Unique and beautifully written gothic mystery
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A unique and wonderfully spun gothic mystery taking place in England during WWII. Hetty is promoted to Director of the Museum at the start of the war. She is tasked with safeguarding and accompanying many of the mammal specimens of the museum to Lockwood Manor where they’ll reside during the war in hopes of being protected from the bombs expected to rain down on London. Lockwood is an enormous estate compromising of 92 rooms, several servants, Lord Lockwood, and his daughter Lucy. The Lockwoods recently suffered a tragedy when Lord Lockwood’s wife and mother died in a car accident.
Hetty and the animals move into the manor and almost immediately strange things begin happening. First, the jaguar vanishes. Then, animals seem to move to new locations throughout the night. Rumors of the manor being haunted are whispered amongst the servants. Details of Mrs. Lockwood’s madness and Lucy’s night terrors and nervous personality come to light. Overwhelmed by the amount of work, isolation, and never ending damage to the animals she must try to mitigate, Hetty wonders if the house is making her mad too.
Dark and surprising, the Animals at Lockwood Manor was a fast read that transported me back in time. The details of the manor and exotic beasts were perfectly relayed and the descriptive writing wove beautiful imagery. Absolutely recommend!
Thank you BookishFirst and the publisher for a copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review.
A unique and wonderfully spun gothic mystery taking place in England during WWII. Hetty is promoted to Director of the Museum at the start of the war. She is tasked with safeguarding and accompanying many of the mammal specimens of the museum to Lockwood Manor where they’ll reside during the war in hopes of being protected from the bombs expected to rain down on London. Lockwood is an enormous estate compromising of 92 rooms, several servants, Lord Lockwood, and his daughter Lucy. The Lockwoods recently suffered a tragedy when Lord Lockwood’s wife and mother died in a car accident.
Hetty and the animals move into the manor and almost immediately strange things begin happening. First, the jaguar vanishes. Then, animals seem to move to new locations throughout the night. Rumors of the manor being haunted are whispered amongst the servants. Details of Mrs. Lockwood’s madness and Lucy’s night terrors and nervous personality come to light. Overwhelmed by the amount of work, isolation, and never ending damage to the animals she must try to mitigate, Hetty wonders if the house is making her mad too.
Dark and surprising, the Animals at Lockwood Manor was a fast read that transported me back in time. The details of the manor and exotic beasts were perfectly relayed and the descriptive writing wove beautiful imagery. Absolutely recommend!
Thank you BookishFirst and the publisher for a copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review.