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A review by underscorebret
The Lamplighter by Crystal J. Bell
5.0
“Why is it so easy to allow the darkness to take precedence in our lives? To shape us?”
[Thank you to Netgalley, North Star Editions, and Crystal J. Bell for the eARC!]
I’m VERY picky with my five star reviews and five stars go to those books that I would recommend to literally any and everyone. This is one of those books. This book filled me with rage, sadness, relief, and pity all in less than 200 pages. The story is fantastic and reminds me of the movie “The Mist” crossed with an episode from the show “Supernatural.” The story, being set in the 19th century, focuses on the inequality between men and women. The main character, Temperance (Tempe), battles with internal challenges and holds in her emotions - as she fears if she relays the information she knows to be true to anyone - she risks being sent to an asylum. Gideon, the older man who takes a very odd interest in her MUCH younger sister, gave me the ick right away. The ending to this book filled me with so much rage, but I feel maybe that’s the point. This story - minus the supernatural bits - could very well have happened to multiple women throughout history. So while this story is a fantastic work of fiction, it brings to light (no pun intended) a past that was a bit darker than we like to think.
Merged review:
“Why is it so easy to allow the darkness to take precedence in our lives? To shape us?”
[Thank you to Netgalley, North Star Editions, and Crystal J. Bell for the eARC!]
I’m VERY picky with my five star reviews and five stars go to those books that I would recommend to literally any and everyone. This is one of those books. This book filled me with rage, sadness, relief, and pity all in less than 200 pages. The story is fantastic and reminds me of the movie “The Mist” crossed with an episode from the show “Supernatural.” The story, being set in the 19th century, focuses on the inequality between men and women. The main character, Temperance (Tempe), battles with internal challenges and holds in her emotions - as she fears if she relays the information she knows to be true to anyone - she risks being sent to an asylum. Gideon, the older man who takes a very odd interest in her MUCH younger sister, gave me the ick right away. The ending to this book filled me with so much rage, but I feel maybe that’s the point. This story - minus the supernatural bits - could very well have happened to multiple women throughout history. So while this story is a fantastic work of fiction, it brings to light (no pun intended) a past that was a bit darker than we like to think.
Merged review:
“Why is it so easy to allow the darkness to take precedence in our lives? To shape us?”
[Thank you to Netgalley, North Star Editions, and Crystal J. Bell for the eARC!]
I’m VERY picky with my five star reviews and five stars go to those books that I would recommend to literally any and everyone. This is one of those books. This book filled me with rage, sadness, relief, and pity all in less than 200 pages. The story is fantastic and reminds me of the movie “The Mist” crossed with an episode from the show “Supernatural.” The story, being set in the 19th century, focuses on the inequality between men and women. The main character, Temperance (Tempe), battles with internal challenges and holds in her emotions - as she fears if she relays the information she knows to be true to anyone - she risks being sent to an asylum. Gideon, the older man who takes a very odd interest in her MUCH younger sister, gave me the ick right away. The ending to this book filled me with so much rage, but I feel maybe that’s the point. This story - minus the supernatural bits - could very well have happened to multiple women throughout history. So while this story is a fantastic work of fiction, it brings to light (no pun intended) a past that was a bit darker than we like to think.
[Thank you to Netgalley, North Star Editions, and Crystal J. Bell for the eARC!]
I’m VERY picky with my five star reviews and five stars go to those books that I would recommend to literally any and everyone. This is one of those books. This book filled me with rage, sadness, relief, and pity all in less than 200 pages. The story is fantastic and reminds me of the movie “The Mist” crossed with an episode from the show “Supernatural.” The story, being set in the 19th century, focuses on the inequality between men and women. The main character, Temperance (Tempe), battles with internal challenges and holds in her emotions - as she fears if she relays the information she knows to be true to anyone - she risks being sent to an asylum. Gideon, the older man who takes a very odd interest in her MUCH younger sister, gave me the ick right away. The ending to this book filled me with so much rage, but I feel maybe that’s the point. This story - minus the supernatural bits - could very well have happened to multiple women throughout history. So while this story is a fantastic work of fiction, it brings to light (no pun intended) a past that was a bit darker than we like to think.
Merged review:
“Why is it so easy to allow the darkness to take precedence in our lives? To shape us?”
[Thank you to Netgalley, North Star Editions, and Crystal J. Bell for the eARC!]
I’m VERY picky with my five star reviews and five stars go to those books that I would recommend to literally any and everyone. This is one of those books. This book filled me with rage, sadness, relief, and pity all in less than 200 pages. The story is fantastic and reminds me of the movie “The Mist” crossed with an episode from the show “Supernatural.” The story, being set in the 19th century, focuses on the inequality between men and women. The main character, Temperance (Tempe), battles with internal challenges and holds in her emotions - as she fears if she relays the information she knows to be true to anyone - she risks being sent to an asylum. Gideon, the older man who takes a very odd interest in her MUCH younger sister, gave me the ick right away. The ending to this book filled me with so much rage, but I feel maybe that’s the point. This story - minus the supernatural bits - could very well have happened to multiple women throughout history. So while this story is a fantastic work of fiction, it brings to light (no pun intended) a past that was a bit darker than we like to think.
Merged review:
“Why is it so easy to allow the darkness to take precedence in our lives? To shape us?”
[Thank you to Netgalley, North Star Editions, and Crystal J. Bell for the eARC!]
I’m VERY picky with my five star reviews and five stars go to those books that I would recommend to literally any and everyone. This is one of those books. This book filled me with rage, sadness, relief, and pity all in less than 200 pages. The story is fantastic and reminds me of the movie “The Mist” crossed with an episode from the show “Supernatural.” The story, being set in the 19th century, focuses on the inequality between men and women. The main character, Temperance (Tempe), battles with internal challenges and holds in her emotions - as she fears if she relays the information she knows to be true to anyone - she risks being sent to an asylum. Gideon, the older man who takes a very odd interest in her MUCH younger sister, gave me the ick right away. The ending to this book filled me with so much rage, but I feel maybe that’s the point. This story - minus the supernatural bits - could very well have happened to multiple women throughout history. So while this story is a fantastic work of fiction, it brings to light (no pun intended) a past that was a bit darker than we like to think.