The book has a few ethnic minority characters (a Chinese woman and a black Cajun) and, well…yeah. Susan Dennard might be able to craft an entertaining story, but it doesn’t seem like she dedicated much effort by way of research. Though, for that matter, I can’t say that Something Strange and Deadly really shines in its portrayal of history. I think she’s well-developed and entertaining, though slightly anachronistic.
Miss Fitt-get it? Not that I outright love Eleanor-she can be slightly annoying, but not in any problematic way. The book’s emphasis on how “different” she was got old, though-Miss Fitt, the misfit. She showed definite growth over the course of the text, going from a sort of nondescript, silly young woman to an admirable main character. Dennard’s debut is not exceptionally written and has about zero percent historical accuracy and it tends to be fairly silly, but the adventures of Miss Eleanor Fitt of the Philadelphia Fitts were mostly enjoyable, and I did find enough to like about this book to continue on with the series.Īs a protagonist, I wasn’t sure how I felt about Eleanor for much of the book, but by the end I decided I did like her. Something Strange and Deadly is one of those books. Some books are just fun, even if they’re not of the greatest quality. So Eleanor takes matters into her own hands and embarks on a journey to stop the Dead, find her brother, and save her family from disgraceful poverty-all while wielding a corset and parasol. How terribly inconvenient! Nothing like a zombie infestation to ruin one’s high society matrimonial prospects. However, there is someone to greet her their: the Dead. In 1876, Eleanor Fitt goes to meet her brother at the train station, but he doesn’t arrive. And now, not only is her reputation on the line, but her very life may hang in the balance.
But as Eleanor spends more time with the Spirit-Hunters, including the maddeningly stubborn yet handsome Daniel, the situation becomes dire. If Eleanor is going to find him, she'll have to venture into the lab of the notorious Spirit-Hunters, who protect the city from supernatural forces. Whoever is controlling the Dead army has taken her brother as well. But this is nothing compared to what she's just read in the newspaper:Īnd then, in a frightening attack, a zombie delivers a letter to Eleanor.
Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walks by.
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