A review by saucemallow
The Lady Brewer of London by Karen Brooks

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Yes, the author has strong female characters, the issue is that no matter the research (which I appreciate authors doing), this book lacked consistency still.  The incorporation of accurate elements from the 1400s was good, but it was still seemed to be half in the mindset of someone from our modern century.  I also thought the author did not portray how much the protagonist grew well.  The growth was obvious, but the protagonist still had a flat voice.  I did not love the narration style of this book.  Also, the ending of the relationships was slightly incestuous.  Small spoiler alert: why would you marry your nephew’s sister?!?  In addition to this, the author makes the protagonist the overused “outcast redhead” in which the redhead is not actually an outcast and everyone keeps telling her how beautiful she is.  There were a lot of lacking parts to this book, but it still was not too bad.