Et cetera : What We're Reading: Victorian Psyco

A patron recently stopped in and exclaimed that she was in the mood for a good murder thriller. I laughed—and then quickly agreed! One of the many joys of working at a public library is the incredible range of reading materials constantly available, all free of charge.

I’m currently on vacation in Ireland with my father, and the Libby app has been my constant travel companion. Right now, I’m reading the horror/gothic novel 'Victorian Psycho' by Virginia Feito—and it is a gruesome, deliciously dark read.

As described on Goodreads:

"Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect Victorian governess. She’ll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children. But the longer Winifred spends within the estate’s dreary confines—and the more she learns of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds family—the more trouble she has sticking to her plan.

Whether creeping across the moonlit lawns in her undergarments or gently tormenting the house staff, Winifred struggles at every turn to stifle the horrid compulsions of her past—until her chillingly dark imagination breaches the feeble boundary of reality on Christmas morning.

Wielding her signature sardonic wit and a penchant for the gorgeously macabre, Virginia Feito returns with a vengeance in Victorian Psycho."

If you enjoy gothic settings, morally unhinged narrators, and a generous dose of the macabre, this one may be worth adding to your reading list.

As always, happy reading, friends.

~Heather