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louisahelen's review against another edition
1.0
DNF at 50%. Really didn't like this -- I didn't connect with the characters and story which may just be personal, but the thing I really disliked was a rape scene early on. It was lazy and unjustified: I'm not against depicting sexual assault in fiction as a rule but I think it has to be treated carefully and this was just a device to get the plot moving. The rest of the book was pretty uninspired and I was feeling very negative about it, so I gave up after ploughing through half.
kelbi's review against another edition
5.0
Very good historical novel. Good sense of period. Good story. Well worth my time. Well read on Audible
alice_horoshev's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
phyx_xiii's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
holliem's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
ageckocalledachilles's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Dementia, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Vomit, Sexual violence, and Sexism
richard_farley1976's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed reading this. A lot of the reviews do not give this book the justice which it needs. Certain reviews have confused Scotland Yard as a place mentioned in the book with the later use in a police setting which is not the use in the book. Also the great fire is a setting for the book and the storyline is around this but not a history of it. The characters and writing style I thought good within the novel. A good descriptive style and a great idea. I would recommend this as a good read.
luweebayy's review
3.0
I love historical books but dislike murder mystery books. This was like a happy medium book. I probably would enjoy it more if there wasn’t the mystery aspect but either way I enjoyed the historical aspect as I do like plague/ Great Fire era London!