A review by aldelapa
Marionette by Antonia Rachel Ward

3.0

received arc of this book through NetGalley

Spiritualism meets 19th century Parisian theatre of seduction ala Moulin Rouge.

Cecelia a rising starlet in a Parisian theatre falls victim to rich man's scheme to bring back his lost love through scène. The new British man in town falls in love enraptured by Cecelia, is he the key to freeing her from the clutches of this Spiritualist conundrum or is he just a cad like all the other men? Find out in the dark and twisted novella.

Spoiler
Reading this is not for the faint of heart as it does tackle some dark themes including suicide, murder, occult, sex work, and possession