3.46 AVERAGE

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

I just couldn't get into this one. I tried, I really did. I usually love stories like this, but I found this one plodding and dull.

rachelsreadinglog's review

3.5
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
adventurous informative mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

This book was something of a mixed bag for me... I really enjoyed Zofia as a character, she is so well-drawn and very fun to read about. However, the mystery itself did not really grab me... I won't spoil anything but it left me unsatisfied. Really, I liked everything except the main mystery--which is difficult for a mystery novel. I understand this is the first in a series, so I would believe the books pick up. 

coffeemeow's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 67%

Lost interest and a bit lost the plot at 2/3 mark. Otherwise, decent characters, great vocab and nice historical world building. 

This was fun! I was delighted when I discovered that the same audiobook voice actress also read Gideon the Ninth, which meant that the annoying haughty ladies (mainly Zofia) had the same voice as Harrow

3.5

I'm very much a fan of what this book was going for; unfortunately, I don't think it got there.
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amberly1997's review

3.0
adventurous dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

 Started and finished date - 03.01.25 to 05.02.25.
My rating - three Stars.
This book was okay read but I didn't love it and the cover of book was stunning. Both the writing and the paced of plot was okay. The atmosphere was well write and the world building was pretty great also the the ending of the book was okay. The characters was fine but I would have like them flash out bit more