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melissa_who_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Listened to it on audiobook. Entertaining for dull car rides.
iskanderjonesiv's review against another edition
July, 1923, and Daisy has been invited by an American magazine to cover the Henley Regatta. But unknown to her, she steps into a class war between two members of the Oxford rowing team. Cox Horace Bott - a shopkeeper's son, has always hated rower Basil DeLancy - younger son of an earl and all-round cad and bully. And after a particularly brutal public humiliation by DeLancy, Bott swears revenge - so when DeLancy keels over and dies mid-race, it would seem he's made good his promise.
**
geekbrocade's review against another edition
2.0
2.5
Very weak mystery plot. Now, I just read this series for Daisy and Alec to see what they are up to.
Very weak mystery plot. Now, I just read this series for Daisy and Alec to see what they are up to.
rebeccabadger's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
louise56637's review against another edition
4.0
Amusing but Daisy and Alec need to spend less time thinking about possibilities and more time asking questions.
gray5217's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
coffee_and_chapters's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
This one was rather funny from what I remember. Always love a good 1920s mystery so this series is quite cool overall.
laurenjodi's review against another edition
3.0
Dead in the Water
3 Stars
While visiting family and participating in the annual Henley-Upon-Thames regatta, Daisy again finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation when one of the college rowers dies.
The murder investigation is very predictable as there is only one possible suspect other than the obvious red herring. Nevertheless, the descriptions of the rowing and the regatta are fun as I have actually been to Henley-Upon-Thames during the races, so it brought back fond memories.
The narrator, Mia Chariamonte, is too awful for words, and I switched to the ebook halfway through. Chariamonte is incapable of producing a British accent and mangles the pronunciation of even the most simple of words, such as "path" (short vowel pAHth instead of long vowel pAAth), invalid (noun) /ˈɪnvəlɪd/ is read as "in valid" /ɪnˈvælɪd/(adjective), and worst of all, mispronouncing Gloucester as "Glowster" instead of "Gloster". It is easy these days to look up the correct pronunciation of a word before recording in the studio, and it is insulting that a narrator would not even bother to do so.
She narrates one more installment, so I will be reading that one rather than listening.
3 Stars
While visiting family and participating in the annual Henley-Upon-Thames regatta, Daisy again finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation when one of the college rowers dies.
The murder investigation is very predictable as there is only one possible suspect other than the obvious red herring. Nevertheless, the descriptions of the rowing and the regatta are fun as I have actually been to Henley-Upon-Thames during the races, so it brought back fond memories.
The narrator, Mia Chariamonte, is too awful for words, and I switched to the ebook halfway through. Chariamonte is incapable of producing a British accent and mangles the pronunciation of even the most simple of words, such as "path" (short vowel pAHth instead of long vowel pAAth), invalid (noun) /ˈɪnvəlɪd/ is read as "in valid" /ɪnˈvælɪd/(adjective), and worst of all, mispronouncing Gloucester as "Glowster" instead of "Gloster". It is easy these days to look up the correct pronunciation of a word before recording in the studio, and it is insulting that a narrator would not even bother to do so.
She narrates one more installment, so I will be reading that one rather than listening.
sigrros's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0