Reviews

Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook

rachelsolis's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

3.5

amywrites's review

3.0

I enjoyed the mystery in this novel, though sometimes the mysteriousness of it made it hard for me to care about/have interest in certain aspects (like the identity of Constance's lover).

I liked Constance's journal entries and really enjoyed Edison's POV - it was very dark and disturbed. But Maude's POV was a bit boring for me.

As someone who works in tourism, I loved the dark tourism aspect of the book.

Thanks to Simon and Schuster Canada for an ARC!

danicivil's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

thebeercanon's review

adventurous challenging dark lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.5

iowabluebird'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

3.5

alipals's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

jamie_lou_who's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

3.25

romonko's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

I finished this book yesterday, and I thought "What did I just read?"  I'm not sure what I was expecting, but what I got was not really for me.  The book begins with an Arctic expedition set in the 19th century.  It begins with 20-year-old- Constance Horton who signs on as a ship's boy on the Makepiece,  which is a vessel that was being sent to the Arctic to find out what happened to the Franklin Expedition, which had disappeared while on a voyage to find the Northwest Passage.  Constance does not come back to England when the Makepiece returns, and Maude Horton, her sister, is trying to find out what happened to her.  Maude has Constance's diary, and she knows from there that one particular man who was also on the Makepiece was responsible for the disappearance of her sister.  Edison Stowe is that man, but Maude knows that he is also very dangerous.  The book is a cat-and-mouse chase across England as Maude Horton joins Edison Stowe's popular hanging excursions which is a touring company which follows the public hangings in and around England.  I found the book convoluted and hard to follow.  I was listening to it on audiobook, and that might explain my lack of comprehension, and understanding of what the author was trying to portray.  I did finish the book, but I did not enjoy it.  Wrong genre for me, I guess.

smdorsett's review

3.0

Good but not great. The 11th hour twist ending was a bit of a cop-out and the villain was flat.

brodie_rose's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75