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A review by amy_park
Nettleblack by Nat Reeve
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
3.0
A very emersive story set in victorian southern england following a village of people who are investigating crimes, presented through a combination of journel entries and transcripts. This book was long! I enjoyed the emersive setting and descriptions, however I feel the length of the book wasn't worth the "pay-off".
I found the writing style and tone by the protagonist Henry, was not my cup of tea. I found these entries were slightly annoying and alot of filler, once I realised other character journal entries were going to be explored, it made me want to read Henry's sections quicker to get to the other characters. Although the setting was emmersive, the plot was very elaborate and the resolution was anticlimactic, some plot points were not resolved and the motivation behind the crimes was pretty weak. I don't think I would read a sequel, but it did give me autumnal vibes when going into the season.
I found the writing style and tone by the protagonist Henry, was not my cup of tea. I found these entries were slightly annoying and alot of filler, once I realised other character journal entries were going to be explored, it made me want to read Henry's sections quicker to get to the other characters. Although the setting was emmersive, the plot was very elaborate and the resolution was anticlimactic, some plot points were not resolved and the motivation behind the crimes was pretty weak. I don't think I would read a sequel, but it did give me autumnal vibes when going into the season.