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dunneniamh 's review for:
The Wicked Cometh
by Laura Carlin
Crime fighting ladies? CHECK. Some super awesome LGBT stuff in a Victorian/Georgian setting? CHECK. A damn awesome book that keeps you hooked from start to finish? TRIPLE CHECK.
I didn't know whether I'd enjoy this book, but from the moment I started reading, there was something beautifully entrancing about the story. It pulls you right into the underbelly of the Victorian/Georgian era with beautiful imagery, lyrical prose and two main characters that make you wish they were the brand new Sherlock and Watson.
I really enjoyed this book- it's interesting, fast-paced and so jam-packed with tense, thriller-y moments that it actually devoids you of sleep (especially when you're listening to it while you're trying to sleep). It could genuinely read like an Agatha Christie or Conan Doyle novel, but with so much darker deliciousness. It's grim and gory and an absolute treat to gobble up.
At times, the writing and dialogue can be quite dense, which is why it didn't quite get the full five stars, but this was a fantastic book that I think has pulled me out of my reading slump.
I didn't know whether I'd enjoy this book, but from the moment I started reading, there was something beautifully entrancing about the story. It pulls you right into the underbelly of the Victorian/Georgian era with beautiful imagery, lyrical prose and two main characters that make you wish they were the brand new Sherlock and Watson.
I really enjoyed this book- it's interesting, fast-paced and so jam-packed with tense, thriller-y moments that it actually devoids you of sleep (especially when you're listening to it while you're trying to sleep). It could genuinely read like an Agatha Christie or Conan Doyle novel, but with so much darker deliciousness. It's grim and gory and an absolute treat to gobble up.
At times, the writing and dialogue can be quite dense, which is why it didn't quite get the full five stars, but this was a fantastic book that I think has pulled me out of my reading slump.