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lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
When I picked up this book, I didn’t know that this was the second book in a series, but luckily it wasn’t a problem. Despite some groundwork for characters and their relationships laid out in the previous book, the story stands well on its own.
The story is set in 1920s England after the war. War and the influenza pandemic pop up a few times in the text, and I think that it manages to ground the story in the period that it’s set in. The book (and the series) is about a young woman named Daisy Dalrymple. She gets invited to a manorhouse to do a magazine article about it. Soon, a body is discovered in the winter garden. Daisy invites his friend Alec from the Scotland Yard to investigate the murder since the local police seem to be afraid of the powerful lady of the manor.
The characters are interesting but perhaps not that memorable. It's a light and cosy murder mystery but needs more. I had a decent enough time, but I’m not sure if I’m interested enough to continue the series.
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia, Pregnancy, Cursing, Child death, Abandonment, Classism, Death, and Alcohol
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