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A review by tobyyy
The Seventh Sinner by Elizabeth Peters
3.0
Between a 3.5 and a 4. Review for the audiobook version.
I enjoyed The Seventh Sinner. I can see how the history within the story could make it unpalatable to some readers, but the way the book was read made these portions enjoyable to me. It also helps, I suppose, that I enjoy history - especially religious history.
There were not a lot of likable characters but I feel like the character of Jacqueline Kirby was made to be read aloud (or acted). I laughed out loud multiple times at some of her statements, and it was more clear when she was being angry versus when she was being dryly humorous in the audiobook version than it would be in the book format. She would have been someone I’d get along well with in real life, I think.
The mystery was interesting but to me the focal point was the relationships and the mystery/intrigue around each character.
Definitely enjoyed; definitely would recommend (though more to fans of the more verbose, less tightly-knit thriller type of books, and less to people who wanted to read/listen to an Elizabeth Peters book for the first time).
I enjoyed The Seventh Sinner. I can see how the history within the story could make it unpalatable to some readers, but the way the book was read made these portions enjoyable to me. It also helps, I suppose, that I enjoy history - especially religious history.
There were not a lot of likable characters but I feel like the character of Jacqueline Kirby was made to be read aloud (or acted). I laughed out loud multiple times at some of her statements, and it was more clear when she was being angry versus when she was being dryly humorous in the audiobook version than it would be in the book format. She would have been someone I’d get along well with in real life, I think.
The mystery was interesting but to me the focal point was the relationships and the mystery/intrigue around each character.
Definitely enjoyed; definitely would recommend (though more to fans of the more verbose, less tightly-knit thriller type of books, and less to people who wanted to read/listen to an Elizabeth Peters book for the first time).