Penniless, and escaping the horrors of
life as a governess to brutal households, Maud seeks refuge with the
cousin-by-marriage she never knew. But Juliana quashes Maud's emerging
friendships with the staff and locals - especially John, the artist
commissioned to restore the sinister Doom in the local church. John, however,
is smitten with Maud and makes every effort to woo her.
Maud, isolated and thwarted at every
turn, continues to take the laudanum which was her only solace in London. Soon
she becomes dependent on the drug - so is this the cause of her fresh
anxieties? Or is someone - or something - plotting her demise?
Is the devil in the corner of the Doom a reality, or a figment of her imagination?
Is the devil in the corner of the Doom a reality, or a figment of her imagination?
The plot
has moments of lacking and it is bit cliché. I found myself bored through
certain parts. The pace is quite slow. Usually just waiting for something to
happen. I do like the ending and it is a very Victorian. The major plot is well
done, not overly obvious. There is a good build up.
The
characters are alright. They are Victorianly unlikable. I didn't care for the
main characters much but that could be blamed on the fact that they're
Victorian. It works for the book though when comes to plot thing. You do want
things to turn out right for them. I did spend some time shouting at a certain
character.
I gave this book 3 out of 5 stars
for drug addiction. I did enjoy this book, I liked it. It’s just that there
nothing brilliant about it. I do think this is a very good portray of Victorian
culture though. That it is well done: Sexism and everything.
I got this book off NetGalley for review. It's published tomorrow by Hachette Children's Books.
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