The Dark Unwinding
ASIN: B00CF88WEG
Publish date: June 4th 2013
Publisher: Scholastic Audio
Edition language: English
Series: The Dark Unwinding (#1)
tl;dr | ✭✭✭✭✭ | So I saw this book in my library audio book section and thought I'd give it a try, and I was completely swept away by the story and fell in love with the world and the characters the author created. Description Miss Katharine Tullman lives with her aunt Alice, where she is treated po...
I can't express how much I love this book. "The Dark Unwinding" is firmly in the gothic genre, reminding me of works like "The Yellow Wallpaper" "The Thirteenth Tale" and "Jane Eyre" -- all great company to be in. While the ending can be expected, the writing is phenomenal enough to keep readers on ...
This is not my usual type of book. The cover conjures steampunk (which I really don't care for), but the tale is really more a gothic type mystery. I won a copy of the 2nd one here on GR First Reads, so thought it might be good to read this one first. Not bad for the type of book, but it did take...
When Katharine's uncle is suspected of going crazy and wasting his fortune, Katharine is sent to investigate so that her aunt can take control of the fortune instead. But once she arrives, Katharine finds that her uncle employs around 900 people who had previously been stuck in workhouses. And her u...
A fairly typical historical YA novel, a plucky young female character butts heads with broody young male character, said characters discover they are attracted and chaos ensues. I will be checking out the second installment though when I get the opportunity.
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