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Slashed Beauties

Slashed Beauties

Paperback Published on: 30/04/2026
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Slashed Beauties
A Thrilling Gothic Horror/Fantasy Page Turner!
Thank you so much Verve Books for the early copy. "It is this... this... feeling that tells me all I need to know. Something monstrous has occurred here... READ MORE
Jamie Lee at Trafford Centre
Slashed Beauties
Historical fiction rather than gothic horror
Whilst predictable, this book's saving grace is the alternate chapters in POV and historical time as well as the mystery surrounding the Venuses themselves... READ MORE
Anna at Bluewater
Slashed Beauties
Gothic, luscious, thrilling!
Seoul, present day: Antiques and oddities dealer Alys is offered an exuberant amount of money to transport something that is akin to myth and legend, an e... READ MORE
Dan - Clifton, Bristol.
Slashed Beauties
Slashed Beauties
I've been wanting to get round to reading this book for a while as I was so immediately intrigued by the concept and the absolutely striking Jacques Fabien... READ MORE
The Victorian Bookseller (Waterstones 630)
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Synopsis

A spellbinding tale of sisterhood, betrayal and reclamation revolving around three 18th-century wax models of women, known as Anatomical Venuses or 'slashed beauties'. Legend has it, these beauties are bewitched, coming to life to murder men who have wronged them.

Finally, these men will get what they deserve. We will make sure of it. Together.

Seoul, present day: Antiques dealer Alys is offered a vast sum of money to transport one of three highly coveted Anatomical Venuses to London, with one key condition - she must destroy it when she reaches the city.

London, 1769: After a chance meeting at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, young and inexperienced Eleanor is promised a life of luxury by the beautiful and charismatic Elizabeth and her protégé, Emily. All she must do is allow Elizabeth complete control of her destiny.

In a darkly compelling and magical plot, prepare to discover the dangerous secret shared by these women - a secret that spans centuries, and which will unearth horrors not of this world.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Verve Books
  • ISBN: 9780857309464
  • Number of pages: 352
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
  • Languages: English

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Slashed Beauties
Great Ideas, Uneven Execution
This was, interestingly, my very first experience with body horror in book form – and I have mixed feelings about it. To be clear: it’s not that I disliked... READ MORE
Magdalena
Slashed Beauties
The dual timeline narrative works well here & it has a fitting, if slightly rushed, ending. 3.75 stars (rounded up)
Present day Seoul, & dealer of macabre antiques, Alys, is close to finally making the deal she has been waiting for. Following the owner's death, Alys is t... READ MORE
OutsmartYourShelf
Slashed Beauties
A must buy!
A hauntingly atmospheric gothic horror that weaves a dual timeline between 1769 and the present day, Slashed Beauties is as chilling as it is compelling. I... READ MORE
Deborah Johnson
Slashed Beauties
Interesting, good plot and characters
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book. I enjoyed this. I had no idea that Anatomical Venuses existed. Obviously anatomi... READ MORE
am/am/am
Slashed Beauties
Dark and twisty
A dual timeline that connects in ways no one could imagine. Alys has almost completed her task to secure Elizabeth a creepy wax figure with a dark past. Ba... READ MORE
Kerry Henderson
Slashed Beauties
Fascinating but ambiguous
Told in dual timelines from the points of view of Alys, a modern antiques dealer, and Eleanor, an 18th century woman of the night, you might imagine that t... READ MORE
Huttson Lo
Slashed Beauties
Captivating Subject Matter with Lacklustre Execution
What a subject matter! I have long been an admirer of the Anatomical Venus, so when I saw there was a Historical Horror featuring three anatomical venuses ... READ MORE
Obscura Strange
Slashed Beauties
History and horror
The first thing I did after finishing this book was go and do my own research on anatomical Venuses. They hooked me when reading and I found it interesting... READ MORE
K. Bickmore
Slashed Beauties
A gothic hisotical story done to perfection
I loved this book. It's very dark with lots of atmosphere and sinister happenings, but I loved every page. This book is told in two time periods, each ... READ MORE
Kirsten
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Slashed Beauties
Haunting and enchanting
I love when a book completely enchants you, when you finish the first chapter and just know you won’t stop until the final page. Reading Slashed Beauties, ... READ MORE
Dez Roberts
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Slashed Beauties
a bit disappointing
Unfortunately I felt a bit disappointed by this book, or maybe to be fair, by the blurb and marketing which made me expect more of a feminist revenge horro... READ MORE
jean
Slashed Beauties
Not quite what the blurb suggests
 Slashed Beauties is a dual timeline novel split between Alys in the present day and Eleanor in 1769.  Alys is an antiques collector and has finally manag... READ MORE
Amie
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Slashed Beauties
Atmospheric and Compelling
This isn’t my usual pick, but something about it really called out to me. I read the blurb and was immediately intrigued by the premise: the legend of cu... READ MORE
Lou
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.