
Half a Dark Heart
$14.97
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
3 February 2026
Summary
A gloriously gothic Victorian YA horror-romantasy about first love, sisters, and how far we will go to protect the ones we love.
The Horrors gain strength when things in our world are broken. A bone. A promise. A heart.
Ever since she first encountered ‘The Horrors’, Alice has hidden herself safely behind the walls of her family’s Whitby guest house. Only her beloved sister, Lucille, knows why—that Alice can see things, gruesome, terrible things, in the darkest corners of our …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241738429 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241738423 |
| Author: | H.F. Askwith |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 3 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 27mm |
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Haunting, atmospheric and suspenseful, Half A Dark Heart is a completely captivating gothic mystery. I haven’t been swept away by a book like this in a long time and I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun being utterly terrified. * Bea Fitzgerald, bestselling author of Girl, Goddess, Queen *Half A Dark Heart is the atmospheric horromantasy I’ve been craving! With a devastatingly tender love story, an evocative gothic setting, and a deep exploration of the power of sisterhood, this book is going to stay with me for a long time * Laura Steven, bestselling author of Our Infinite Fates *I absolutely loved Half a Dark Heart! It is such a gripping, multilayered read, [which] evokes Whitby in all its Gothic glory absolutely superbly. It’s sinister, poignant, and utterly enthralling. It’s taken so many elements of Victorian literature and reimagined them in a way that shows Heather’s love for literature, but also a wonderfully innovative approach to the genre. The Otherworld is a truly horrific invention (in the best sense!), and I am absolutely here for Alice and Lucille’s future adventures! * Naomi Kelsey, author of The Burnings *Praise for A Dark Inheritance: “A powerful, heart-racing story of family, fate, and writing your own destiny. Intricately plotted and luminously written - I loved it * Laura Steven, bestselling author of Our Infinite Fates *
About The Author
H.F. Askwith
H.F. Askwith is the author of three YA gothic fantasy thrillers - A Dark Inheritance, A Cruel Twist of Fate and Half A Dark Heart. She is a Northern Writers’ Award winner and has an MA in Creative Writing. When she’s not writing, she loves solving puzzles, playing board games with her family and running.
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