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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Il faut que j'arrête de lire ces Américaines diplômées en littérature anglaise, qui écrivent sur la Régence ou l'époque victorienne. Je suis toujours un peu déçue.
Ce n'est pas tant la marée bien pensante que je déplore dans ce volume. Malgré quelques scènes qui m'ont encore fait lever les yeux au ciel, le tout est éclipsé par une galerie de personnage loufoques et attachants. Et si la résolution du mystère laisse quelques questions sans réponse, on pardonne l'auteur, car le style est enjoué et l'intrigue amusante.
Non, le plus embêtant, c'est le caractère terriblement niais de la relation entre les deux protagonistes, de plus en plus présente dans l'intrigue. C'est la véritable plaie de cette œuvre, qui aurait pu constituer une lecture de plage distrayante, un petit plaisir facile. Mais là, non, ce n'est plus possible.
I listened to the audiobook, and it was entirely engrossing.
The mystery itself isn't as twisted as in the first book, [b:Silent in the Grave|267869|Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1)|Deanna Raybourn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1483424891l/267869._SX50_.jpg|259684], but the characters, especially the supporting ones, are more fun this time around.
Lady Julia is from a family of infamous crazies and rogues and scandal makers, and it doesn't much phase her. Since her husband passed away before the first book in the series, she has quickly come into her own. She's stubborn and intelligent and feisty, while still being gullible and wrong and too stubborn for her own good. Brisbane, her reluctant partner in crime-fighting, is annoyed with her more often than not, and they spend most of their time arguing - whey they're not staring at each other longingly.
That said, it's not a silly or funny series, and it feels a bit darker than most of the books I read. Well written and enjoyable (I finished the 560 page book over the course of two days), and certainly worth picking up the first one.
