jenbarry_84 's review for:

The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
5.0

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I really really enjoyed this! It had such an old-time feel to it. It is very dickensian which is right up my street.
It's quite a lengthy novel, which I didn't realise at the beginning. But after dipping in and out of it I fully committed to it and I'm so glad I did, because I ploughed through the ending not wanting to put it down.

Red is quite a complicated character and narrator. Whenever she gets you on her side she makes a choice that makes you dislike her, but then she gets you onside again. She's very flawed and seems quite selfish but the ending is very satisfying.

I'd definitely recommend this to people who like classic novels from the 18th and 19th century. I'll make sure I look up the authors other books too.