Waiting on Wednesday 01/20/21
Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!
Mogsy’s Pick
The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell (June 1st, 2021 by Penguin Books)
Lucky folks in the UK will be getting this one real soon, but thank goodness it’s only a few more months to wait for those of us stateside!
“A struggling silhouette artist in Victorian Bath seeks out a renowned child spirit medium in order to speak to the dead – and to try and identify their killers – in this beguiling new tale from the queen of Gothic fiction, Laura Purcell
As the age of the photograph dawns in Victorian Bath, silhouette artist Agnes is struggling to keep her business afloat. Still recovering from a serious illness herself, making enough money to support her elderly mother and her orphaned nephew Cedric has never been easy, but then one of her clients is murdered shortly after sitting for Agnes, and then another, and another… Why is the killer seemingly targeting her business?
Desperately seeking an answer, Agnes approaches Pearl, a child spirit medium lodging in Bath with her older half-sister and her ailing father, hoping that if Pearl can make contact with those who died, they might reveal who killed them. But Agnes and Pearl quickly discover that instead they may have opened the door to something that they can never put back.”
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Oh it’s an intriguing one!
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That one seems really intriguing! Plus I love that period in time.
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Yep, I’m all for Victorian Gothic!
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I’ve heard many positive comments about Laura Purcell’s works, and this one sounds like it might be the perfect fit for my tastes… 🙂
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She’s great, I’ve enjoyed all her books so far and I hope I’ll love this one too.
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This is a new to me one! Sounds like an intriguing read! I hope you enjoy it once you get to read it!
Here’s my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
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“As the age of the photograph dawns” caught my eye. 🙂 It would have to be an interesting time to be a silhouette artitst, not sure what will come of your line of work. But then to have your clientelle murdered? Yeah, I’m curious.
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Haha, I can see why the synopsis would have caught your attention 😀
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Hmm, this sounds like it could be interesting – great pick!
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I hadn’t seen this cover yet, very cool!
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Yep, it’s the US version – thankfully June isn’t that much longer to wait for the Penguin edition!
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Ooh a new Purcell. I have yet to read any of her stuff but I’ve heard great things about her writing. I have one book in my TBR, I should probably get to that one soon. Hope you enjoy this one!
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If you enjoy a more subtler form of horror, Gothic historicals especially, I think you would love her work! Her stories are definitely more slowburn, but very atmospheric!
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Yeah, I do love a gothic. I really need to make an effort this year to get to her work!
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Currently reading this. Too early to say too much atm but it certainly is dark.
Lynn 😀
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I can’t wait to read your review!
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It sounds good 🙂
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