Thanks to NetGalley, Atria Books, and Jess Kidd for the opportunity to read and review this book. 3.5 stars.
Bridie is a detective, sometimes called quietly to help the police investigate a crime. She is asked to try and find a child who was kidnapped from a wealthy baron. However, this is no normal child. She is held secret in the manor house, her existence known by only a few in the house. She is thought to have extraordinary abilities and supernatural powers - some of which are very frightening. Bridie's search takes her through the darkness of London - from collectors of the macabre and unique, to the circus. She must also confront her past, which is told in alternate chapters.
This one is getting lots of buzz but it was a bit of a difficult read for me. The writing is beautiful, you can totally envision the grittiness of London in the 1800s, you can see the characters. But there are just so.many.words. I found myself wanting to skim through paragraphs to get to the story. And there was a great story - such interesting and colorful characters.
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