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adventurous
dark
emotional
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? No
4.0
Adele has always lived in the shadows. First watching her mother at the dance hall and when she passes, in the somber halls of her “father’s” manor. After her “father” remarries to Jane, Adele thinks it’s her time to shine when she is sent away to a London boarding school. She is excited to enter the world.
Adele learns quickly that shadows are everywhere and sometimes they have dark intentions. After a violent assault Adele recruits the help of Nan and takes on the city keeping her friends and fellow females safe. They become vigilantes out for female justice. When the time comes can Adele save herself?
I love this story way more than I expected. It is a dark, sapphic, historical fiction with tons of female empowerment. Thank you Net Gally and the publisher for the opportunity to listen to the ARC of Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Sexual assault
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