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greaydean's review against another edition
4.0
He consistently delivers a complex dark mystery at the end of the Dark Ages.
I like it.
I like it.
aspahn's review
2.0
it was just okay ... the first book in this series was the best. the rest so far really haven't lived up to my expectations.
sophiazettler2's review
5.0
Love this series.
Love the characters, the plot, the beautiful descriptions of 17th century Germany/Bavaria.
Will be reading the next book immediately
Love the characters, the plot, the beautiful descriptions of 17th century Germany/Bavaria.
Will be reading the next book immediately
annabannana's review
3.0
Feels like a repeat of the first two books. With a small rip-off in subplot from The Physician.
oddskyla's review
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
A fun and intriguing historical murder mystery. Informative of the town and times, and interesting. I got tired around the last 100 pages or so as the murder is explained and then conflict took forever to conclude.
foofers1622's review
4.0
Another great addition to the Hangman's Daughter series. It does start off a little slow but then it really gets going. My only complaint is the constant bickering between Magdalena and Simon. There was enough of that in the 2nd book. I can't wait to see what these bunch of characters get themselves into next.
ameserole's review
3.0
Okay, so I created a reading crime because I read the third book of this series WAY before I even read the second book. WHY? Well, for a certain reading challenge this book was called for me to read. So being me.. I read it without hesitation or regrets.
The Beggar King was a pretty good addition to this series. Now it's been a while since I've read the first book and fell in love with the character .. so unfortunately for me, this book started off slow but that's mostly my fault. However, once I got past all of the trying to remember what happened I actually got hooked pretty quickly on to the story and the characters throughout the book.
The bad guy in this book is a terrible and yet lovable bad guy. WHY? Well cause when a character is that good at what they are doing you just sort of fall in love. But then there's Magdalena who was kind of a toss up for me in this book because I'm pretty sure that I really liked her in the first book but in this book I was kind of flip-flopping my decision on her. Then there's Simon, who I sort of liked but not really because he just annoyed me at times.
Other than that, I liked the book. The characters were kind of like meh to me for the most part. I would totally reread this after I finally read the second book though and hopefully it will all make a ton of more sense to me and my opinion on everyone will change for the better.
The Beggar King was a pretty good addition to this series. Now it's been a while since I've read the first book and fell in love with the character .. so unfortunately for me, this book started off slow but that's mostly my fault. However, once I got past all of the trying to remember what happened I actually got hooked pretty quickly on to the story and the characters throughout the book.
The bad guy in this book is a terrible and yet lovable bad guy. WHY? Well cause when a character is that good at what they are doing you just sort of fall in love. But then there's Magdalena who was kind of a toss up for me in this book because I'm pretty sure that I really liked her in the first book but in this book I was kind of flip-flopping my decision on her. Then there's Simon, who I sort of liked but not really because he just annoyed me at times.
Other than that, I liked the book. The characters were kind of like meh to me for the most part. I would totally reread this after I finally read the second book though and hopefully it will all make a ton of more sense to me and my opinion on everyone will change for the better.
sjgrodsky's review
1.0
Let’s just say I quit on page 162. This is the first book I’ve read in which filth — mud, manure, horse piss, pus, urine — is described so frequently and lovingly that it qualifies as a character.
The human characters bear a passing resemblance to the filth in which they revel.
But I did learn something. These characters are the ancestors of 20th century Germans. Now I understand where Hitler found the willing executioners who slaughtered babies by banging their heads against walls.
The human characters bear a passing resemblance to the filth in which they revel.
But I did learn something. These characters are the ancestors of 20th century Germans. Now I understand where Hitler found the willing executioners who slaughtered babies by banging their heads against walls.
plainjanedoe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5