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I‘m so pleased that I was able to get this book before going off on a long-weekend trip! And now that I‘m looking at it on Litsy, I see I already have it stacked, thanks to @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Not that I‘m going to have much time to read on this trip. My sister is getting married tomorrow! Book pictured here with the lobby decor in the fancy hotel where we‘re all staying for the wedding 😄

4 ⭐️s
A darkly fun adventure that was surprising in its originality. Even if I deduced the untrustworthiness of certain characters long before the book “reveals” it… I enjoyed the portrayal of the sibling relationships and the strong personalities of the female characters.
My first read of 2022! And my first book marked off my #Roll100 list! 😍
One distraction was how often Henry‘s name suddenly showed up as Harry numerous times throughout… 🤔

"What is this morning--or yesterday afternoon---or last week? We have lived since then."

Might want to embroider this. I just like it

I've never actually read A Picture of Dorian Gray, but I am really enjoying this

Full review here: https://wp.me/p21txV-G9

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ of 5 ⭐️s

One of those light Victorian England + magic books - this one inspired by Dorian Gray. Focus on entertainment value and style.

Dorina, a young hedonist, and her sister Evadne, a more grounded character, visit their Uncle Basil in London. Will Dorina be corrupted by Lady Henry, a older (and very attractive) diabolist?

This Victorian novel is inspired by Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, only with literal demons and very open homosexuality. It's delicious.

Dorina tried to read them like a painting--if an artist had arranged them, how should their positions be interpreted? What intrigues could be presumed, given their attitudes, their expressions? What was represented by the streak of afternoon sunlight spilling over the carpet, dividing her from them?

Still feeling pretty rough, so I finally finished Alias Grace & now I‘m settling in to this library hold that came in...

This is an odd book. The writing is lovely, the characters are very human, and the story did not go where I expected it to. I liked it, and I liked the characters more as I got to know them.

Gender-bending retelling of Dorian Gray— with demons! 😱

I really enjoyed this novel set in Victorian London about two vastly different sisters, Dorina and Evadne. Dorina longs to be an art critic and lives for beauty and experience, while Evadne is very practical-minded and lives for her fencing. Both sisters are thrust into a side of London society they never suspected to find, involving demons and diabolists!
#netgalley #arc

This is an urban fantasy. As long as you don‘t mind defining urban as Victorian era London. Alternately, it‘s historical fiction with a distinct supernatural twist. Either way, it‘s a romp on the wild side of an oh-so-cultured time. It‘s the story of two country bumpkin sisters who come to London, and get caught up demonic doings. Don‘t expect demons in the streets. It‘s more subtle than that. 3.5/5 stars.

Full review at www.TheBibliophage.com

Snagged this one for myself while doing a little Christmas-ish shopping and hanging out with my oldest daughter. Oscar Wilde pastiche? TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!

This cover is so gorgeous, and I‘m excited to finally be picking it up (digitally speaking) from my NetGalley shelves. #netgalley #victorian #urbanfantasy #arc

Kinda obsessed with this book and I haven't even read it yet. But soon! 🖤🖤🖤

#arc #NetGalley
So far, so good! It's an interrsting reading and I hope to finish it soon!