Reviews for the hypnotic city n ote while this is the second book in the gold and gaslight chronicles it can be read as a standalone all relevant information from the first book covered in the second. The hypnotic city tells the tale of philomena who has escaped london to go to new york city where she hopes to become an actress taking place in the early twentieth century the book includes a cast of modern seeming characters. Sonia and the hypnotic city sonia and the hypnotic city tweet productrate count average productrate average 2dp rating contact from a town the church sends sonia on a mission to solve a hypnosis incident taking place in the town with their chastity controlled townspeople have sexual intercourse on the street . The hypnotic city is the second in the gold and glasslight chronicles i read this book as a stand alone it does not completely reveal the previous story but i definitely know the basics after reading the hypnotic city the book is set in the theater world of new york city in the early 1900s. The hypnotic city follows young philomena blackwell in the hypnotic city on the other side of the pond in new york new york while this is an enjoyable work of historical fiction the supernatural elements found in the first book are not present here