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ohyouread's review against another edition
4.0
“… like all secrets, she would take them to her grave.”
I am in such a horror mood. This was such a beautifully gothic horror sapphic romance. I got definite Haunting of Bly Manor vibes, which I LOVED!! Spooky kids always give me the heeby jeebies!!
Not long after she’s left orphaned from a horrible accident, Marin is invited to live at the beautiful estate of her mother’s childhood friend (and horror author) Alice Lovelace. With nowhere to go and no money to her name, she would have ended up homeless or a ward of the state without this offer. She’ll be nanny and teacher to the author’s children, all for room and board.
As soon as she arrives, creepy things begin to happen and she chalks it up to the children playing tricks, but she quickly realizes that something sinister is happening in the Lovelace mansion.
When the oldest of the children, Evie, comes home from boarding school, she and Marin have an instant connection. Where she was feeling alone and scared before, she has a new reason to want to stay. That is until the spooky haunting reach a crescendo and all she wants is the truth.
I was definitely expecting a haunted house, which in a way happened, but it was more atmospheric. The real… “trouble” comes in the form of one of the sisters………….
I enjoyed that it kept me guessing. And the queer love story helped me quickly fall in love with it.
I am in such a horror mood. This was such a beautifully gothic horror sapphic romance. I got definite Haunting of Bly Manor vibes, which I LOVED!! Spooky kids always give me the heeby jeebies!!
Not long after she’s left orphaned from a horrible accident, Marin is invited to live at the beautiful estate of her mother’s childhood friend (and horror author) Alice Lovelace. With nowhere to go and no money to her name, she would have ended up homeless or a ward of the state without this offer. She’ll be nanny and teacher to the author’s children, all for room and board.
As soon as she arrives, creepy things begin to happen and she chalks it up to the children playing tricks, but she quickly realizes that something sinister is happening in the Lovelace mansion.
When the oldest of the children, Evie, comes home from boarding school, she and Marin have an instant connection. Where she was feeling alone and scared before, she has a new reason to want to stay. That is until the spooky haunting reach a crescendo and all she wants is the truth.
I was definitely expecting a haunted house, which in a way happened, but it was more atmospheric. The real… “trouble” comes in the form of one of the sisters………….
I enjoyed that it kept me guessing. And the queer love story helped me quickly fall in love with it.
eleaaa's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
monstergirlreading's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
raekynnes's review
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
korareads's review against another edition
3.0
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tw: a lot of very explicit gore, animal abuse, animal death, murder, attempted murder, violence, (death by) drowning, death of a parent,(death by) car/train/vehicle accident, stalking, living dead
tw: a lot of very explicit gore, animal abuse, animal death, murder, attempted murder, violence, (death by) drowning, death of a parent,(death by) car/train/vehicle accident, stalking, living dead
starlesscircus's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent
oh_no's review against another edition
dark
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? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
kitblackthorn99's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
evilgrin's review against another edition
dark
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25