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I demoni di Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver

7 reviews

mpeach's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infertility, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Miscarriage, Grief, Gore, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gore, Pregnancy, Rape, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Death, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Murder

lizzierose147's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child death, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

ivy123's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Atmospheric is the main word I would use to describe this novel.

The gothic atmosphere with the looming presence of the fen and nature surrounds you with a creeping feeling that slowly builds up the pressure till you reach a crescendo. 

I also loved the way in which this story is told with mixed media such as newspaper articles and diary entries giving me a similar feeling to when I read Dracula for the first time.

Even the characters I disliked I had to see what happened next and felt immensely emersed in the story.

What takes this down to 4 stars for me is the way in which Mauds life pans out. It seems nothing ever goes her way and every time something good is given to her it's dashed away in an instant. I like my favorite characters to have their happily ever after and I felt like this character never got what she fully deserved. Which is totally a personal preference thing. <spolier>

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Abortion

doodeedoda's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Mental illness, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying and Vomit

bodiesinbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and War

florafauna's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Medical content, and Miscarriage

rosienreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Maud is the only witness when her father murders someone on the grounds of their manor house. Decades later, she finally agrees to reveal what she knows. Wakenhyrst is beautifully told through a blend of Maud’s perspective and entries in her father’s diary covering their life and the events leading up to the murder. This gothic novel perfectly captures the chilling atmosphere and mysterious Fen that entrances Maud. The hints of supernatural elements only adds to the tension as things build up to the inevitable climax. Michelle Paver is a great author for establishing the atmosphere of the wilderness and creating engrossing characters, so I wouldn’t have expected anything less with Wakenhyrst. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Animal death