The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor
by Shaenon K. Gerrity
Year Published: 2021
So much fun! And smart.
Our protagonist is a high school student who loves to read old, gothic romance novels. You know the ones--old manor house, tragic love story, supernatural elements, your English teacher (like this one!!!) loves them...
And the one day she falls into a tear in the time/space continuum (or something like that) and she is in a gothic place...full of all of the tropes. But they are also broken tropes. Like the maiden is a heroine. And the grumpy maid is...well, I won't spoil it!