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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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:
Yes
I really enjoyed this book. It was a fun and easy listen.
I will say I guessed who the murderer was pretty early on, but I still had fun listening to how the characters all found out.
Emma will always have a special place in my heart, so it's always fun to see how she might have lived life after Jane Austen's book.
I will say I guessed who the murderer was pretty early on, but I still had fun listening to how the characters all found out.
Emma will always have a special place in my heart, so it's always fun to see how she might have lived life after Jane Austen's book.
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is a. Follow up to Jane Austen’s Emma (now Knightly) who is married to George Knightly and she has settled into life as a wife of a local magistrate. She is visiting with Harriet Martin, wife of a tenant farmer of. Mr. Knightly when they are called to the church and find the body of the wife of the local vicar, Augusta Elton, on the alter steps. We enter into Emma’s investigation of the murder much to her husband’s chagrin and the antipathy of the local sheriff and doctor/coroner. Finding the murderer proves to be almost a full time job.
This is a Regency Historical Mystery and is soothing as well as entertaining. I enjoyed the book and felt that the story was a cozy mystery so I suspended belief enough to enjoy the story. The. Characters were pleasant, sympathetic with just enough negative characters to keep the story going. The marriage between Emma and George has developed into a comfortable relationship. Although not a page turner or a suspenseful thriller, the book was a warm, comfy story. Recommend to readers of cozy historical mystery.
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Rounded up from 3.5
The author did a great job capturing the characters from Jane Austen's Emma (I imagined the actors from the Gwyneth Paltrow/Jeremy Northam version) and the location of Highbury. The murderer was pretty easy to guess from the beginning, but this is a cozy mystery so it really wasn't supposed to be about the mystery. The author seems to be setting up a romance between Miss Bates and Mr. Woodhouse!
However, it was very draggy in the middle. Often repetitive. About 100 pages too long.
The author did a great job capturing the characters from Jane Austen's Emma (I imagined the actors from the Gwyneth Paltrow/Jeremy Northam version) and the location of Highbury. The murderer was pretty easy to guess from the beginning, but this is a cozy mystery so it really wasn't supposed to be about the mystery. The author seems to be setting up a romance between Miss Bates and Mr. Woodhouse!
However, it was very draggy in the middle. Often repetitive. About 100 pages too long.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
A slow-burn — so slow your interest may snuff out before anything much happens.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
A fun little Jane Austen-inspired mystery. A little predictable but enjoyable to read about familiar characters in new situations.
Entertaining little historical murder mystery. Emma is your amateur sleuth and stands up for herself when it was in the time that men thought women were fragile. ha! She knows better and she shows them that.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes