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deedeehal's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A historical romp that kept me reading but boy when the antisemitism showed up I was jarred
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism
balth_the_chaotic_good's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
I read this because I was recently obsessed with Zorro and got recommended this one because of that. In direct comparison to Zorro it fell flat for me unfortunately, but outside of that, it's an enjoyable read. I liked its humour and the characters, the author has a great way of building up tension, and she misled me quite successfully once or twice, which I enjoyed. A classic, and rightfully so!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Classism
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
solstjohn's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism
livpaige93's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism
norabelle's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism and Classism
anapthine's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism
wickedplutoswickedreading's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
swashbuckling indeed, with interesting main characters, disguises, humor and a bit of sexual tension that honestly surprised me.
three things detracted from ultimate enjoyment:
1) the sudden antisemitism right near the end
2) the overly obvious stance of promonarchy from the author, to the point of being frankly, an aristocratic kiss-ass
and 3) the fact that Marguerite, while being very witty, was kinda dumb despite being toted as "the cleverest woman in all europe"
Still....will I read the other books? hell yeah
three things detracted from ultimate enjoyment:
1) the sudden antisemitism right near the end
2) the overly obvious stance of promonarchy from the author, to the point of being frankly, an aristocratic kiss-ass
and 3) the fact that Marguerite, while being very witty, was kinda dumb despite being toted as "the cleverest woman in all europe"
Still....will I read the other books? hell yeah
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism
Minor: Violence
jessrock's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The Scarlet Pimpernel is apparently the origin of the "hero with a secret identity" trope. I really enjoyed the story in spite of plenty of weaknesses and issues, including: the relationship between Marguerite and her husband was baffling; the Scarlet Pimpernel in spite of being written as a Robin Hood type of hero isn't stealing from the rich to give to the poor but actually stealing the rich to get them away from the poor (ferrying aristocrats out of France during the Reign of Terror); the author, a baroness, is very wink-wink in the way she writes about classes; and there's a LOT of antisemitism in the latter half of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism
evitak's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I'm not too fond of pro-rich people narratives to be honest, so I approached this with low hopes to begin with. It was something of a pleasant surprise on that aspect I suppose, since it did attempt to empathize with both sides and only directly condemn the extremities, through Marguerite and her brother. The author tends to overuse specific words and phrases to an occasionally noticeable extent. Some parts towards the end have aged quite poorly, even if they may not reflect the author's opinions.
Content Warnings
Minor: Antisemitism