* THE SPECTATOR * carried off in fine style * LITERARY REVIEW * an impressively hectic spin on the Gothic tradition * DAILY TELEGRAPH * Rawblood makes a powerful contribution to the British literature of the fantastic. * WOMAN AND HOME * Chillingly good - Charlotte Heathcote * Sunday Express S Magazine * As a meta-examination of the Gothic genre (it's mostly set in the 19th Century( and as a straightforward tale of grisly haunting, Ward's novel is remarkably successful. With a ghostly face at the window, inexplicable events and a sense of menace hanging over every page, this is one chilling gothic novel - Fanny Blake * Daily Mail * plenty of twists and turns that had me on the edge of my seat. * Essie Fox, author of THE SOMNAMBULIST * A gothic tale of love and madness, this atmospheric and chilling story drew me in from the first page, and kept me up at night, until I reached the last - Claire Fuller, author of OUR ENDLESS NUMBERED DAYS The story crosses generations, from Victorian England to World War I, and is told by a number of different voices, going back and forth in time and drawing the reader into their thrall.

It has many echoes of the classics but is entirely its own book. Emma Healey author of ELIZABETH IS MISSING Gloriously dark and claustrophobic, Rawblood is a haunting gothic novel of intelligence and complexity. As full of science as it is the supernatural, this is a hauntingly brilliant virtuoso performance. From Victorian ghost story to anti-war polemic and back again: I raged, wept and hid under the bed covers.