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A review by aphrael
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Creepy but in a good way. Not as funny as I expected from reading other books by this author. The author does fall into the trap of writing a "strong woman" by making her responsible for pretty much everything. Also the common mystery trope of the Sherlock Holmes stand-in who keeps information from his own teammates because otherwise the mystery will be solved too soon. That said, there's some interesting world building and a fun fast paced story. I don't do great with horror-adjacent books so I think I'll watch the tv show instead.