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A review by heykellyjensen
Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
If you like your horror dark and funny, you're going to love this fast little read so much. Winifred Notty is a psychopath. She's also applied for and successfully scored the job as governess at Ensor House. She'll be good and help her little charges Andrew and Drusilla become the perfect little privileged kids.
But oh, the job is boring and life at Ensor House is, too. Mr. Pounds can't stop ogling Ms. Notty, and Mrs. Pounds really enjoys punishing Ms. Notty for it. Fed up with the job that Ms. Notty is doing, Mrs. Pounds tells her that she's being let go. . . as soon as Christmas is over, as the Pounds family will play host to the holiday season.
That's when Ms. Notty plans her attack. It begins innocently–simply replacing a baby she killed with the neighbor's, removing the eyes from art throughout the house, basic stuff–and then when the holiday arrives, it's time for Ms. Notty to host nothing less than a blood bath.
If you're squeamish, this isn't for you. But if you love a story about feminine rage and about getting back at some of the worst people you can imagine, you'll drink this one down. The children are obnoxious, the Pounds are obnoxious, and all of the guests at the party? Obnoxious.
Maybe the best part of it is that Winifred isn't herself that great either. But watching her execute her murderous plan is quite enjoyable.
This is styled as a Victorian novel, so it's not meant to sound or read as a contemporary novel. It's going to have some interesting turns of phrase and plot points but those add to the humor.
But oh, the job is boring and life at Ensor House is, too. Mr. Pounds can't stop ogling Ms. Notty, and Mrs. Pounds really enjoys punishing Ms. Notty for it. Fed up with the job that Ms. Notty is doing, Mrs. Pounds tells her that she's being let go. . . as soon as Christmas is over, as the Pounds family will play host to the holiday season.
That's when Ms. Notty plans her attack. It begins innocently–simply replacing a baby she killed with the neighbor's, removing the eyes from art throughout the house, basic stuff–and then when the holiday arrives, it's time for Ms. Notty to host nothing less than a blood bath.
If you're squeamish, this isn't for you. But if you love a story about feminine rage and about getting back at some of the worst people you can imagine, you'll drink this one down. The children are obnoxious, the Pounds are obnoxious, and all of the guests at the party? Obnoxious.
Maybe the best part of it is that Winifred isn't herself that great either. But watching her execute her murderous plan is quite enjoyable.
This is styled as a Victorian novel, so it's not meant to sound or read as a contemporary novel. It's going to have some interesting turns of phrase and plot points but those add to the humor.