A review by morawynsmom
The Weight of Chains by Lesley Conner

5.0

Wow, what an amazing book! I LOVE historical/gothic horror that is not over-the-top cheesy or littered with sleazy sex-scenes and pointless gore. This book centered around a medieval serial killer, Gilles de Rais, and it had just enough history and horror to keep me frantically turning the page to see what would happen next. There were things I disliked, sure, but they were extremely minor, like use to language and the repetition of adjectives and nouns, but that is just a personal pet peeve of mine. This was told from multiple points of view, which usually I do not get into, but it worked in this case and I really dug all of the characters, from the peasant girl, Jeanetta, to the cook, Colette, to Gilles and his horrible guard. The ending was a surprise as it REALLY just went from historical horror to just plain horror, and at first I did not think I would be into it, but I totally was. Can't wait for her next book.