Reviews

"Slippery Creatures (The Will Darling Adventures, #1)" by KJ Charles

rachelditty's review against another edition

3.75

This was fun! Will Darling, you're kinda right for everything you do in this. Get it, I guess.

kmacgahan's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

_surri_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

4.0

zie22214's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.75

billie_yankie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Lots of plot, not much romance but I did find myself enjoying this. Surprising seeing as I'm very much a character over plot girlie. I am also pleasantly surprised I liked the historical aspect - I haven't had much luck with those but maybe I haven't had the right period. So I think I'll check in on Will and Kim in the following installments as well. 

I do like the way Will's war experiences are handled. There's obviously some shell shock that leaks through in almost every of his actions, but he's very much unaware it's happening, which I love. His mind just occasionally slips back to the War.  

Phoebe, Kim's fiancé, was a lovely supporting character and I really hope she gets her own side story in the later books. 

sus_would_rather_be_reading's review against another edition

5.0

Coming at you this fine Sunday with another emotional support historical reread. I love this series so damn much. I’m not even sure how many times I’ve reread it at this point (I didn’t start meticulously tracking my rereads until a couple months ago).

This is peak KJ Charles. The series is an ode to 1920s pulp fiction with a shadowy nemesis and an overarching plot that carries throughout the entire series. It’s funny and snarky and hot and the characters are fully formed and complex.

What I really love about this book is that in addition to the romance and intrigue, you get some insights into postwar 1920s London along with glimpses of feminism, race relations, classism, and the economic hardships of those coming back from the trenches. It really is an amazing book. Absolutely 100 million stars.

rachthefletch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

lcy_rose's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

claireviolet's review against another edition

4.0

this is so stupidly charming. i think pheobe and maisie are my favorite kj charles side characters of all time. 

dreuben94's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.25