Reviews

The Blood of an Englishman by M.C. Beaton

colleend's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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

3.25

jessalu's review

3.0

I may have liked it better if I had read any other Agatha Raisin book. Not good as a stand-alone

memphisholli's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

marifer0117's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

alrey's review against another edition

mysterious

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

3.0

laura_vee's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

ewil6681's review

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

princessreadsalot's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

3.0

ll_griff's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.5

ulrikedg's review

3.0

The Blood of an Englishman is not Beaton's best. Too many engagements involving people who have just met. I'm not sure if Beaton is running out of steam (I mean, book 25 if a mystery series!) or if this is just an understandable "they can't all be the best" book in a long running series.

Audiobook narrator Alison Larkin gets a LOT of hate for not being the inimitable Penelope Keith, which really isn't fair. I'm not a fan of Larkin, who narrated the highly overrated Amory Ames series (and did it no favors). Larkin is a better reader than voice actor for sure, which is much preferable to a narrator who is better at voices than reading, at least. Few could live up to the standard set by Keith, and Larkin isn't one of them, but she's NOT terrible. She gets a solid 3.5 stars.