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Nov 23, 2022ReadWithJessica rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
“The Quick” has something for everyone: creepy English manors, forbidden love, nefarious private members clubs, vigilantes, missing persons … and a huge, unexpected twist. This book can’t seem to decide upon a genre, shifting from mystery…
Oct 20, 2021maipenrai rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Thank heavens I found a spoiler!! I had a feeling that this book was taking me where I did not want to go. It was and I stopped reading. Not my cup of tea at all!!!! Kristi & Abby Tabby
Mar 19, 2018unabridgedchick rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Owen sets up her book deliciously -- a decaying country estate, two imaginative siblings, the push-pull of Victorian expectations for men and women -- and then, bam!, around 80 pages in, the wonderful sort of gothic-y family novel becomes…
Aug 28, 2017Brontina66 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The raving reviews that this book got are probably exaggerated. Overall, I enjoyed reading it because I love Victorian Gothic, but there are several plots that are not always unified in a satisfactory manner. Some characters appear out of…
Dec 18, 2014akimya rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I must say, reading down on the comments, I had to laugh about NYPL's comment that this book reads like a penny dreadful. I cannot agree more. I went into this book expecting to read a modern version of Bram Stoker's "Dracula", and that…
Sep 26, 2014wmtlady rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed the first 20 pages an then it got incredibly boring. I scanned to the end; where was the "can't put it down" debut book so many raved about?
FRANCYNE PELCHAR
Sep 07, 2014FRANCYNE PELCHAR rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
could not get into it.
Aug 26, 2014
Delve into the world of vampires in Lauren Owen's first novel. With a Gothic vibe, the reader is immediately immersed into mysterious happenings, damsels in distress, and of course bloodthirsty vampires! I have a sneaky suspicion a…
athompson10
Aug 20, 2014athompson10 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Absorbing Gothic read. Deep, complex and well written with some tightly crafted suspense too.
Aug 08, 2014
This is not quite the book that you think it is going to be. Blurbed by no lesser than Kate Atkinson, Tana French and Hilary Mantel, you would image this to be a literary heavy hitter. Instead, it is a light Victorian…
Jul 13, 2014bixby rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great story though she sure left an opening for a sequel - in the last paragraph!
Jul 11, 2014KateHillier rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I'll try my best to not spoil the big twist here. It comes on rather early and, upon reading the preceding pages again, can be seen coming once you know what you're looking for. At the time I was a bit shocked and was convinced I had…
NYPLRecommends
Jun 27, 2014
NYPL Staff Pick This debut novel reads like a penny dreadful about a mysterious, elite club in Victorian London. Owen deftly moves this gothic tale along and its unexpected twists and turns are quite unlike its simple beginning. - Jenny…
Jun 20, 2014
A sinister and intriguing tale of horror with many twists, turns, and complications. Readers of Gothic novels love will love this one and hope the author returns with more.
lib_apart
Jun 18, 2014
This debut novel reads like a penny dreadful about a mysterious, elite club in Victorian London. Owen deftly moves this gothic tale along and its unexpected twists and turns are quite unlike its simple beginning.