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The London Séance Society
The London Séance Society: A Novel | Sarah Penner
24 posts | 20 read | 1 reading | 8 to read
Coming soon! The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner will be available Apr 04, 2023.
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Zuhkeeyah
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Mehso-so

I don't think this author is for me. I wasn't a fan of her first book and this book was also a miss. The main heroine was annoying. I was constantly frustrated with her decisions.

I finished this book through pure stubbornness. I'll admit the ending was unexpected, but not really worth the effort.

Erin.Elizabeth10 I felt the same! 6mo
Zuhkeeyah @Erin.Elizabeth10 The whole library situation was incredibly annoying. Don't stand there and read. 😑 6mo
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Melkyl
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Pickpick

I listened to this on audio. The performers were very engaging, so I recommend listening. Overall, the story was good. I was excited to read it, because I really liked The Lost Apothecary. This one wasn‘t quite as good, in my opinion. I thought the romance angle was unnecessary. I did enjoy the twists and trying to figure out who could be trusted.

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Erin.Elizabeth10
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Mehso-so

I thought the Lost Apothecary was okay, but I was hoping the London Seance Society would be better. Unfortunately, I liked it even less! So this just fell flat for me. There was mystery, but it‘s mostly revealed halfway through the book, and the rest is predictable. All the bad people are men and all the good people are women. I also am just not fascinated by seances and ghosts, so… this felt boring and wasn‘t for me.

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samsgirl4ever
Pickpick

I think this book was amazing. Seances are interesting to me because of the history, and because of the way the mediums are in control. I want to read more books by this author.

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Rissa1
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Mehso-so

A very slow burn. The ending was great but I don't think that is enough for me to love this book. #20in4

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Lesliereadsalot
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Mehso-so

Here‘s the book with my Lego orchid plant I got for Mother‘s Day! In 1800s London, a clairvoyant and her student try to get to the bottom of several murders revolving around seances. I liked the story and it had a twist, but the final seance got a little crazy. The book has a special section at the end explaining how popular seances were in Victorian London and even gives some recipes for houses that were in mourning.

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mdemanatee
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We're halfway through May which is a perfect time to post an April wrap up. Right? 😬https://youtu.be/Ayr3qL1repo

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Jenken1998
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Mehso-so

It had potential, but i found it lacking a few things. Very predictable. Some hurried plot points, especially the romance and some weird dialog. I will round up to 3 stars. First audiobook down as i worked and hit the market. Now i can fully dive into #deweyapril #readathon.

A skeptic enters into the secretive world of victorian era spiritual societies to help solve her sisters murder.

Hooked_on_books This one was such a disappointment for me. I really liked her first book and this one just didn‘t deliver. And I also found the romance wildly unconvincing. 2y
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Jenken1998
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My stack for #deweyapril #readathon. 2 library books, 2 audiobooks, 2 netgalley on my kindke. I am starting with the tagged book as an audiobook while i work this morning. I started it yesterday, and I'm more than halfway through, and it's ok. It would be a DNF if i wasn't too busy (lazy) to go find something else..

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bridge12
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Mehso-so

This was a pretty alright book. It could have probably been 100 pages shorter but it was entertaining enough. 3â­ï¸ #botm

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BennettBookworm
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Bailedbailed

Nope. Super predictable plot and the writing is just not good in my opinion. Disappointing because I liked Penner‘s previous book. Anyone else feel this way?

Hooked_on_books Yup! This was a disappointment. And I liked her first one. I‘m hoping it‘s just a sophomore slump. 2y
BennettBookworm @Hooked_on_books thank you! I‘m glad I‘m not the only one! 2y
Lesliereadsalot I‘m with you on this one. 1y
BennettBookworm @Lesliereadsalot yes such a bummer! 1y
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GidgetsTreasures75
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Pickpick

4-13-23: My 39th finished book of 2023! 1873 London. Lenna Wickes has traveled to Paris to find answers on her sister‘s death. To do that she must study and embrace the occult, and let go of her science mind. She will study with Vaudeline D‘Allaire. But then Vaudeline is summoned to London by the London Seance Society, to help solve the murder of their leader and she brings Lenna with her. They realize all the lies about the society might be true.

GidgetsTreasures75 â­ï¸â­ï¸â­ï¸â­ï¸ðŸ“–#ï¸âƒ£3ï¸âƒ£9ï¸âƒ£ 2y
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Heather_Martin850
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Mehso-so

This was my book club‘s April pick. It was a quick read and overall liked the book. Didn‘t really love any of the characters and thought the story was a bit predictable. Solid 3/5 â­ï¸. This was the first book I‘ve read by Penner. I‘d like to read “The Lost Apothecary†at some point too, I‘ve heard good things about it.

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mdemanatee
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Mehso-so
CSeydel Oh no - just picked this one up from the library 2y
mdemanatee @CSeydel definitely still worth a read! It hit the plot beats in a satisfying way! 2y
CSeydel Oh good 😅 2y
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BookwormAHN
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this book. It was much better than The Lost Apothecary. Lenna's sister is murdered and to help her find the killer, she apprentices with the renoun medium Vaudeline D'Allaire.
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#NoShameReadathon2023 #lgbtq+speculative @Nessavamusic

Nessavamusic This is on my tbr for this month! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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brittanyreads
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Mehso-so

3.5â­
Ehh..sadly this was a bit of a miss.
I wanted to like this so much! Penner is a local author, and I'm fascinated by Victorian spiritualism but just nope.
The root of the story was great but this would have been better suited as a short story IMO. The filler of this book is just immense repetition. It feels like the author thinks the reader is dumb and needs to be reminded of things constantly. Also, weak character development. Womp womp.🕯ï¸

ChaoticMissAdventures I was afraid of that with this one. I like the synopsis of her books better than her execution. I was really disappointed in the modern storyline of 2y
brittanyreads @ChaoticMissAdventures so disappointing 😕 I have The Lost Apothecary on my shelf still. I'm not jumping to read it anytime soon after this. 2y
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MaggieCarr
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Pickpick

Definitely not The Lost Apothecary. This one remains all historical but from dueling POVs. Seems everyone is well versed in narcissistic behavior these days enough to call it what it is but rarely do I read it as a character attribute in historical books. Swindlers active when mourning is at its worst just seems extra wrong. Several times I questioned all the characters not knowing who to trust. I also enjoyed the author's notes at the back.

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angieinwonderland
Pickpick

This reads like her debut novel The Lost Apothecary in that it isn't fast-paced, but it tells you the story on its own time, and you best be paying attention to all the details so you don't miss anything. I had a vague idea of the infatuation with the mediums in that era, and this really told a story. I was stoked about the subject, too, and am eager to read what she comes out with next.

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JamieArc
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I decided to tempt myself during #buyless2023 with a stroll through Barnes and Noble and was SO tempted by the tagged book. The left is the hardcover under the dust jacket and the right is the endpapers. Putting it on my list of really want, even if it‘s getting mixed reviews.

tpixie Oh man I did not look under the cover!!! that is gorgeous! But I plan on doing the audio. I was wishing that the cover with those flowers were not in the picture frame & that the whole thing would‘ve been those flowers. This illustrated cover an inside flap makes up for it! I love that the hard cover is decorated!! that‘s usually why I like paperbacks cause you take the cover off the book and then it‘s ugly hard back! (edited) 2y
JamieArc @tpixie I‘ve started making a habit of looking under the cover just in case, and it definitely paid off with this one! The publisher went above and beyond making this one beautiful. 2y
tpixie @JamieArc great idea! Yes they did! Lol maybe I do need to by it! Her first cover was gorgeous, but I don‘t think they made the book itself pretty. 2y
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BookBosomed1
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My March #botm arrived earlier than expected - just in time for the weekend and Spring Break next week! 🎉

Aims42 Yay!! Love when the timing is perfect 😇 2y
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Branwen
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I somehow totally forgot that today was the last day of the month! 😱 Thank goodness @glowyone texted me to let me know the Book of the Month picks were love this morning! 💕📚 I loved Dear Edward so I'm excited about Ann Napitano's new one! 😀 Here is what I went with! What did everyone else choose? #botm

Hooked_on_books I quit almost 2 years ago, but this month might suck me back in. I loved Dear Edward, too. I‘m waiting for the aardvark picks to drop in a few hours to decide! 2y
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PatriciaU
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Mehso-so

This is very different from The Lost Apothecary, although the writing style is similar. Fans of Penner‘s debut novel may be disappointed in this one, which is sort of a murder mystery-spiritualist-lesbian drama. It‘s an enjoyable read but somehow less than I expected. However, I was super-distracted while reading this, so this could be a situation of “it‘s me, not you.†Out in March 2023.

Aims42 I loved her debut but after seeing reviews very similar to yours I think I‘ll sit this one out. Or wait until the library wait list is in the single digits lol 2y
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Reading.w.Dee
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Only the first chapter in and I'm already holding my breath in anticipation... this is going to be a good one!!

#SarahPenner author of #TheLostApothecary #HistoricalFiction #Thriller #Poltergeist #MurderMystery #TheLondonSeanceSociety

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brittanyreads
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Sarah Penner liked my comment! 😊
I can't wait for her new book (tagged)
It sounds so wonderful!!