Tall & Dark

Ghosts, grifters...and a missing heir in 1890s Europe.

It's easier to conduct a séance when the dead aren't trying to contact you.

As Molly Dark knows all too well, the problem with being able to see ghosts is that they never tell you what you wish to know.

For instance, how a proper young lady like Miss Dark is supposed to support an impoverished family after her father has died a ruined man.

Or how she is going to impersonate a missing princess long enough to steal a fortune out from under the collective noses of a whole family of royal monsters.

Or exactly why the charming imposter claims to be none other than Grand Duke Vasily Nikolaevich, when he certainly isn't a prince...or a vampire.

Alas, the dead normally have something far more unsettling to impart...

Return to the Bête Epoque, an 1890s Europe ruled by monsters, in Miss Dark's Apparitions! Leverage meets The Parasol Protectorate in this whimsical historical fantasy caper. Join Miss Dark in the spooky mansions of 1890s Europe - order Tall & Dark today!

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Published Apr 2, 2022

344 pages

Average rating: 8

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blewballoon

Nov 21, 2024

8/10 stars

Overall, I really enjoyed this. It's a fun blend of fantasy and historical fiction. It's got elements of a gothic romance and a heist adventure. I figured out a few pieces of the mystery pretty early on, but that didn't really detract from my enjoyment of the story. I was worried I'd be frustrated by the main characters making bad choices based on their (obviously wrong) assumptions, but that was kept to a minimum. I lost a bit of interest in the later sections when I started to feel like maybe I didn't actually like any of the main characters anymore and wasn't rooting for anyone, but I did get back into it before the ending. This book is the intro to a series, but can be read as a standalone. I will probably read more because the series seems to be free on Kobo Plus. For a cheap/free series, I thought the writing and editing was solid. My only critique is that I wanted to feel consistently invested in the main characters, but sometimes they felt a little flat.

Content Warnings:
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Grief, and Death
Minor: Homophobia and Classism

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