A review by foldingthepage_kayleigh
A Dreadful Splendor by B.R. Myers

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

Genevieve Timmons is a young spiritualist trying to survive in 19th century London. In a seance gone wrong, Genevieve finds her only way out is to accept a job sorting out the lady of Somerset Place’s mysterious passing.

Filled with sleepwalking, voices whispering in the dark, a touch of the supernatural, and a brooding romantic interest—this is everything I want in a gothic fiction novel. This chilling mystery and the uncertainty over what’s real and what’s not kept me up reading past my bed time and I finished this one in just three days! Definitely pick this one up if you are:
⁃ Looking for a fast-paced read
⁃ Into atmospheric, foreboding settings 
⁃ Needing an immersive, spooky story

Thank you Netgalley and HarperCollins Canada’s Killer Crime Club for providing me with an ARC of this book—this needs to be added to every Fall tbr list!
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