Book guide
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
A poisoned family secret keeps two sisters barricaded from the world.
Genre and trope pairingsHorrorUnreliable narratorHorrorOccultHorrorIsolationMysteryFamily secretsMysterySecret pastLiteraryUnreliable narratorLiteraryFamily secretsLiteraryDysfunctional familyLiterarySocial commentary
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About We Have Always Lived in the Castle
After most of the Blackwood family dies from arsenic-laced sugar, Merricat and her sister Constance live in isolated order. When cousin Charles arrives with an eye on the family fortune, Merricat will do whatever it takes to protect their home.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- domestic-abuse
- agoraphobia
- poisoning
- fire
- death-of-parent
- murder
- mental-illness
- bullying
