burntout_bookworm 's review for:

Things in Jars by Jess Kidd

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is soo good. Strange but good! Steeped in Irish Folklore and the crime of Victorian London it is truly atmospheric. Jess Kidd's writing is like nothing I have read before and it was truly gripping. I finished this within a day and my mind is reeling. The characters are all so fully developed and individual that even the side characters stick within your brain. The atmosphere is so vivid that it felt like I was in the grime and darkness of Victorian London. It is a modern gothic masterpiece in writing!