This is an <b>intriguing and unsettling</b> scenario. Littlewood's descriptions are <b>picturesque</b> and her prose <b>convincingly dated and beautifully lyrical</b>

Sunday Express

<b>Hypnotic and intelligent with buckets of atmosphere</b> . . . Littlewood expertly weaves themes of misogyny and mythology into <b>a psychological page-turner that feels both familiar and fresh</b>

SFX

One of those books that you will probably <b>read over the course of a single night</b> and wonder in the morning where the time has gone . . . <i>T<b>he Hidden People</b></i><b> is an intriguing piece of work</b> that takes its cue from complex mythology and superstition to weave<b> a timeless story that equally delights and disturbs.</b>

Upcoming4.me

This <b>magical murder-mystery </b>blends the supernatural with the psychological ... <b>surprising, moving and rewarding</b>

Daily Express

A <b>skilful blend of the supernatural and the psychological</b> . . . If you enjoyed <b>Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell</b> by Susanna Clarke and the<b> Woman in Blac</b>k by Susan Hill, <b>this is one for you</b>

Mature Times

A <b>sense of tension</b> makes <i>The Hidden People</i> <b>deeply uneasy reading</b>, and it's to Littlewood's credit that she sustains this uncertainty so cleverly, without landing on one explanation or the other till the whole of her<b> tremendous tale</b> is told . . . As <b>mesmerising as it is magical</b>, and as <b>quickening as it is at times sickening</b>, <i>The Hidden People </i>is, at the last, <b>an excellent successor to Littlewood's darkly-sparkling debut</b>

Tor.com

The novel has a<b> strange and dreamlike quality</b> to it, almost as if a fog is hanging over the town, and when combined with the <b>bizarre townsfolk</b> and the <b>disturbing mystery</b> at its center, it makes for a book that <b>disturbs the reader as new dimensions unfold piece by piece</b>

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Littlewood weaves a plot that's <b>as complex as any contemporary thrille</b>r, made more labyrinthine by the supernatural elements; <b>a tense atmosphere permeates the novel</b>, growing in strength to become more disturbing with each passing chapter . . . Anyone expecting a gore-fest or a fairy apocalypse will be disappointed, but for those wanting to <b>observe how subtle psychological horror can be,</b> how the deepest fears can be contained in the smallest of actions, and that the gothic novel is still <b>incredibly powerful</b> even in these modern times, this is the book for them.

Starburst Magazine

A <b>dark Victorian gothic murder-mystery</b> novel with a <b>chillingly authentic feel</b>

Choice Magazine

Definitely ticks all the boxes . . .<b> a brilliant story full of mystery, murder and intrigue</b>

Garbage-file

<i>The Hidden People</i> <b>deftly drops readers into a bygone world</b> where wise women dabble in foretelling the future and sharing herbal concoctions; hobgoblins, changelings and fairies are evident, if you know how to look; and <b>folktales and fantasies can pervade the mind</b>, bringing on delusions and misconceptions that threaten to overwhelm even the most logically minded soul

Shelf Awareness

<b>An enjoyable, dark tale.</b> It is an intriguing Victorian murder mystery filled with <b>interesting themes surrounding folklore and superstition</b> in the 19th century, along with some <b>unforgettable characters</b>

Owl on the Bookshelf

Perfect . . . a story that's <b>exquisitely unsettling</b>

Blue Book Balloon

Alison Littlewood is one of the b<b>rightest stars in the horror genre</b> at the moment . . . <i>The Hidden People</i> is <b>impeccably written, quiet, evocative horror</b>. It's yet another <b>must buy</b> from Littlewood.

This is Horror

The atmosphere Alison Littlewood conjures up in <i>The Hidden People </i>is <b>absorbing </b>and there's <b>a real sense of foreboding</b>, you feel the fairies might show themselves at any moment.

Irish News

<b>A brilliant novel</b>

Tim Lebbon

The time and place are <b>evoked with exquisite minute detail</b> that I was swept up in it all - <b>never has the phrase ' away with the fairies" seemed more apt</b>

The Book Trail

The<b> time stops completely</b>, as a reader you're forced to<b> take in all the sounds and sights</b>...You'll constantly question who's bonkers and whether you'll actually meet a real fairy in the story . . . If it wasn't published in October 2016 but rather in early 1900s, it would <b>easily be one of the classics now.</b>

Cover to Cover

<b>[Littlewood] writes the books I love</b> - fairy tales, folklore and mystery <b>all seamlessly woven together</b>

The Bookish Outsider

<b>The story is utterly atmospheric</b>, full of the kind of<b> beautiful, exquisite </b>detail that slowly creeps up on you. Littlewood also <b>writes wonderfully</b> and has <b>a flair for bringing a historical setting to life</b>

Bibliosanctum

<b>Beautifully atmospheric</b>. It's not so much shock-and-awe jump-scare horror as <b>a slow, creeping buildup of wrongness </b>that she creates by subtly weaving together details. <b>She paints a vivid picture of Halfoak</b>, and then starts to <b>tear it apart, bit by bit.</b>

SF Revu

<b>A meticulously imagined nove</b>l of a bourgeois London gentleman investigating a northern cousin's immolation under similar circumstances. In Yorkshire, Albert Mirrals gradually finds that the rational explanations he once entertained for what he believes was his cousin's murder - domestic violence, jealousies - become entwined with the<b> lyrical madness of possession</b>. Quotations from Yeats and other poets <b>magnify the effects of Littlewood's carefully period prose</b>

Seattle Review of Books

<b>Littlewood weaves a great story</b> here, with plenty of questions and atmosphere to keep readers turning the pages.T<b>he story was compelling, the characters interesting and complex, and it was an evocative novel </b>that's going to have a solid place of my bookshelves from now on. <b>Definitely recommended for those who are looking for something beyond typical urban fantasy fare,</b> for those who enjoy historical fiction, and also, for those like me who have a soft spot for <b>genre-breaking fiction that leaves you hungry for more</b>

Bibliotropic

<b>The characters and story itself were absolutely fantastic!</b> An<b> amazing mystery </b>that <b>messes with your mind</b> and keeps you wondering what is happening from start to end . . . <b>incredibly well thought out and put together</b>

Roadside Reader

<b>Littlewood has a real talent.</b> <i>The Hidden People</i> is<b> one of the most well written books I have read this year</b>

The Quillery

This is<b> a super creepy read </b>whether you want to believe or not

Den of Geek

<b>The perfect October read</b>

Books, Bones & Buffy

<b>Littlewood's best novel yet</b> . . . a <b>sustained and convincing </b>work of traditional gothic horror

- Stephen Teaker, Black Static

The <b>ominous pacing and twisting plot</b> build suspense, as the tale grows <b>more unsettling with every page</b>

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