In the hands of a lesser writer, these elements might have seemed stagey and trite. The Seance received positive reviews from Tor.com and The Independent, the latter of which compared the book to the works of Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle, writing that both authors were "fascinated by the disputed borderland between the claims of the paranormal and the techniques of Victorian science. Despite warnings by the Wraxford family lawyer that the house has led to the death and disappearances of several Wraxfords - and that living there is not a good idea, Constance ends up drawn to the house, something that might spell her doom. In 1889 Constance discovers that she has inherited Wraxford Hall, a run down and supposedly haunted mansion in Suffolk. To make matters worse, Constance seems to have the ability to see horrible visions of future deaths, which greatly unnerves her. She never had a proper mother, as Constance's mom preferred to obsess over the death of Constance's infant sister Alma, to the point where this drove her to suicide many years later. Ever since her childhood Constance Langton has felt out of place.
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