This isn’t what I was expecting but I think it’s all the better for it.

When I first looked into getting this book, I thought it would be a scary story with frightening imagery. This was underscored by the fact I found it in the “horror” section of the bookshop. Thankfully, it wasn’t at all like that.

It’s what I would deem a gothic tale with slightly spooky overtones. It was a perfect story for Spooktober. There were a few spooky images but nothing overly violent or gory. It was relying on more subtlety than explicit shock value and I thought the subtlety of the story was part of its charm.