Victorian Psycho is the story of a newly hired governess, Winifred Notty, who harbors a secret and some very dark impulses. She comes to work for the Pounds family, who are not as virtuous as they would like to appear.

What I love about Victorian Psycho is its unapologetic embrace of over-the-top horror in a Victorian setting, while also touching on themes of inequality and misogyny. Winifred, our anti heroine, is delightfully unhinged, and I found myself both horrified and amused by her grotesque antics. This is also a great holiday read, taking us all the way through the twelve days of Christmas with a climax that was absolutely sending me!! I couldn’t put it down and ended up reading it in one sitting through the night.

Thank you very much to NetGalley and the publisher. I received an advance review copy, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.