Reviews

Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer

bekahmurphy's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Cleopatra Fox is the type of sleuth who solves mysteries by barreling in where she isn't wanted and asking rude questions. And people just sort of answer her truthfully. I found myself cringing at a lot if her actions that I think I was supposed to be applauding for being brave. That said, I did like the book overall and will give the next book in the series a try. 

mindblasian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

tlumbr's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

sylvatica's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Enjoyable, but the red herring was waaaayyy too obvious for too long.

know_it_nalls's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

secarter114's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

hulahoopes's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

letterynn's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

hlake52's review against another edition

2.0

The plot had great potential but between the novice sleuthing by Cleo and the author’s obvious insertion of feminism in 1899 it fell flat. It’s an easy quick read with lots of tea but don’t expect brilliant detecting.

paxcoffee's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5