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A review by writingwwolves
Dangerous Women by Adèle Geras, Hope Adams
5.0
Rating: 4.5
It’s been a while since I read a historical mystery & I really, really enjoyed this one. I requested the book as I loved the concept of the ship/journey & I was excited to learn a bit more about this (not so nice) part of British history... in the end though, it was the mystery that really kept me interested - the “who done it” approach taken in the book was fantastic; I loved having chapters from the perspective of the most likely suspect, whilst still not actually knowing who she was, & I liked the little mysteries that were thrown in alongside the main event. I got rather attached to the characters as well, & I’m a little sad that there wasn’t more about Kezia’s life after this journey included in the afterword - I desperately hope that the real Kezia was at least half as kind & wonderful as Hope Adams’ Kezia. This book touches on some very sad & harrowing facts about the things women endured in past-Britain, & I commend Hope Adams for not shying away from telling the brutal, saddening truth. Overall, this was just a really fantastic read.
⚠️ Murder by stabbing, as well as a lot of other violence, discussion of hangings, on-page self-harm, suicide, mental illness, sexual themes & ableism. The story also includes characters who discuss memories of domestic violence, the death/murder/mistreatment/neglect of children & young babies, rape, parent-child violence & alcoholism ⚠️
I was sent a copy of this book via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Extended Review to follow.
It’s been a while since I read a historical mystery & I really, really enjoyed this one. I requested the book as I loved the concept of the ship/journey & I was excited to learn a bit more about this (not so nice) part of British history... in the end though, it was the mystery that really kept me interested - the “who done it” approach taken in the book was fantastic; I loved having chapters from the perspective of the most likely suspect, whilst still not actually knowing who she was, & I liked the little mysteries that were thrown in alongside the main event. I got rather attached to the characters as well, & I’m a little sad that there wasn’t more about Kezia’s life after this journey included in the afterword - I desperately hope that the real Kezia was at least half as kind & wonderful as Hope Adams’ Kezia. This book touches on some very sad & harrowing facts about the things women endured in past-Britain, & I commend Hope Adams for not shying away from telling the brutal, saddening truth. Overall, this was just a really fantastic read.
⚠️ Murder by stabbing, as well as a lot of other violence, discussion of hangings, on-page self-harm, suicide, mental illness, sexual themes & ableism. The story also includes characters who discuss memories of domestic violence, the death/murder/mistreatment/neglect of children & young babies, rape, parent-child violence & alcoholism ⚠️
I was sent a copy of this book via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Extended Review to follow.