thrill that goes with them.