Reviews for Myrrh
Sink your teeth into this kaleidoscopic dark psychological horror, with a dread-inducing climax you will never forget.
Eric LaRocca
“Clever, insightful, and insidiously vicious, Polly Hall’s Myrrh is a terrifying and profoundly visceral exploration of social appearances, identity, and family. One of the most remarkable novels I’ve read in quite some time.”
Clay McLeod Chapman
“Nothing can quite prepare you for the gift that is Myrrh, which mischievously reads like an unhinged Rumplestiltskin, a Daphne du Maurier suckerpunch, a Catriona Ward whirlpool of vertiginous proportions. Remember the name Polly Hall. Her novel breathes life in the gathering gloom.”
C J Leede
“For every woman with a goblin inside her. This dark, lonely, yearning, twisty book is not for the faint of heart, and boy did I love it.”
Lindy Ryan
“A festering account of the horrors women hold within their wombs, and the ones their daughters inherit.”
Hailey Piper
“Myrrh swirls with sharp prose and personality. A dynamite stick of a book, pregnant with pathos and nitroglycerin.”
Reviews for The Taxidermist's Lover
The New York Times
“Hall's writing is lush, filled with startling conclusions about the nature of art and love and death. . . [A] shudder-inducing debut.”
Publishers Weekly
“Rich, decadent prose . . . allusions to The Bride of Frankenstein nicely ground the ending in the gothic tradition.”
Booklist Starred Review
“The menace increases slowly but relentlessly, permeating every corner, and the twists, plentiful but also well earned, pile up, resolving in a near-perfect horror ending . . . [A] lyrical debut, told with the confidence of a veteran.”
Foreword Reviews, Esteemed Book of the Day
“Creepy and sensual . . . the tension between Scarlett and Henry is riveting . . . making The Taxidermist’s Lover a luxurious, macabre romance.”
Kirkus Reviews
“As strange as it is disturbing . . . It’s [Scarlett’s] highly personal confessional tone, exposed internal conflicts, grotesque dreams, and desires that draw the reader in.”
This Is Horror
“With its gothic setting and lurid subject matter, Hall’s eerie prose is just right for those cold winter nights.”