The Monstrous Kind
a sweepingly romantic, atmospheric gothic fantasy
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- 25,00 kr
Publisher Description
'GORGEOUSLY EVOCATIVE' AVA REID
'ROMANTIC, CLEVER, DEEPLY EMOTIONAL' ALLISON SAFT
'HAUNTING AND TENDER' KYLIE LEE BAKER
The darkest secrets lie closest to home . . .
An untpownable gothic historical fantasy romance, set in an Regency-inspired world and inspired by Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.
Merrick Darling's life is better than most. As the daughter of a powerful lord, she wants for nothing - yet she will never inherit her family's Manor. Her only options are a smart marriage, or to live at the kindness of her practical and regimented elder sister, Essie.
Until the day her father dies in mysterious circumstances, and Merrick is torn from her glamorous New London society life to Norland House, her family's mist-shrouded ancestral home.
But the Manor has changed while Merrick has been away. Once strong and capable, Essie is withdrawn and frightened, and with good reason. The borders - their main defence against the toxic mist that has claimed much of their nation, and the deadly monsters that lurk within - have been failing for unknown reasons.
When Essie goes missing, it's clear that Merrick needs help. But who can she trust when everyone seems to be scheming, and all she holds true feels like it's slipping out of her grasp?
TROPES
Regency ⚜️
Gothic 💀
Sisterhood 👭
Romance 🖤
READERS LOVE THE MONSTROUS KIND
'This book was a fascinating read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Everything I was looking for in a romantasy' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Every twist and turn and betrayal had me reeling!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A perfect fit for readers who adore gothic, atmospheric monster stories' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Gregovic's world-building is decadent and nightmarish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Gregovic's foreboding Regency fantasy debut, set in an alternate historical England shrouded in toxic fog, combines a zombie plague with the society intrigue of Austenian classics. After the death of teenage Merrick Darling's estranged father, the Manor Lord of Sussex, Merrick returns to the Darling estate of Norland House from New London. Upon her arrival, she is attacked by a fog-infected figure, called a Phantom, and saved by handsome sentry Killian Brandon. Now that she and her older sister Essie have been orphaned, Merrick must jockey for a higher status within England's elite if she hopes to keep Norland House—and herself—afloat. But as her vulnerabilities are laid bare, she realizes that Phantoms are the least of her worries as she endures the mind games of 11 manor lords with agendas of their own. This thrilling and ambitious novel begins firing on all cylinders following a leisurely opening. Serpentine plotting and similarly matched language paired with Merrick and Killian's titillating banter make this a simmering read that will appeal to fans of House of Salt and Sorrows. Main characters cue as white. Ages 12–up.
