Review of 'The Parlour Game' by Jennifer Renshaw
The Parlour Game is book one in The Corvidae Hauntings Quite a gripping novel. Probably belongs more to the category of horror than more standard historical fiction. A young lady from a good home in the countryside, with a love of plants and nature, sensitive to voices and visions, embarks on a quest to find a friend of her recently deceased mother,who has vanished after conducting a seance in London. A harrowing experience at times which builds up to quite a staggering ending. Bleak,brutal and unromantic. Dealing with addiction, suicide, and loss. Probably not for readers who want a sentimental read. But ...