368 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780297609667
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date: 24 September 2015
Description
For generations they have died young, and now fifteen-year-old Iris and her father are the last of the Villarca line. Confined to their lonely mansion on Dartmoor, they suffer their disease in isolation. But Iris breaks her promise to hide from th...
Community Reviews Summary of 226 reviews
Moods
mysterious 77%
emotional 54%
sad 54%
tense 29%
challenging 22%
reflective 16%
adventurous 6%
Pace
medium 34%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 46% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 40% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuseModerate
Suicide, Animal death, Body horrorMinor
Infertility
368 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780297609667
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date: 24 September 2015
Description
For generations they have died young, and now fifteen-year-old Iris and her father are the last of the Villarca line. Confined to their lonely mansion on Dartmoor, they suffer their disease in isolation. But Iris breaks her promise to hide from th...
Community Reviews Summary of 226 reviews
Moods
mysterious 77%
emotional 54%
sad 54%
tense 29%
challenging 22%
reflective 16%
adventurous 6%
Pace
medium 34%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 46% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 40% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuseModerate
Suicide, Animal death, Body horrorMinor
Infertility