4.33 AVERAGE

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mjoybo's review

4.25
adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mkdeckster's review

4.5
adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It’s the first book in a series, so there are just a couple unresolved hooks or unfulfilled arcs that are keeping me from giving it a perfect 5.0. But I love love loved this book!
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I love you lady Sherlock Holmes in the Attack on Titan world. 

que_sarah_sarah's review

4.75
adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
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griggs0408's review

3.25
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I’m sure this book would be rated higher by someone who really likes murder mystery novels. They are just not my things. It’s well done, for what it is and if you love solving a puzzle with an interesting cast of characters, you will like this. 

For me it was very middle of the road I found myself losing interest about halfway through and struggling to finish the book. I’m not motivated by a “who-done-it” so there was nothing pulling me back into the story. I would put it down and just kind of forget about it. 

The two main characters were so well done though. The whole Sherlock and Watson thing was done amazingly well. Even though I didn’t love the book I loved these two. My favorite scenes were the two of them going back and forth, trying to figure it all out. Witty and fun. It was the main thing that kept me interested. They would separate and I couldn’t wait for the moment they would converse again. Their relationship was a high point. 

If you enjoy cozy-ish murder mysteries this is totally going to work for you. It’s very readable and enjoyable. I’m totally not bashing this novel. It’s just not a genre that appeals to me, which is less an issue with the book and more an issue with the reader n
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kaylarenaud's review

4.5
adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.5*