Maplecroft by Cherie Priest

Maplecroft

The Borden Dispatches #1

Cherie Priest

435 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks; and when she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.... The people of Fall River, Massachusetts, fear me. Perhaps rightfully so. I remain a suspect in the brutal deaths of m...

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Community Reviews

3.56
based on 1,053 reviews

Moods

dark: 91%

mysterious: 72%

tense: 69%

adventurous: 30%

emotional: 16%

sad: 8%

challenging: 5%

funny: 2%

reflective: 2%

Pace

17% of readers chose fast
52% of readers chose medium
29% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

44% of readers chose Plot
56% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

46% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
61% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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