A review by lineofbooks
The Beetle by Richard Marsh

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This is such a mixed bag. There's one genuinely gloriously terrifying scene at the start (IYKYK), a couple truly hilarious moments and characters, but also a tonne of weird Victorian racism and misogyny and an unsatisfactory ending.