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Drama and Danger by J.T. Williams

myuncuratedworld's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

beanjast's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.75

missodie34's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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? No

4.25

emmanovella's review

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4.0

I really enjoyed this middle grade, historical, mystery audiobook.
The characters, even ones we don't see often, felt well rounded and the mystery was engaging. I appreciated the truthfulness to the time - our characters being inspired by real people and (no spoilers) things that really happened in that time playing a part.
I think this book would be a great launching pad for discussion for kids, especially in the classroom.

Personally, I'd have liked just a little more of the finding clues but overall, it was a really great story and I'm now heading to another tab to read about the real Dido Belle!

wonderfullybookish's review

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adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

susannelucyluisa's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.5

bethanjane21's review

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious

3.75

ayeshalovesfable's review against another edition

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5.0

The story follows a 12 years old girl, Elizabeth Sancho, who spends most of her time helping out with the family business. Lizzie’s father Ignatius Sancho, is an actor at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

On 11 April 1777, Ignatius Sancho while performing in Shakespeare’s play Othello got injured by the fall of a Chandelier. This seems like an accident at first, but both Lizzie and another girl at the theater Dido Belle saw a mysterious man on the balcony. This leads them to the idea that this is not an accidental fall after all but a huge conspiracy is behind this incident.

This novel is really amazing in many aspects. First of all, I liked the 18th century setting along with mystery and rich suspense. Plus we got to see the 18th century style Showbiz industry.

The mystery of this novel is surely going to keep you on your toes. I liked how the secrets unravel one by one, and I enjoyed this thing a lot. Both Belle and Lizzie are superb detectives despite their very young age.

The illustrations of the novel are what let me enjoy this story more. I could picture the scenes and characters more easily in my mind. Shout out to Simone Douglas for these gorgeous illustrations.

This novel is a work of fiction but, it also showcases an important historical aspect about the presence of Black lives in 18th century London and the difficulties they faced there. I love this side of the novel.

Thank you so much author for the historical note at the end. It was really helpful and informative.

In the end, I’ll recommend this novel to those who love

Historical fiction
Hamilton
Bridgerton fashion
Mystery
Thriller
Family relationships

spookystaircase's review against another edition

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

3.0

jetpackbingo's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5