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A review by ambers0511
The Devil in the Corner by Patricia Elliott
3.0
3.75 stars
Review Originally Posted on The Book Cookies
*Novel provided by Hachette and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
Overall, I thought that this was a very good book. I definitely would've given it four stars but it did start off very slow and I had a hard time getting into it.
I really liked both Maud and John as well as their relationship with each other. I thought Maud was a very deep character and she had a lot of layers that took a very long time to uncover and though I was impatient to find out the secrets that she was hiding, I did think that the pacing of her character development in particular was very good. John was a very fun character and I liked the way he cared for Maud but also his relationship with Edie. I thought that he had a very adult relationship with her and even if he unintentionally led her on a little bit, if Edie did pick up on hints from him, the majority of them were little details blown out of proportion by a lovesick teenager. Juliana was a very interesting character and I never knew whether I liked her or hated her because she was very up and down and kind of just all over the place. I did like her as a character overall and I do wish everything hadn't gone down the way it had, though I did like it.
The plot started off very slow and I had a very hard time making myself read it, but once it started picking up I did enjoy it very much. I would recommend this book to people who like historical fiction, and people who have a bit more patience.
Review Originally Posted on The Book Cookies
*Novel provided by Hachette and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
Overall, I thought that this was a very good book. I definitely would've given it four stars but it did start off very slow and I had a hard time getting into it.
I really liked both Maud and John as well as their relationship with each other. I thought Maud was a very deep character and she had a lot of layers that took a very long time to uncover and though I was impatient to find out the secrets that she was hiding, I did think that the pacing of her character development in particular was very good. John was a very fun character and I liked the way he cared for Maud but also his relationship with Edie. I thought that he had a very adult relationship with her and even if he unintentionally led her on a little bit, if Edie did pick up on hints from him, the majority of them were little details blown out of proportion by a lovesick teenager. Juliana was a very interesting character and I never knew whether I liked her or hated her because she was very up and down and kind of just all over the place. I did like her as a character overall and I do wish everything hadn't gone down the way it had, though I did like it.
The plot started off very slow and I had a very hard time making myself read it, but once it started picking up I did enjoy it very much. I would recommend this book to people who like historical fiction, and people who have a bit more patience.