Review: You'll need your smelling salts
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2013
Stephanie Elmas has a Masters degree in Victorian fiction (King's College, London) and has put her expertise to outstanding use in this stunning debut novel.The Room Beyond is a fabulously dark, Gothic, Victorian sensation drama in the best tradition of Mary Elizabeth Braddon and the acclaimed Wilkie Collins (I recommend The Woman in White).The Woman in White (Illustrated)You'll need your smelling salts as Elmas takes you deep into a Victorian London populated with exquisite observation and perfectly formed, realistic characters that you'll come to know and love and/or hate. Mysterious, spooky, and thoroughly spine-chilling, I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a story as much as The Room Beyond. Using distinct eras, cleverly entwined, Elmas weaves her magic, taking strands from the 1890s and expertly braids Victorian London with present day London.You will not be disappointed if you buy this book, but you may not get anything else done while you're engrossed. Highly recommended, I can't wait for her next.