infosifter 's review for:

Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn

2.0

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I really liked the writing style in this book, but I had some major issues with it. It's a first person narrative, but the narrator does not think the way the main character thinks. The effect is that the main character almost seems to have two completely unrelated personalities. The narrator seems rational and sensible, whereas the heroine behaves in ways that are petulant, childish, and bratty! Her servants treat her as though she is much better than most aristocrats, but she is as oblivious and indifferent to them as anyone from the time would have been. She can be excepting of everything that is viewed as a vice or a sin in her era, but tradesmen rising to the nobility? For shame! One trope in this book that irritates me is the idea that a man who is vaguely threatening and disturbing is therefore attractive. This must happen to people because it is so common in books, but personally I find it inexplicable and unrelatable. Finally, the supernatural element seemed over the top and unnecessary to me. Despite all this, I really did like the style of writing and will be interested to read other books by this author in the future.