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The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I really enjoyed this book! As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to read it because historical fiction + ghosts + crime? What’s not to love!
The book is set in the Victorian era, when seanses start to become increasingly popular within society through fascination with the occult and supernatural.
The story follows Lenna Wickes who is trying to uncover what happened to her sister Evie, who was found murdered close to home in London. Before she died, Evie was doing a lot of research into séances and the occult, including being mentored the internationally famous medium Vaudeline.
Upon Evie’s death, Lenna goes to Paris to understand her sister’s obsession and also becomes Vaudeline’s student (despite not believing in the supernatural). Lenna does this in hopes of being able to conducting a seance to reach her sister and finally learn who killed Evie.
However a new murder, that of the President of the London Seance Society, brings both Vaudeline and Lenna back to London. As they try to find out what is happening, under the careful gaze of Mr. Morley (who seems to be hiding his portion of secrets), both Vaudeline and Lenna start to unravel the mysterious deaths and the wrongdoings within the Seance Society.
I really grew to love Vaudeline’s character and her passion for séances and Lenna’s unwavering bravery. The mysteries and unexpected turns throughout the book really gripped my attention and I thought it was really well done.
Overall it’s a 4 stars from me and I would love to know more about Vaudeline’s and Lenna’s future 👀
Thank you Legend Press for the opportunity to read this eARC in exchange for my completely honest review
The book is set in the Victorian era, when seanses start to become increasingly popular within society through fascination with the occult and supernatural.
The story follows Lenna Wickes who is trying to uncover what happened to her sister Evie, who was found murdered close to home in London. Before she died, Evie was doing a lot of research into séances and the occult, including being mentored the internationally famous medium Vaudeline.
Upon Evie’s death, Lenna goes to Paris to understand her sister’s obsession and also becomes Vaudeline’s student (despite not believing in the supernatural). Lenna does this in hopes of being able to conducting a seance to reach her sister and finally learn who killed Evie.
However a new murder, that of the President of the London Seance Society, brings both Vaudeline and Lenna back to London. As they try to find out what is happening, under the careful gaze of Mr. Morley (who seems to be hiding his portion of secrets), both Vaudeline and Lenna start to unravel the mysterious deaths and the wrongdoings within the Seance Society.
I really grew to love Vaudeline’s character and her passion for séances and Lenna’s unwavering bravery. The mysteries and unexpected turns throughout the book really gripped my attention and I thought it was really well done.
Overall it’s a 4 stars from me and I would love to know more about Vaudeline’s and Lenna’s future 👀
Thank you Legend Press for the opportunity to read this eARC in exchange for my completely honest review