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A review by janel
Introducing the Honourable Phryne Fisher by Kerry Greenwood
2.0
If you're coming to these books after seeing the TV series, you may be disappointed both in Phryne's character as written and by the somewhat repetitive and formulaic writing itself.
In these first three books, Phryne comes off not as an accomplished woman determined to live life to its fullest after surviving an impoverished childhood and service in the first world war, but as a sort of idle brat who drifts into detecting out of boredom and a lack of purpose. The mysteries themselves are fine beach reading, but Phryne herself is vaguely irritating. As with the True Blood series, I think Phryne Fisher (and the other characters) are actually better served by her adaptors than by her creator.
In these first three books, Phryne comes off not as an accomplished woman determined to live life to its fullest after surviving an impoverished childhood and service in the first world war, but as a sort of idle brat who drifts into detecting out of boredom and a lack of purpose. The mysteries themselves are fine beach reading, but Phryne herself is vaguely irritating. As with the True Blood series, I think Phryne Fisher (and the other characters) are actually better served by her adaptors than by her creator.