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A review by hilsaa
The Spinster and the Rake by Eva Devon
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
It was okay. There was little subtlety and the writing became repetitive and excessively anachronistic toward the end. Sometimes the writing was clunky and simple, other times it was vague and unclear what was actually happening or whose thoughts we were reading. The characters didn’t feel consistent with themselves. Every character felt like an outline. It wasn’t really historically accurate though there was an attempt, I suppose, at the beginning.
It was a fun time at times, but I didn’t feel much at all. A bit of nuance would have helped this book. We were told the characters’ emotions and told how we were supposed to feel about them, but I didn’t have any emotional investment. It was just very straightforward and didn’t trust the reader.
It was a fun time at times, but I didn’t feel much at all. A bit of nuance would have helped this book. We were told the characters’ emotions and told how we were supposed to feel about them, but I didn’t have any emotional investment. It was just very straightforward and didn’t trust the reader.