Victorian Psycho

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“Delightfully naughty, tongue in cheek and cheeky at the same time, Anna Burnett reads gently allowing us to appreciate the beautiful writing, and laugh at the humor. If you have a taste for unhinged Victorian era revenge, this book is perfect. ”

— Kira • Merritt Bookstore

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“A deliciously creepy book!”

— Sue • Cottage Book Shop

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“Victorian Psycho is caked in blood and gore. The Governess is bloodthirsty and untamable! She is NOT someone to mess with. Only read this if you're ready to get into the mind of a Victorian Psycho!”

— Sarah • Cavalier House Books

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“American Psycho meets A Certain Hunger meets The Turn of the Screw in this expertly-paced horror novel about a sociopathic Victorian governess. With powerful prose and extraordinary economy of language, no word is wasted as Virginia Feito disgusts and entertains in equal measure. At turns gruesome, scathing, and hilarious, Victorian Psycho is a breath of fresh air. ”

— Molly • Maria's Bookshop

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“Grotesque, wildly funny, and utterly weird, this novel will have you hooked from the very beginning as the new governess enters the dysfunctional halls of Ensor's House. What's her secret? Does she even know? Sometimes campy, mostly terrifying and gory, Feito takes the gothic horror genre and tames it like a misbehaving charge. ”

— Lambie • Underground Books

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“A much grusome and funny novel about the arrival of a new very secretive governess in a rich Victorian family. With an extraordinary prose, great humor and gory scenes, this one holds your attention from beginning to end! ”

— Camille • Nouvelle Librairie Internationale V.O

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“I chuckled and gasped my way through this Victorian nightmare. Very twisted, very dark, and increasingly gory, blended well with the author's signature fine-but -razor-sharp humor and compassion for the heroine's plight, this horror novel exposes the dark, hidden sides, and outrageous injustices, of the Victorian society.”

— Jelka • Oblong Books

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“What if American Psycho took place in Victorian England and centered feminine rage? Spend a few hundred pages with Winifred, the new governess of the Pounds House. The violent thoughts, off-color jokes, and tales of poisoning children are all told with the same languid delivery that piques the readers interest for what horrors are to come; it's clear Winifred is up to something. Filled with ghastly imagery, hypnotic foreboding, and The Office Jim-esque nods to the audience, Victorian Psycho delivers its title with with a deft force not to be missed.”

— Ren • Death by TBR Books

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“I HOWLED throughout with delight and disgust.”

— cait • Gibson's Bookstore

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“Absolutely twisting from start to finish. I found myself just sitting in my car listening because I could NOT turn it off! Complete with a surprise ending that I never saw coming! ”

— Tara • Brace Books & More