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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
funny
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
This is fun, but the Austen references kept taking me out of the story.
May 2025
May 2025
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was like if Pride and Prejudice and Clue had a baby that was then lovingly raised by Miss Marple herself—and I devoured every delightful, murdery minute of it.
Beatrice Steele is the kind of heroine I love to root for: clever, socially awkward, and hilariously obsessed with true crime despite living in a society where fainting at the mention of blood is basically required. Swampshire is absurd in the best way—think bonnets, balls, and squelch holes—but Julia Seales leans fully into the satire and makes it all work. I was grinning the whole way through.
The locked-room murder mystery at the autumnal ball was perfectly executed. Every time I thought I’d cracked the case, the story twisted again. I suspected at least five different people, and I was wrong about all of them. The red herrings? Impeccable. The pacing? Spot-on.
What really made this one shine was the voice. The banter was witty and sharp, the narration poked fun at Regency tropes in the best way, and the entire cast of characters—from the stoic, disgraced detective to the giggly debutantes—was fun, quirky, and suspicious in just the right amounts. It had every element I love in a cozy mystery: creepy old manor, secret passageways, a potential ghost, and just the right amount of peril wrapped in tea and sarcasm.
If you’re in the mood for a funny, smart, murder-y romp through Regency society, A Most Agreeable Murder is a must-read.
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Start Date: 5/6/2025
End Date: 5/6/2025
Star Rating: 4⭐️
Format: Audiobook
Spice Rating: n/a
Genre: Historical Cozy Mystery / Satire
Setting: England
Publication Date: 06/27/2023
Publishing House: Random House
Est Page Count: 352
Audio Publisher: Random House Audio
Audio Pub Date: 6/27/2023
Audio Length: 9 hrs 7 min
Audio Speed: 1.85x
Narrator: Fiona Hampton
Narrator Rating: 4⭐️
POV: Third person
Content Triggers: Murder, mentions of blood/violence, classism, death of a parent (past), mild suspense
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
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:
Yes
I loved the main plot of this story, but there were some things that just made no sense. Is her sister a werewolf? Or what? And why is that even in this book that has no other fantasy creatures? There are some other plotlines that just don't like up as well, like the random letters throughout the story really added confusion because we didn't know those characters yet.
However, I LOVE the main plot and am now in love with Beatrice as well and can't wait to read the second book of this series when it comes out in June!
However, I LOVE the main plot and am now in love with Beatrice as well and can't wait to read the second book of this series when it comes out in June!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder