The Monstrous Kind
a sweepingly romantic, atmospheric gothic fantasy
Published on 11. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-3997-2425-8 (ISBN)
Description
The darkest secrets lie closest to home . . .
'GORGEOUSLY EVOCATIVE' AVA REID
'ROMANTIC, CLEVER, DEEPLY EMOTIONAL' ALLISON SAFT
'HAUNTING AND TENDER' KYLIE LEE BAKER
An untpownable gothic historical fantasy romance, set in an Regency-inspired world and inspired by Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.
Merrick Darling's life is better than most. As the daughter of a powerful lord, she wants for nothing - yet she will never inherit her family's Manor. Her only options are a smart marriage, or to live at the kindness of her practical and regimented elder sister, Essie.
Until the day her father dies in mysterious circumstances, and Merrick is torn from her glamorous New London society life to Norland House, her family's mist-shrouded ancestral home.
But the Manor has changed while Merrick has been away. Once strong and capable, Essie is withdrawn and frightened, and with good reason. The borders - their main defence against the toxic mist that has claimed much of their nation, and the deadly monsters that lurk within - have been failing for unknown reasons.
When Essie goes missing, it's clear that Merrick needs help. But who can she trust when everyone seems to be scheming, and all she holds true feels like it's slipping out of her grasp?
TROPES
Regency ??
Gothic ??
Sisterhood ??
Romance ??
READERS LOVE THE MONSTROUS KIND
'This book was a fascinating read' ?????
'Everything I was looking for in a romantasy' ?????
'Every twist and turn and betrayal had me reeling!' ?????
'A perfect fit for readers who adore gothic, atmospheric monster stories' ?????
'Gregovic's world-building is decadent and nightmarish' ?????
'GORGEOUSLY EVOCATIVE' AVA REID
'ROMANTIC, CLEVER, DEEPLY EMOTIONAL' ALLISON SAFT
'HAUNTING AND TENDER' KYLIE LEE BAKER
An untpownable gothic historical fantasy romance, set in an Regency-inspired world and inspired by Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.
Merrick Darling's life is better than most. As the daughter of a powerful lord, she wants for nothing - yet she will never inherit her family's Manor. Her only options are a smart marriage, or to live at the kindness of her practical and regimented elder sister, Essie.
Until the day her father dies in mysterious circumstances, and Merrick is torn from her glamorous New London society life to Norland House, her family's mist-shrouded ancestral home.
But the Manor has changed while Merrick has been away. Once strong and capable, Essie is withdrawn and frightened, and with good reason. The borders - their main defence against the toxic mist that has claimed much of their nation, and the deadly monsters that lurk within - have been failing for unknown reasons.
When Essie goes missing, it's clear that Merrick needs help. But who can she trust when everyone seems to be scheming, and all she holds true feels like it's slipping out of her grasp?
TROPES
Regency ??
Gothic ??
Sisterhood ??
Romance ??
READERS LOVE THE MONSTROUS KIND
'This book was a fascinating read' ?????
'Everything I was looking for in a romantasy' ?????
'Every twist and turn and betrayal had me reeling!' ?????
'A perfect fit for readers who adore gothic, atmospheric monster stories' ?????
'Gregovic's world-building is decadent and nightmarish' ?????
Reviews / Votes
A gorgeously evocative gothic fantasy * Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning * Lydia Gregovic's masterfully eerie twist on the Austenian will captivate readers with its haunting prose, decadent romance, and Gothic mise-en-scene. I was entranced by the beguiling world of regency and rot, where skeletons lurk in every closet and nothing is ever as it seems... * Sophie Kim, author of The God and the Gumiho * Eerie, romantic, and laced with treacherous mysteries, The Monstrous Kind will lure readers into the mist and hold them captive until the very last page * Emily Thiede, author of This Vicious Grace * Romantic, clever, and deeply emotional. Simmering tensions among the characters, well-wrought action scenes, and delightful twists will keep you tearing through the pages-even as Gregovic's decadent prose invites you to linger like the Graylands' mist. The Monstrous Kind is the darkly glimmering crown jewel of YA Gothic fantasy * Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Fragile Enchantment * Both haunting and tender, THE MONSTROUS KIND invites you into a gilded world of treachery with monsters clawing at every door. A dark and captivating tale where you can trust no one. * Kylie Lee Baker, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Scarlet Alchemist * THE MONSTROUS KIND is a darkly thrilling dream-a hauntingly atmospheric gothic fantasy with all the sumptuous social decadence of Bridgerton and the lurking, romantic horror of Crimson Peak ... plus monsters! * A.M. Strickland, author of Court of the Undying Seasons *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 14 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
None
Dimensions
Height: 129 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
274 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3997-2425-8 (9781399724258)
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Additional editions
E-Book
09/2024
Hodderscape
€2.99
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Person
Lydia Gregovic is a Brooklyn-based author and editor, whose identity is rooted in the Texas gulf and along the coastline of Montenegro. She currently lives in New York with her complete collection of the works of Jane Austen and several half-dead plants. The Monstrous Kind is her first novel.