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nic3's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
I didn't find the book particularly compelling as a country house mystery; the murder wasn't resolved particularly cleverly not was there any narrative tension surrounding the reveal of whodunnit. The historical part was quite well done, with broad historical accuracy so it was nice that that didn't take me out of the story.
The ending was somewhat egregious in my opinionleaning on class and power to avoid any consequences despite the established views of Lord Went water. Daisy's plan wasn't even clever to fix every thing
The ending was somewhat egregious in my opinion
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Colonisation
cameronmh's review
adventurous
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? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Infidelity, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Medical content, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Cursing, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Racism
lunagirl_alice's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-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
3.0
I listened to this as an audiobook and i really enjoyed the story. It's sort of Poirot meets Downton Abbey. I love murder mysteries so i thought this book would be perfect. On the murder mystery front it was okay, it's not the best i've read but it was not terrible at all. I did like the main character, it took me a while to get my head around the story, i felt there were so many characters that it took me half the story just trying to piece together who was who and how they were all related. Saying that it was still a nice story if a little underwhelming. If you're looking for a great murder mystery story this isn't exactly the book i'd recommend, there's definitely better ones out there.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence
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