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Lucy A. McLaren

@lucyamclaren.bsky.social

1 month ago

Black background with blood splatter detail. Red writing reads: gothic psycho White writing reads: gothic books featuring killers that you should totally read

Black background with blood splatter detail. Cover for Triflers Need Not Apply by Camilla Bruce White writing reads: Inspired by true story of Belle Gunness Female serial killer Feminine rage Unlikeable (but compelling) main character Cover for The Butcher’s Daughter by David Demchuk and Corinne Leigh Clark White writing reads: Inspired by Sweeney Todd Unreliable narrator Epistolary storytelling That ending!!!

Black background with blood splatter detail. Cover for The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell White writing reads: Murder mystery Victorian London Child exploitation Twist ending Cover for Blood On Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen White writing reads: Visceral body horror Sapphic romance Fantastic worldbuilding Shocking ending

Black background with blood splatter detail. Cover for Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito White writing reads: Female serial killer Black humour Climactic - and gruesome - ending Cover for Echoes of the EtherStone by Lucy A. McLaren White writing reads: Inspired by Jack the Ripper Murder mystery Amateur sleuths Female friendship

Gothic psycho - gothic books featuring killers that I am for some reason *very* drawn to at the moment. And here’s a selection of my favourites! Did I miss any? Anything I must read that would fit in with these??

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Growls and Grimm

@growlsandgrimm.bsky.social

4 months ago

Affiliate Friday | The Goth Bookworm Holiday List


Stack your shelves — and someone else’s stocking.


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Lucy A. McLaren

@lucyamclaren.bsky.social

5 months ago

We’ve got fantasy, horror, gothic, thriller… too many good books, too little time! Who wants to inherit? 📚

#tbrpile #readerlife #fantasyreader #gothicreader #gothicbooks #fantasybooks #tbr #readerforlife #BookSky

Lucy A. McLaren

@lucyamclaren.bsky.social

6 months ago

And if you do, DM me a receipt and receive a free postcard (pictured).

#gothicbooks #gothicreader #gothicvibes #gothicfantasy #murdermystery #foundfamily #darkfantasy #gaslampfantasy #gothic #BookSky

Lucy A. McLaren

@lucyamclaren.bsky.social

7 months ago

The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell

Continuing my gothic (and Laura Purcell) stint, Shape of Darkness is another excellent story from an author who I’m quickly realising has an amazing talent for viscerally descriptive world-building. This story is dual POV. First is Agnes, a woman in her fifties trying to make ends meet after various losses in her family left them without financial support. Second is Pearl, a child under the care of her older sister who insists on utilising (read: exploiting) the young girl’s gifts to make money as a spirit medium to the rich and ignorant.

The protagonists are from starkly different backgrounds but there is overlap in the tragedies we learn they have both encountered—and, indeed, as their stories begin to collide, we realise that the horrifying truth of what’s happening has been far closer to home than expected. For me, at least, the final twists and turns of the tale were completely unexpected and tragic yet, when I reflect on the sad tale, all too inevitable.

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Review of The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell.

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Lucy A. McLaren

@lucyamclaren.bsky.social

7 months ago

Very excited to read this. Gothic, creepy, serial killer story?? Yes please.

Featuring a gorgeous shawl crocheted for me by my lovely friend. Prepare to see it much more in future posts 👀

#gothicbooks #historicalfiction #gothicreader #amreading #laurapurcell #BookSky

Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer

@stasiaroze.satan.social

1 year ago

Reading wrap from fable for stasiaroze Reader summary: shadowed sweetheart: your penchant for gothic romances suggests a brooding phase on repeat, yet your heart seeks light even in the darkest tales. Total books read so far in 2024: 92

I am so determined to hit 100 books by the end of the month that I've decided to make my own reading recap to include everything 😅
It'll be posted on my insta @stasiarozewrites

#gothicreader #fable #2024recap #booksky