Reviews - The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

691 reviews for:

The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

Paulette Kennedy

4.14 AVERAGE

delirious_wraith's review

4.5

emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Well written, emotion evoking book with a strong FMC. The themes touched upon; oppression of women, female empowerment, the paranormal and solving murders was a perfect combo for me. I deducted half a point because there was one part that was confusing followed by excruciatingly painful that will likely leave emotional scars. While that might be other people's "thang" ("A little life"-readers where you at? 😜) it isn't mine.

Tldr; would recommend

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leigh_f's review

3.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

laurakcook's review

2.75

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

lea3a's review

4.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kelseyrashae's review

4.5

medium-paced

morganestoner's review

4.0

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

joannchilada's review

3.0

A good concept, pulled me in with the first half, but the second half was predictable and sometimes tedious. The happy ending was so exceedingly happy that it felt clumsy compared to the more solid and interesting writing in the first part of the book. The main character, Loretta, was well developed and felt very real, but perhaps the author was just a little too attached and let Loretta have absolutely everything she desired. I expected an ending more in line with the rest of the book - Loretta getting some things she wanted (and deserved), but with more of an open end, or at least one less, frankly, sappy.

mblank9's review

3.0

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

daisybooks22's review

4.75

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

michalreadinglist's review against another edition

3.5

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I was disappointed to learn her powers are just a side plot that has nothing to do with the actual topic, which is domestic violence in the mid 20th century in USA.

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