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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
“ ‘Why, that is most intriguing. A lady scientist,’ he said in a tone of wonderment. ‘What will they think of next?’ ”
Stumbling across a robbery in progress was not on Ms. Veronica Speedwell’s list of things to deal with on this particular day. Nor was traveling to London with a stranger who promises to tell her the truth of her mysterious parentage. When a more gruesome crime leaves her once again in the dark, she finds an unexpected ally in a grumpy natural historian with his own dark past. It’s now up to this unusual duo to uncover the truth — before they both end up dead too.
This book’s got many of my favorite elements: set in the Victorian era, led by a smart heroine, replete with pearl-clutching and men saying stupid things, a mystery, and of course enough murder to keep things moving along. I added this to my shelf last Christmas and didn’t re-read the summary before diving in, so it was fun to see where the story took me. Veronica is a great character — brilliant and snarky — and I enjoyed the plot twists.
Pick up this first in the Veronica Speedwell series if you enjoy smart women solving crimes in a 19th century setting.
Stumbling across a robbery in progress was not on Ms. Veronica Speedwell’s list of things to deal with on this particular day. Nor was traveling to London with a stranger who promises to tell her the truth of her mysterious parentage. When a more gruesome crime leaves her once again in the dark, she finds an unexpected ally in a grumpy natural historian with his own dark past. It’s now up to this unusual duo to uncover the truth — before they both end up dead too.
This book’s got many of my favorite elements: set in the Victorian era, led by a smart heroine, replete with pearl-clutching and men saying stupid things, a mystery, and of course enough murder to keep things moving along. I added this to my shelf last Christmas and didn’t re-read the summary before diving in, so it was fun to see where the story took me. Veronica is a great character — brilliant and snarky — and I enjoyed the plot twists.
Pick up this first in the Veronica Speedwell series if you enjoy smart women solving crimes in a 19th century setting.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Lightweight Victorian mystery with a brave scientist-adventurer and her surly jack-of-all-trades companion. I enjoyed the characters though found the first-person narrative tedious, almost like Veronica was shouting the whole thing. But her forthrightness and the overall tone of the novel won me over.
There's just something about a historical fiction with a fmc and mmc that love to bicker
The fmc hating on other womens' interests (or lack of interests) bugged me but is overlooked bc it's the 1800s, women were oppressed, and the fmc acknowledged that it was due to ~society~ not the individual women.
The fmc hating on other womens' interests (or lack of interests) bugged me but is overlooked bc it's the 1800s, women were oppressed, and the fmc acknowledged that it was due to ~society~ not the individual women.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated