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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
This too 800 years too long.
I’ll admit, whilst I was reading this I was going through a lot of not great things mentally. That caused me to slow down my reading and not focus to hard on it. However, this book did not give me a lot to hold on to.
Usually, I love fantasy, Victorian-age, true crime, and detective novels. This had all of those things and should have been the best book ever. But it really, really, really wasn’t.
The writing seemed like it was trying too hard. Everything was over the top Victorian with the word choice and the obsession with description. I felt like I was reading Hawthorne or Tolkein.
I finished it, but it dragged me by the hair to the end. I am not sure if my intense apathy was the reason this didn’t resonate with me, or if it just isn’t that well written.
The world may never know.
I’ll admit, whilst I was reading this I was going through a lot of not great things mentally. That caused me to slow down my reading and not focus to hard on it. However, this book did not give me a lot to hold on to.
Usually, I love fantasy, Victorian-age, true crime, and detective novels. This had all of those things and should have been the best book ever. But it really, really, really wasn’t.
The writing seemed like it was trying too hard. Everything was over the top Victorian with the word choice and the obsession with description. I felt like I was reading Hawthorne or Tolkein.
I finished it, but it dragged me by the hair to the end. I am not sure if my intense apathy was the reason this didn’t resonate with me, or if it just isn’t that well written.
The world may never know.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
emotional
funny
If Terry Pratchett wrote a Victorian mystery, this would be it
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
Reading Vlog: https://youtu.be/rT5JysiB7Gk
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book is Gothic, macabre, grotesque, and delightfully dark! We follow Bridie, a Sherlock Holmes-esque female, as she is trying to rescue a child/solve a case that seems to be pointing toward mythical creatures.
This was excellently written! Bridie is eccentric and intelligent. She roams the London slums with some very questionable characters (including a self-aware ghost). The story changes perspectives and jumps between two different times to piece together the whole puzzle. It was so genius how it all came together.
The writing itself is very grotesque and Victorian. Be aware, there are gross explanations in this story. I found myself cringing on multiple occasions. I also found myself dreading when the perspective was one certain person (you'll know when you read it) because the person was TERRIBLE.
The only complaint I had about this book was the large cast of characters. I had to stop a few times to remember who was being talked about. I think, on the whole, it was a necessary cast of characters to properly tell the story, but it can get confusing (especially if you listen to the audio book).
Speaking of the audiobook, if you listen to it, have the physical book handy. The accents are very thick, and sometimes I had no clue what was being said, so I had to refer to the book. The narrator was absolutely amazing, though!
Overall, I loved this book! If you are a fan of old-school Sherlock Holmes with a macabre twist and a female lead, you should read it!
This was excellently written! Bridie is eccentric and intelligent. She roams the London slums with some very questionable characters (including a self-aware ghost). The story changes perspectives and jumps between two different times to piece together the whole puzzle. It was so genius how it all came together.
The writing itself is very grotesque and Victorian. Be aware, there are gross explanations in this story. I found myself cringing on multiple occasions. I also found myself dreading when the perspective was one certain person (you'll know when you read it) because the person was TERRIBLE.
The only complaint I had about this book was the large cast of characters. I had to stop a few times to remember who was being talked about. I think, on the whole, it was a necessary cast of characters to properly tell the story, but it can get confusing (especially if you listen to the audio book).
Speaking of the audiobook, if you listen to it, have the physical book handy. The accents are very thick, and sometimes I had no clue what was being said, so I had to refer to the book. The narrator was absolutely amazing, though!
Overall, I loved this book! If you are a fan of old-school Sherlock Holmes with a macabre twist and a female lead, you should read it!