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incrediblemelk's review
I have to accept that as I haven't read any more of this in nearly a year, but have gone on to read four other ebooks in my e-reader, it hasn't grabbed me and I won't be returning – although I won't rule out that I just haven't been in the right headspace for it, because I did enjoy the previous book in the series, The Conductors, enough to seek this one out.
menachris87's review
adventurous
funny
informative
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
4.0
This series reads like a cozy mystery. It has amateurs sleuthing. However, it is set in post civil-war. And there’s magic involved. I
thechroniclesofnadia's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
doctormon's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
jerseygirlreads's review
4.0
Hetty and Benjy Rhodes are back at it again! They're still solving mysteries and trying to find success in the funeral home business when the latest in a series of fires ravaging Philadelphia takes the life of Raimond Duval. Hetty, of course, wants to investigate the fires (and this one in particular), and soon the Rhodes find themselves a target. An old rival also has come back into the picture - is he somehow involved with the fires?
I can't explain what it is that I love about this series, but reading about the Rhodes and their found family feels like reading about a group of old friends. I love the celestial magic and would read a book explaining just the magical aspect of this world on its own! Count me in for the next installment of Hetty and Benjy's antics!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.
I can't explain what it is that I love about this series, but reading about the Rhodes and their found family feels like reading about a group of old friends. I love the celestial magic and would read a book explaining just the magical aspect of this world on its own! Count me in for the next installment of Hetty and Benjy's antics!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.
annieb123's review
4.0
Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
The Undertakers is the second book in the historical fantasy series by Nicole Glover. Released 9th Nov 2021 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on their Mariner imprint, it's 448 pages and is available in paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This is an engaging historical fantasy with a large cast of characters and an interesting and well built magical background system. I enjoyed the storytelling and the author is exceedingly adept at historical background and verisimilitude. She really brings 19th century Philadelphia and the social structure of the time and place to life. I was less immersed in the actual mystery which was easily solved and telegraphed fairly clearly, but the story itself is well told and worthwhile. I found my attention wandering during the read because of the very choppy nature of the scene cuts however. I also found myself distressed and angry throughout a significant portion of the read due to the historically accurate and pervasive casual racism and sexism.
The unabridged audiobook has a run time of 14 hours and 36 minutes and is capably narrated by Bahni Turpin. She does a good job defining the characters and keeping them distinct from one another. There were a few places in the dialogue where I had to listen a couple of times to figure out which character was talking, but overall it's a really well narrated audiobook. The sound and production quality are high throughout.
Four stars. Recommended for fans of historical fantasy mysteries.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
The Undertakers is the second book in the historical fantasy series by Nicole Glover. Released 9th Nov 2021 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on their Mariner imprint, it's 448 pages and is available in paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This is an engaging historical fantasy with a large cast of characters and an interesting and well built magical background system. I enjoyed the storytelling and the author is exceedingly adept at historical background and verisimilitude. She really brings 19th century Philadelphia and the social structure of the time and place to life. I was less immersed in the actual mystery which was easily solved and telegraphed fairly clearly, but the story itself is well told and worthwhile. I found my attention wandering during the read because of the very choppy nature of the scene cuts however. I also found myself distressed and angry throughout a significant portion of the read due to the historically accurate and pervasive casual racism and sexism.
The unabridged audiobook has a run time of 14 hours and 36 minutes and is capably narrated by Bahni Turpin. She does a good job defining the characters and keeping them distinct from one another. There were a few places in the dialogue where I had to listen a couple of times to figure out which character was talking, but overall it's a really well narrated audiobook. The sound and production quality are high throughout.
Four stars. Recommended for fans of historical fantasy mysteries.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
dragoninwinterfell's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
As far as sequels go, The Undertakers is good. Picking up with Hetty, Benjy, and their found family was fun. I still love the blend of fantasy and historical fiction Nicole Glover created with this series. But the mystery in this wasn't particularly compelling. While I enjoyed reading the book, there was no urgency for me in finding out what happened next.
I do hope Glover continues to write in this universe.
I do hope Glover continues to write in this universe.
lucidfish's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0