Why did I love this book?
Novels about horror movies appeal to two of my interests. This book, ostensibly about the making of a film inspired by a series of mysterious deaths surrounding a forbidden and possibly corrupting book (cursed/forbidden materials– another of my favorite tropes!), proved to be so much more than that.
Danforth glides between past and present, maintaining a subtle, eerie, threatening atmosphere that I prefer to in-your-face supernatural shenanigans. She also develops nuanced characters whose flaws I can appreciate as well their virtues. I wished this 600+ page book were longer still because I was enjoying it so much.
5 authors picked Plain Bad Heroines as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
'Brimming from start to finish with sly humour and gothic mischief' SARAH WATERS
'Beguilingly clever, very sexy and seriously frightening' GUARDIAN
'Atmospheric, sexy, creepy...totally addictive' KATE DAVIES, author of In At The Deep End
'A gloriously over-the-top queer romp' I PAPER
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