Book guide
The Shadows
A crumbling mansion, talking cats and paintings that open into danger.
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyMagical artifactFantasyPortal fantasyHorrorHaunted houseHorrorWitchMysteryAmateur sleuth
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About The Shadows
Eleven-year-old Olive moves into a strange old house full of eerie paintings and discovers antique spectacles that let her step inside them. In the quiet, sinister world of Elsewhere, she uncovers secrets that tie the house, its cats and a trapped boy to a darker magic.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
The Books of Elsewhere · Book 1 of 5
Content warnings
- death
- murder
- kidnapping
- drowning
- child peril
