The Sisters' Clashing Characters Propel The Story Also, with impeccable style and fabulousness! Appreciation of beauty, and even just finding yourself. This story is about so many things! Love, passion of life, passion in general. Well, is a diabolist (it means, summons demons). Over a disagreement, they both get marched off to London to visit their uncle, where they meed Lady Henry, who is quite progressive for her time, and. Two sisters, Evadne and Dorina could not be more different from each other – Evadne is homely, but strong, loves fencing and is a simple person, while Dorina is a beauty, brimming with life and hoping to experience everything passionately. But it's also very different! First of all, the main characters are girls. And now onto the reasons why! [If you want to read this with proper formatting, you can read it on my blog here.Įssentially, it's a retelling of Dorian Gray.

This book has been ABSOLUTELY WOW and if we hang out, I've already told you countless times that you need to read it. “An artful, witty, Oscar Wilde pastiche with the heart of a paranormal thriller.”-Diana Gabaldon, best-selling author of Outlander and even worse, she suspects Dorina might have become one too.Ĭombining swordplay, the supernatural, and Victorian high society, Creatures of Will and Temper reveals a familiar but strange London in a riff on Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray that readers won't soon forget. But as she learns more, Evadne begins to believe that Lady Henry might actually be a diabolist. George has dedicated himself to eradicating demons and diabolists alike, and now he needs Evadne’s help. But soon, George shows her something more than fancy footwork-he reveals to Evadne a secret, hidden world of devilish demons and their obedient servants. There, she meets George Cantrell, an experienced fencing master like she’s always dreamed of studying under. Fencer Evadne Gray cares for none of the former and knows nothing of the latter when she’s sent to London to chaperone her younger sister, aspiring art critic Dorina.Īt loose ends after Dorina becomes enamored with their uncle’s friend, Lady Henrietta “Henry” Wotton, a local aristocrat and aesthete, Evadne enrolls in a fencing school.

and dangerous underground diabolic cults. Victorian London is a place of fluid social roles, vibrant arts culture, fin-de-siècle wonders. Molly Tanzer is at the top of her form in this beautifully constructed novel.”-Jeff VanderMeer, best-selling author of the Southern Reach trilogy “A delightful, dark, and entertaining romp.

Creatures of will and temper