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3.0 AVERAGE
3.0 AVERAGE
Parlour Games is a great book, even though the basic concept isn't that original and it does rely on a fair amount of coincidence to keep going. Celia is one of my favourite characters from Mavis Cheek; it is wonderful to see her development as the book progresses.
I thought the writing in Parlour Games was great - witty and knowing, which almost made the 1980s setting seem like something from an Austen novel. However, as I read on I simply disliked almost all the characters, who were all deeply self-obsessed. This, coupled with the seemingly casual acceptance of infidelity made the novel less enjoyable for me, and the ending was also unsatisfying.