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A review by omgreading
Lying With Lions by Annabel Fielding
3.0
Thank you NetGalley & KDP for the ARC.
Agnes Ashford is a budding archivist newly in the employ of the Bryant family, cataloguing their rich history in the tunnels below the sprawling Hartfell Hall. In her work, she stumbles upon a long buried family secret and her choices moving forward lead her into a new life of romance, ambition, and deceit.
This is historical fiction, and I found it to be well-researched and appreciated the way it was woven into the story. As the book went forward, the descriptions got better, and I loved the details of all the locales, the art, and the atmosphere that was created. Agnes is a clever character, and I enjoyed how her story went overall, so I am glad I got the chance to read the book.
I almost DNF'd this book around the 20% mark. The early writing in the book was very disjointed to me and there was a major pacing issue. I'm glad I kept reading because after I got past that, the story picks up and everything just flows a little better. The blurb of the book hints at past wounds for Agnes, but I felt I got no real reference to that and was expecting it to be a bigger part of the story. If it had focused fewer secrets or scandals and the bigger ones explored more, I think it could have been a much more interesting story for me.
Agnes Ashford is a budding archivist newly in the employ of the Bryant family, cataloguing their rich history in the tunnels below the sprawling Hartfell Hall. In her work, she stumbles upon a long buried family secret and her choices moving forward lead her into a new life of romance, ambition, and deceit.
This is historical fiction, and I found it to be well-researched and appreciated the way it was woven into the story. As the book went forward, the descriptions got better, and I loved the details of all the locales, the art, and the atmosphere that was created. Agnes is a clever character, and I enjoyed how her story went overall, so I am glad I got the chance to read the book.
I almost DNF'd this book around the 20% mark. The early writing in the book was very disjointed to me and there was a major pacing issue. I'm glad I kept reading because after I got past that, the story picks up and everything just flows a little better. The blurb of the book hints at past wounds for Agnes, but I felt I got no real reference to that and was expecting it to be a bigger part of the story. If it had focused fewer secrets or scandals and the bigger ones explored more, I think it could have been a much more interesting story for me.