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A review by exlibriscass
Maplecroft by Cherie Priest
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐จ๐ถ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ช๐ต. ๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐น๐ฆ.
Lizzie Borden x Lovecraftian water horrors told through varying perspectiveโs journal entries - add some absolutely phenomenal writing and you have a recipe for an amazing book!
It definitely had a bit of a slow start but once freaky things started happening I was hooked. I loved how things were revealed overtime and the slow ramp up of the horror going from the background to the foreground. I also appreciated how fleshed out and real the different characters felt.
There obviously was a lot of divergence from the actual history of Lizzie Borden but it was a really interesting backdrop for the overall story so I donโt think that took away from my enjoyment of the novel.