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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The Colebrook sisters are back! This continues the heart-stopping rescues and daring adventures. The banter, wit and courage made this book easy to finish. The mystery and intrigue kept Gus and Julia busy as they work as detectives to solve their next case. I enjoyed how the layers of the mystery were revealed. A great regency mystery!
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Was not as interesting or exciting as the first book.
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
it was good!! i was so excited to read it when it came out
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder
Not nearly as good as the book 1 but I fully enjoyed my reading experience. For one thing, this had some truly corny moments that took me out of the novel entirely. There’s points where the author just full on explains to the reader the very themes we’re meant to engage with—a problem I did not have with book 1. However, what this book did really well is make me realize just how much I like these characters. I’m fully invested in these people and where their stories will go. So as long as Alice Goodman keeps writing books within this series, I’ll keep reading them.
medium-paced
The first half was missing the jaunty recalcitrance of the first book, but found it later in the second half. Excited for the final book in the trilogy.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Just as good as the first one!
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved the first book in the series and was very much looking forward to this one. Unfortunately, it was just okay. There was a stretch where I was verging on DNF, but pushed through and was glad to reach the end. It didn't over several "cases" like the previous one; it was more like a traditional mystery/thriller/adventure type of book.
It's not quite as dark or disturbing as the first book, but still has some of the same dark elements regarding violence against women. If you were worried after the end of the last one that you had reached the edge of your tolerance for the horrors being done to the women in the book, be assured that this one dialed it back a little bit... more along the lines of the first story in the first book rather than the last. That doesn't mean it's a warm or happy book though.
The problem is... that I found it really hard to love any of the characters in this book. I found Miss Grant and Hester really irritating and wanted to slap Miss Grant a few times. Augusta's scenes with Lord Evan are fantastic, but she was a little too overbearing at times. There were some side characters I enjoyed, but overall, I didn't feel attached to Gus or Julia.
Without spoilers, there is some closure to the story line regarding the fatal duel Evan was part of, but it does end on another unresolved note, setting up a third adventure.
I will likely borrow the third from the library out of curiosity to see where this goes, but I'm not anticipating it as highly as I did this one.
It's not quite as dark or disturbing as the first book, but still has some of the same dark elements regarding violence against women. If you were worried after the end of the last one that you had reached the edge of your tolerance for the horrors being done to the women in the book, be assured that this one dialed it back a little bit... more along the lines of the first story in the first book rather than the last. That doesn't mean it's a warm or happy book though.
The problem is... that I found it really hard to love any of the characters in this book. I found Miss Grant and Hester really irritating and wanted to slap Miss Grant a few times. Augusta's scenes with Lord Evan are fantastic, but she was a little too overbearing at times. There were some side characters I enjoyed, but overall, I didn't feel attached to Gus or Julia.
Without spoilers, there is some closure to the story line regarding the fatal duel Evan was part of, but it does end on another unresolved note, setting up a third adventure.
I will likely borrow the third from the library out of curiosity to see where this goes, but I'm not anticipating it as highly as I did this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated