185 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781914148057
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fairlight Books
Publication date: 01 April 2022
Description
Rural Cyprus, 1925. Despo is recently married, heavily pregnant and deeply afraid. The twelve days of Christmas are beginning - the time when, according to local folklore, creatures known as kalikantzari come up from Hell to wreak havoc. Meanwhile...
Community Reviews Summary of 32 reviews
Moods
dark 73%
tense 53%
reflective 46%
emotional 33%
challenging 20%
sad 20%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 41%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 36% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 36% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Religious bigotry
185 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781914148057
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fairlight Books
Publication date: 01 April 2022
Description
Rural Cyprus, 1925. Despo is recently married, heavily pregnant and deeply afraid. The twelve days of Christmas are beginning - the time when, according to local folklore, creatures known as kalikantzari come up from Hell to wreak havoc. Meanwhile...
Community Reviews Summary of 32 reviews
Moods
dark 73%
tense 53%
reflective 46%
emotional 33%
challenging 20%
sad 20%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 41%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 36% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 36% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Religious bigotry