The Lamplighter is out now!
Title: The Lamplighter
Author: Crystal J. Bell
Where to buy: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Bookshop.org.
It’s an honour to bring light to the dark.
The nineteenth-century whaling village of Warbler is famous for its lucky ship figureheads—and infamous for people disappearing into the nightly fog. In this murky locale, the lamplighter is synonymous with safety and protection, and it’s a position Temperance assumes when her father is found hanging from one of the lampposts. Though Tempe proves competent, the town is still hesitant to let a woman handle this responsibility.
When a girl disappears after two lamps go out, Tempe’s ability to provide for her mother and younger sister hangs in the balance. She scrambles for answers, hindered at every turn by the village authorities’ call for her removal. As more villagers vanish under her watch, Tempe discovers unsettling truths about the famous Warbler figureheads and her own beloved father. But her warnings of a monster are ignored, even by her own family. Now she must follow the light out of her own fog of despair, as she faces the choice to look the other way or risk speaking out and possibly dooming herself and her sister to be among the lost.
I would recommend this to anyone who likes dark books. At first glance this book might seem lighthearted, especially as the main character is still a child, but soon enough it gets gloomy. The whole book has a dark atmosphere and it felt for me like walking through a fog. You will never know what comes next. Even though it was 300> pages it is easy to read and I personally finished reading after 1 day. The writing style is also neat as no words were repeated too often. This book falls under the genre horror, mystery and historical fiction. If you like any or all of these, I would recommend you reading this new released book.
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