Book guide
The Essex Serpent
A widow hunting a mythical serpent finds science, faith, and desire tangled in the Essex marshes.
GenresHistorical
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalForbidden romanceHistoricalMythology
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About The Essex Serpent
In 1893, newly widowed Cora Seaborne leaves London for Essex, where rumours spread of a serpent stalking the coast. Her curiosity brings her into conflict and connection with local vicar William Ransome as superstition, belief, and attraction collide.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- medical trauma
- chronic illness
- death
- domestic abuse
- gore
- mental illness
- self-harm
- sexual content
- suicidal thoughts
- terminal illness
- violence
- suicide attempt
- death of parent
