320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525507208
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 June 2021
Description
A struggling silhouette artist in Victorian Bath seeks out a renowned child spirit medium in order to speak to the dead – and to try and identify their killers – in this beguiling new tale from the queen of Gothic fiction, Laura Purcell As the ag...
Community Reviews Summary of 525 reviews
Moods
mysterious 93%
tense 58%
emotional 26%
sad 21%
adventurous 8%
reflective 4%
challenging 3%
informative 2%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 35% | Character: 19%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 33% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 33% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Blood, Murder, Child abuseModerate
Child death, Death, Death of parentMinor
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use
320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525507208
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 June 2021
Description
A struggling silhouette artist in Victorian Bath seeks out a renowned child spirit medium in order to speak to the dead – and to try and identify their killers – in this beguiling new tale from the queen of Gothic fiction, Laura Purcell As the ag...
Community Reviews Summary of 525 reviews
Moods
mysterious 93%
tense 58%
emotional 26%
sad 21%
adventurous 8%
reflective 4%
challenging 3%
informative 2%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 35% | Character: 19%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 33% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 33% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Blood, Murder, Child abuseModerate
Child death, Death, Death of parentMinor
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use