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A review by sarah_moynihan
Of Manners and Murder by Anastasia Hastings
3.0
'1885: London, England. When Violet's Aunt Adelia decides to abscond with her newest paramour, she leaves behind her role as the most popular Agony Aunt in London, "Miss Hermione," in Violet's hands.
And of course, the first letter Violet receives is full, not of prissy pondering, but of portent. Ivy Armstrong is in need of help and fears for her life. But when Violet visits the village where the letters were posted, she finds that Ivy is already dead.
She'll quickly discover that when you represent the best-loved Agony Aunt in Britain, both marauding husbands and murder are par for the course.'
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3.5 stars, rounded down to 3 stars.
I thought the voice acting was good and the story was interesting enough. If I wasn't reading with audiobook format however, I'm not certain that I would have stuck with it. Or at the very least I probably would have left it for a while before going back to it.
There was nothing really wrong with this book, it was only that it felt very much like so many other stories. Young women fighting again the societal norms and restrictions of her day because she has some pluck, unlike the vapid young women around her. It's tried and true, but nothing new at all. If you're going to read it, go for the audiobook.
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I would like to thank NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for sharing the audio format of Of Manners and Murder written by Anastasia Hastings and narrated by Mia Hutchinson-Shaw. This is my honest review.
And of course, the first letter Violet receives is full, not of prissy pondering, but of portent. Ivy Armstrong is in need of help and fears for her life. But when Violet visits the village where the letters were posted, she finds that Ivy is already dead.
She'll quickly discover that when you represent the best-loved Agony Aunt in Britain, both marauding husbands and murder are par for the course.'
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3.5 stars, rounded down to 3 stars.
I thought the voice acting was good and the story was interesting enough. If I wasn't reading with audiobook format however, I'm not certain that I would have stuck with it. Or at the very least I probably would have left it for a while before going back to it.
There was nothing really wrong with this book, it was only that it felt very much like so many other stories. Young women fighting again the societal norms and restrictions of her day because she has some pluck, unlike the vapid young women around her. It's tried and true, but nothing new at all. If you're going to read it, go for the audiobook.
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I would like to thank NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for sharing the audio format of Of Manners and Murder written by Anastasia Hastings and narrated by Mia Hutchinson-Shaw. This is my honest review.