A review by chowderpuff
Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield

2.0

This book was kind of a disappointment. William was insufferable, boring, and annoying to read about (businessman (derogatory)), and most of the other characters got so little development that I could not have given less of a shit about them. (The one exception to this was Charles, my beloved little art enjoyer,, the one relatable character,, started giving off fruity vibes and everything about him was absolutely delightful and then. and then he DIED!! and I lost interest in the entire rest of the book)

The writing wasn't horrible but the level of extreme, gratuitous detail got excruciating after a while. Overall, it felt like I was promised intrigue, mystery, and drama, and instead I got an enormous bundle of unnecessary words.