I wish I could put into words how much I loved this book. There’s so much to say! The characters feel so fleshed out and vibrant. The scenes suck you in. I can’t wait for the next Mallory Pearson book!

This book makes you feel like you are the thing lingering in the shadows. The imagery of not just the characters but also their surroundings is superb! You root for the characters in everything they do and you have hope that the best outcome is waiting for you on the next page. It’s a beautiful book of the depths of friendship and pushing those friendships to the very edge. Wonderful! Cannot recommend enough!

A beautiful read.

Sapphic and spooky perfect combination.
Complex characters and relationships.

A haunted sapphic tale about the lengths a tight knit group of friends go to ensure success. Voice Like a Hyacinth is dark, vulnerable, eerie and tender.

It's my first time reading anything from this author and I was pleasantly delighted by how up my alley this book turned out to be.
Thank you Netgalley and 47North for this ARC.

The writing itself is beautiful, thoughtful and atmospheric, and is the driving force of the plot. The pacing is a bit shaky, starting off slowly, picking up quickly enough to keep the attention of the reader, slowing again once more, before finally descending rapidly to culmination.
By the middle of the book, I started tearing through it, desperate to know what happens next. The characters are built so well, they are easy to root for, to mourn with, and to celebrate. The moments of grotesque horror are cushioned by sweet romantic softness woven in-between (which may sound like an uncomfortable thing, but it worked so well!) Art and artistry are vividly present throughout, blending well with the pretty prose. I appreciated the slow-rising unnerving feeling that eventually careened into absolute horror. And while a few events were predictable, even that couldn’t take away from the enjoyability, if only just to see the morbid results come to pass.

Voice Like a Hyacinth sings a chilling, queer song, bursts with delicious imagery, and begs you to fall deeper, deeper still into its delicate, vicious maw.

Thank you to NetGalley and Publisher for the arc! Unfortunately, I DNFd this one pretty early on. The prose was lovely until it felt far too overwritten. I also never cared for the characters in the short time I spent with them. This is just not for me

This was such a delight!! Wow I loved this. Sapphic and spooky, this was oozing atmosphere. Pearson’s prose might be a little too purple for some, but I felt it was lyrical and really added to both the beauty and grotesque in the story. I enjoyed the pacing, the characters and their relationships felt realistic and complex, and I loved the supernatural/spooky elements. I also loved how art was woven throughout this book, it added so much depth without feeling pretentious. This was a surprising 5 star and now Mallory Pearson will definitely be on my radar.

ARC provided by NetGalley