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Violence
A lot
Body horror and surgical horror; deaths and some graphic elements; the horror escalates throughout
Language
Barely any
Literary prose; no profanity
Sexual Content
Some
An adult marital relationship with some content; the romance is secondary to the horror
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The slow revelation that your safe haven is something else entirely; Gothic dread building to a disturbing climax
What this book is about
Jane Shoringfield arranges a practical marriage to the respected surgeon Augustine Lawrence—only to discover on their wedding night that his manor house is full of dark magic and worse secrets. Caitlin Starling's Gothic horror romance builds body horror and supernatural dread into a Victorian fantasy setting.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Body horror and surgical horror throughout
Gothic dark fantasy—disturbing content
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