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Holy shit. I was not expecting to be swallowed whole and vomited out all covered in spit by this book. It’s extremely over the top and left me overcome by horror and sadness, but it was also so very enjoyable… I’m off to start Harris’ Eden series and hope I’ll like it half as much as this bloody, gory,exploitative,romantic,cynical whirlwind of Gothic goodness!
PD: Did Geoffrey really need to survive the book and be free to prance around the world with the other disgusting depraved asshole charact ...more
PD: Did Geoffrey really need to survive the book and be free to prance around the world with the other disgusting depraved asshole charact ...more
Mar 03, 2012
Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}
rated it
it was amazing
Shelves:
gothics,
keepers,
books-i-read-in-2016,
dark,
fiction,
five-stars,
mount-tbr-2016,
horror,
epicly-awesome,
palate-cleanser
I'm seriously having a fangirl moment. Especially after that sub-par modern YA gothic book I read recently.
Harris is the Queen of 20th century written gothics (and probably in the 21st century tbh). You can disagree with me in referring to this book (and the other book of hers I read) gothic, but I consider it one.
Actually, you can fight me on this one. >:D
This book is DARK, spooky, and eerie. Creepy. You have to get the atmosphere and feeling right. This is how a gothic should be written, ya'l ...more
Harris is the Queen of 20th century written gothics (and probably in the 21st century tbh). You can disagree with me in referring to this book (and the other book of hers I read) gothic, but I consider it one.
Actually, you can fight me on this one. >:D
This book is DARK, spooky, and eerie. Creepy. You have to get the atmosphere and feeling right. This is how a gothic should be written, ya'l ...more
You really have to be in the right mood for this one..totally dark..but wow couldn't put it down!
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Jul 28, 2013
Circa Girl
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
horror,
romance,
depressing-as-hell,
moody,
tragedy,
damsel-in-distress,
gothic,
gritty,
dark,
heart-wrenching
That ending is like a punch to the gut but how else can a good ghost story or horror book end? And there is no mistaking, despite the bodice rippery cover and tragic romance involved, this is a horror novel and a slow burning one at that. Like a throwback to founding gothics, it is the atmosphere and the haunted surroundings that set the stage for horror rather than a lot of visceral thrills. It also gets into the classic fear of an endless "karma" loop of consequences and opportunities unheeded
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Jun 29, 2016
Wendy, Lady Evelyn Quince
marked it as to-read
