Loved itThis was surprisingly really fun, which I wasn't expecting. I think if you want like a quick gory historical horror, I really, really think this one was such a little delight and a great way to end the year.
Blood on Her Tongue (2025)
Others: Mixed The Netherlands, 1887. Lucy's twin sister Sarah is unwell. She refuses to eat, mumbles nonsensically, and is increasingly obsessed with a centuries-old corpse recently discovered on her husband's grand estate. The doctor has diagnosed her with temporary insanity caused by a fever of the brain. To protect her twin from a terrible fate in a lunatic asylum, Lucy must unravel the mystery surrounding her sister's condition, but it's clear her twin is hiding something. Then again, Lucy is harboring secrets of her own, too. Then, the worst happens. Sarah's behavior takes a turn for the strange. She becomes angry… and hungry. Lucy soon comes to suspect that something is trying to possess her beloved sister. Or is it madness? As Sarah changes before her very eyes, Lucy must reckon with the dark, monstrous truth, or risk losing her forever.
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- 352 pages
Genres: fantasy, horror, historical fiction
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Not a fanAnd this is a Gothic novel. Oh yeah, we have twins and one of them is like going insane and the other twin has to come and support her and fight against the people who are assuming that she's crazy.
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