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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love this series. The premise is a bit odd, but it's very endearing. The Holmes/Watson dynamic continues and the mysteries are great. I'm moving right along to the next one!
I was maybe more compelled by the murder in the first book but I still enjoyed this one and I liked the inclusion of Daunt books bc I was listening to it on audio while a work at bn and it was fun
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
I have no idea how this book is so highly rated. It had potential at the beginning, and the actual reveal of the killer was pretty good, it was just everything in the middle that was deeply problematic.
Examples:
-Only respected people are straight, white, cis, men
-Main character is literally homophobic and everyone knows it, and yet he faces no consequences
-Sole feminist character is portrayed through the sexist male-gaze; man-hater, rude, unattractive, delusional, self absorbed
-Main female character has a good career yes, but she is portrayed as useless and incapable at it
-A character in a wheelchair faces prejudice from the narrator
-There was an incorrect use of the word Tourettes- it is NOT 'just swearing a lot'
This whole book just felt like it was written by a straight, white, cis, man for other straight, white, cis men that only care about straight, white, cis, men. And that is not exactly my type of read.
Examples:
-Only respected people are straight, white, cis, men
-Main character is literally homophobic and everyone knows it, and yet he faces no consequences
-Sole feminist character is portrayed through the sexist male-gaze; man-hater, rude, unattractive, delusional, self absorbed
-Main female character has a good career yes, but she is portrayed as useless and incapable at it
-A character in a wheelchair faces prejudice from the narrator
-There was an incorrect use of the word Tourettes- it is NOT 'just swearing a lot'
This whole book just felt like it was written by a straight, white, cis, man for other straight, white, cis men that only care about straight, white, cis, men. And that is not exactly my type of read.