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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
I love the series they are sexy, witty, gothic and fast paced with a good mystery. My only problem is that the sex scenes are far too emotional for my liking. But I'm trying to convince myself that not everything is about sex.
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
And things are going downhill. How disappointing.
The murder-mystery here is boring. I was bored with everything having to do with the murder. Now, Mina's father, the time traveling room, the RH romance...that's what kept me from DNFing.
Also, I noticed it in the first 2 books, but it was tolerable then, but not in this one:
1) everyone over explains themselves and talks too much. I wanted more action. More showing than telling. 2) sometimes I question their foursome. Sometimes I feel like the characters were forced together by the author, and I don't understand their feelings for each other. 3) the murder after murder are becoming too unbelievable. One murder in the first book, understandable. But the sequel's mystery wasn't all that great, and this one was even worse. In a tiny town, this many murders is questionable.
The only reason I kept reading was for the overarching theme and mystery of Mina and the bookshop. It took me a long time to get through this book. It was exasperating, boring, and too tame. Moriarty is the Napoleon of Crime. He's supposed to be a darkly clever and charming character, and the author tries her best, but the result isn't all that great. Quoth is basically a doormat without much of a personality. Heathcliff is always growling. Anything he says is always growled. It never says "he said," but "he growled." I get it, but no one growls that much, if they growl at all. The love declarations seemed to come out of nowhere, too. Why do they love Mina? I'm always questioning it now.
Before, I could shove these complaints to the back of my mind and enjoy the story, but now, in the third book, it's annoying and obvious.
Overall, I was mildly entertained, especially in the beginning and during the smutty moments. I wouldn't recommend it or re-read it, though. Maybe if you want to figure out the bookshop mystery and read the smut parts, but you could skip the murder mystery and miss nothing.
Happy reading, Goodreads fiends.
The murder-mystery here is boring. I was bored with everything having to do with the murder. Now, Mina's father, the time traveling room, the RH romance...that's what kept me from DNFing.
Also, I noticed it in the first 2 books, but it was tolerable then, but not in this one:
1) everyone over explains themselves and talks too much. I wanted more action. More showing than telling. 2) sometimes I question their foursome. Sometimes I feel like the characters were forced together by the author, and I don't understand their feelings for each other. 3) the murder after murder are becoming too unbelievable. One murder in the first book, understandable. But the sequel's mystery wasn't all that great, and this one was even worse. In a tiny town, this many murders is questionable.
The only reason I kept reading was for the overarching theme and mystery of Mina and the bookshop. It took me a long time to get through this book. It was exasperating, boring, and too tame. Moriarty is the Napoleon of Crime. He's supposed to be a darkly clever and charming character, and the author tries her best, but the result isn't all that great. Quoth is basically a doormat without much of a personality. Heathcliff is always growling. Anything he says is always growled. It never says "he said," but "he growled." I get it, but no one growls that much, if they growl at all. The love declarations seemed to come out of nowhere, too. Why do they love Mina? I'm always questioning it now.
Before, I could shove these complaints to the back of my mind and enjoy the story, but now, in the third book, it's annoying and obvious.
Overall, I was mildly entertained, especially in the beginning and during the smutty moments. I wouldn't recommend it or re-read it, though. Maybe if you want to figure out the bookshop mystery and read the smut parts, but you could skip the murder mystery and miss nothing.
Happy reading, Goodreads fiends.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
When I started this series, I really couldn't know that I would fall in love with it so quickly and so badly. After reading the third book I can really hit myself for not picking up a book by Holmes sooner. Because this was what I was looking for and these are the kind of books I am waiting for and longing for. And it's most of all the disability representation I'm so needing and craving.
In the last book Mina slowly going blind hasn't been much of a topic, but in this book Mina has to take a few very hard steps. She has to visit a doctor and she has to admit that she needs to start learning how to take care of herself when she DOES go blind. Holmes describes that process and Mina's coping and not coping brilliantly. You feel that she knows what she's talking about and knows how it's done.
And yet it never takes over the entire story or the entire plot. We get to see a little more of the bigger mystery, the mystery of the bookshop itself, and just like in the previous books there is another delicious mystery to sink my teeth in. I have to admit, I really should catch up with my classics to get all the references, but it also really works without understanding all the inside jokes. Especially because the mystery is gripping and well done. It's easy to sense a direction, but not too easy to pinpoint it down.
Last but not least, I have developed a huge crush on all three of the guys too. Although, maybe especially on Morrie. I'm no criminal mastermind and yet I recognize so much of me in him. Always wanting to be in control, afraid to lose my heart, having a brain that works just too fast. And watching him learn and grow and thaw is one of the best things of this series. Although, I also really love Quoth and his development. He's so kind and understanding and sweet and supportive. I really want a boyfriend like him one day. And Heathcliff? Well, he's Heathcliff. And yes, I guess my heart is warming up to him too.
Is it next week already? I want to read the next book!
In the last book Mina slowly going blind hasn't been much of a topic, but in this book Mina has to take a few very hard steps. She has to visit a doctor and she has to admit that she needs to start learning how to take care of herself when she DOES go blind. Holmes describes that process and Mina's coping and not coping brilliantly. You feel that she knows what she's talking about and knows how it's done.
And yet it never takes over the entire story or the entire plot. We get to see a little more of the bigger mystery, the mystery of the bookshop itself, and just like in the previous books there is another delicious mystery to sink my teeth in. I have to admit, I really should catch up with my classics to get all the references, but it also really works without understanding all the inside jokes. Especially because the mystery is gripping and well done. It's easy to sense a direction, but not too easy to pinpoint it down.
Last but not least, I have developed a huge crush on all three of the guys too. Although, maybe especially on Morrie. I'm no criminal mastermind and yet I recognize so much of me in him. Always wanting to be in control, afraid to lose my heart, having a brain that works just too fast. And watching him learn and grow and thaw is one of the best things of this series. Although, I also really love Quoth and his development. He's so kind and understanding and sweet and supportive. I really want a boyfriend like him one day. And Heathcliff? Well, he's Heathcliff. And yes, I guess my heart is warming up to him too.
Is it next week already? I want to read the next book!
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes