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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Just was bored after half the book. Put it aside and couldn't face picking it up again.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Representation: Indian side characters who are Muslim
Mature Themes:
• Alcohol use and abuse
• Opium use and abuse
• Sexual content doesn't surpass discussion in the context of the police investigation (e.g., sex workers offering their services, what certain clients ask to be performed)
Possible Triggers: Yes
• Murder
• Mutilation of a corpse
• Autopsy during the mid-19th century described
• Discussion and recounting of gang r@pe of side characters
• Murder of Hero's wife while pregnant described in detail
• Alcoholism
• Drug abuse
• Grief
• Death of Heroine's brother
• Sexism
• Prejudice against sex workers (challenged by protagonists)
• PTSD from serving in the Crimean war as a nurse
Ending:HFN
Mature Themes:
• Alcohol use and abuse
• Opium use and abuse
• Sexual content doesn't surpass discussion in the context of the police investigation (e.g., sex workers offering their services, what certain clients ask to be performed)
Possible Triggers: Yes
• Murder
• Mutilation of a corpse
• Autopsy during the mid-19th century described
• Discussion and recounting of gang r@pe of side characters
• Murder of Hero's wife while pregnant described in detail
• Alcoholism
• Drug abuse
• Grief
• Death of Heroine's brother
• Sexism
• Prejudice against sex workers (challenged by protagonists)
• PTSD from serving in the Crimean war as a nurse
Ending:
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
Found this to be highly unlikely for the time period and realistically even now all these men would have gone free instead of being punished, I just didn’t vibe with the book.
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Historical mystery covering the cruel murders and suffering of young women in the Regency London. Nurse Gemma and policeman Sebastian Bell meet within sad circumstances - when Gemma´s brother tragically dies. But his death more and more seems like something more sinister. Can this be because of what he saw in the cemetery?
Mystery itself is fine, but there is too much filling around around the sad, cruel, psychopathic basic motive. There are unnecessary motives around which maybe are shedding some light to the social and philosophical aspects the authoress wants to cover - yet they really are not important for the plot and they take too much of the space. I would prefer much more light to be shed into the real problems of violence towards women.
Mystery itself is fine, but there is too much filling around around the sad, cruel, psychopathic basic motive. There are unnecessary motives around which maybe are shedding some light to the social and philosophical aspects the authoress wants to cover - yet they really are not important for the plot and they take too much of the space. I would prefer much more light to be shed into the real problems of violence towards women.