Creatures of Will and Temper
Readers rate it 3.6 (15 on Hardcover)
371 pages · Released 2017 · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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This Victorian paranormal fantasy combines sword-fighting action with darker themes of demons, demonology, and a morally complex underworld. The story features some violence tied to the supernatural elements and fencing, along with mature themes and occasional crude language appropriate for older teens. The character-driven narrative rewards cunning and resilience, though the tone is darker than typical YA.
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Creatures of Will and Temper s a Victorian-era fantasy inspired by The Picture of Dorian Gray, in which epee-fencing enthusiast Evadne Gray and her younger sister are drawn into a secret and dangerous London underworld of pleasure-seeking demons and bloodthirsty diabolists, with only Evadne's skill with a blade standin... Creatures of Will and Temper s a Victorian-era fantasy inspired by The Picture of Dorian Gray, in which epee-fencing enthusiast Evadne Gray and her younger sister are drawn into a secret and dangerous London underworld of pleasure-seeking demons and bloodthirsty diabolists, with only Evadne's skill with a blade standing between them and certain death.
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- Fiction
- Strong Character Development
- Not Diverse Characters
- A mix driven
- Unloveable Characters
- Adventurous
- dark
- tense
- funny
- Paranormal romance stories
- Demonology
- Fencers
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ISBN 9781328710260 · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt