Jacklynn
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I'm looking for a creepy/gothic (Coroline-esque), YA novel with a beautiful cover or pictures (like Blessed but WELL WRITTEN). Any recommendations? Alternately a YA novel (possibly graphic novel) with a similar setting to A Series of Unfortunate EvenI'm looking for a creepy/gothic (Coroline-esque), YA novel with a beautiful cover or pictures (like Blessed but WELL WRITTEN). Any recommendations? Alternately a YA novel (possibly graphic novel) with a similar setting to A Series of Unfortunate Events. I love the creepy, pulp-retro-noir, Burton-esque stories....more
Favorite writers are Joan Lidsay, Lewis Carroll, Angela Carter, Sylvia Plath, Mary Shelly, NeilINTP, Slytherin, cat mom, vegan, dilettante, eccentric.
Favorite writers are Joan Lidsay, Lewis Carroll, Angela Carter, Sylvia Plath, Mary Shelly, Neil Gaiman, Virginia Woolf, Gail Carson Levine, Emily Dickinson, E.M. Forster, Carol Ann Duffy, and the Bronte Sisters.
Five stars - Changed me. Four stars - Almost perfect but not quite. Three stars - I liked it. A normal novel. Two stars - Didn't really enjoy. Almost tedious. One star - Made Seshat cry. (However, I do rate with half-stars in my written reviews) ...more
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I'm not sure if this is the kind of thing you're looking for, but I really enjoyed this book, and I thought I would suggest it. It's not Gothic, but it is a little creepy. Hope I could help!I'm not sure if this is the kind of thing you're looking for, but I really enjoyed this book, and I thought I would suggest it. It's not Gothic, but it is a little creepy. Hope I could help!...more
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Okay so this is one of my favorite books! It's a spin off of The Island of Doctor Moreau (by HG Wells), Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde and Frankenstein. The characters are great and its super creepy (at least to me, with the whole experimentation making animals into humans thing) lolOkay so this is one of my favorite books! It's a spin off of The Island of Doctor Moreau (by HG Wells), Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde and Frankenstein. The characters are great and its super creepy (at least to me, with the whole experimentation making animals into humans thing) lol...more
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