by Virginia Feito
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The word selection in Victorian Psycho is a lesson in being descriptive, concise, and whilst still creating major creepiness. The fewer words read might actually make it more gory and disturbing; as your imagination fills in this blanks during this Victorian gothic horror story.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The word selection in Victorian Psycho is a lesson in being descriptive, concise, and whilst still creating major creepiness. The fewer words read might actually make it more gory and disturbing; as your imagination fills in this blanks during this Victorian gothic horror story.
We follow the POV of our leading lady who is, clearly from the beginning, a psychopath. She starts beheading dolls as a child and escalates (quickly) from there. This is a case of knowing less is better going in. It will make the twists and turns more impactful. Just know you are in for a gruesome unravelling between the stories of her past, and the current narrative where she is newly hired Governess to two wealthy children. This line from the thoughts of our MC says it all for me:
”It fascinates me, the fact that humans have the capacity to mortally wound one another at will, but for the most part, choose not to.”Victorian Psycho is an engrossing, quiet yet horrific, quick yet stays with you read perfect for the spooky season; and any day you need a cold chill down your back. I’m hoping to convince my horror obsessed hubby to read it; and add a copy to my print library as it’s certain one I could reread just to remind myself that at least I’m a better person than our leading lady (which wouldn’t take much).
Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.
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2 comments:
OOh that sounds completely up my alley. I'll have to check it out. Thank you x Alicia
That sounds like my kind of horror - will keep my eyes peeled for this one!
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