Reviews

Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

abi_shaw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ava15's review against another edition

Again. Coming back to this one later, just need to clear out my “currently reading”

katrinelinden's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

aliceboule's review against another edition

4.0

Honestly, this book is amazing. Sure it's not amazing literature (though Braddon is definitely among the better 19th century writers) and will probably disappear come 100 years. But nonetheless, it is worth reading.

The plot is fun, scary and thrilling. Lady Audley is charming and beautiful, and you will desperately fall in love with her. George and Robert will be a titillating secret for some of you, and others of you will not even notice it.

I read this for class on dangerous women, and I would read it again on my own. Dangerous woman does not even cover it.

radikaliseradgroda's review

4.0

A bit predictable and Heterosexual in places, but very readable. The pages practically turned on their own.

effortlessly_uncool's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

nerdsbianhokie's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I don't remember why this ended up on my to read list, but I don't regret it. It took a bit for me to get into it, but once I did, I enjoyed it. 

carrie_avm's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? N/A

3.0

karinlib's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars. I am comparing this with other Victorian literature. I definitely enjoyed it, but I felt I had read this type of story before. So what is Lady Audley's secret? I'm not telling. You might think you know what it is, halfway through the book, but the author keeps us in suspense until the end of the book.

tommyb33's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5