This had everything that I wanted from a first book in the Call of Cthulhu world. The concept was everything that I was looking for and enjoyed the feel of the Victorian elements. The characters were everything that I was looking for and enjoyed the overall feel in this story. I enjoyed the overall feel and how Jonathan L Howard wrote this. It uses that detective element perfectly and left me wanting to read more.

A hugely entertaining tale of dark secrets, human greed and cruelty, and cosmic horrors. I loved the characters and the setting, and Howard tells the story in a throwback, old-school way that my Sherlock Holmes-loving heart definitely appreciated. There's a real sense of danger and adventure here, and I really had no idea where the ending was going to take me. Fair warning: I had some really intense nightmares about giant sky-monsters after reading this book so be warned!

This one was.....rough. I really love historical set fantasy but this was kinda juvenile for me. I just didn't care too much about the characters.

Loved the plot. The story is fenomenal. It's a 5 star for me and I recommend everyone it and to read this fantastic book.

I liked the plot of the book fine. Some elements didn't work for me. There were points where I thought the point of view shifted, and there were times I questioned the author's decisions, like attempting to inject some humor in at odd points. ~The cult is Secret Masters of Time...because they had stationary made and it hasn't run out. ~

But in general I liked it. Trent reminded me a bit of Bella Baxter from Poor Things. I liked the layer added by including the police presence. Overall, a nice read.

When two spiritist swindlers accidentally summon something horrific from beyond the stars, they must thwart a sinister time-spanning plot, in this first Victorian-era gaslight fantasy set in the world of Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu. London, 1891. Elizabeth Whittle and William Grant enjoy scalping London’s bourgeoise, taking on the persona of grand spiritist Cerulia Trent and her agent to connect the living and the dead. When a detective arrives, sniffing out fraud with a scientifically minded spiritualist society, the duo decides to take one last job before escaping to the continent. However, their final séance ends horrifically… and soon Lizzie isn’t Lizzie anymore. William, desperate to banish whatever monster they summoned, is soon embroiled in an electrifying eldritch mystery where he makes a deal with the devil to save his friend and stop an even greater evil from transforming the known world.

A cool little horror novel which shows what happens when a seance goes horribly wrong. Not too much new content added to the genre here, but even still, I really enjoyed this one:)