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jesssicawho 's review for:

The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
4.0

This is the first book I've read by Sarah Waters, and it makes me want to read more. I think this goes beyond "historical fiction" but Waters does an excellent job of plopping the reader right into 1922. I found it fascinating and kept wanting more - even the long descriptions of the main character's housework or clothing.

The book does start off slowly, builds interest, and gets just a touch melodramatic toward the middle, but then swings back to captivating. Stick with it.

I listened to the audio version of this book and highly recommend the narrator. She kept an appropriate pace and tailored her voice to the various characters without being grotesquely exaggerated.