kelbi's review against another edition
5.0
Very good historical novel. Good sense of period. Good story. Well worth my time. Well read on Audible
alice_horoshev's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
phyx_xiii's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
holliem's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
ageckocalledachilles's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Dementia, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Vomit, Sexual violence, and Sexism
richard_farley1976's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed reading this. A lot of the reviews do not give this book the justice which it needs. Certain reviews have confused Scotland Yard as a place mentioned in the book with the later use in a police setting which is not the use in the book. Also the great fire is a setting for the book and the storyline is around this but not a history of it. The characters and writing style I thought good within the novel. A good descriptive style and a great idea. I would recommend this as a good read.
luweebayy's review against another edition
3.0
I love historical books but dislike murder mystery books. This was like a happy medium book. I probably would enjoy it more if there wasn’t the mystery aspect but either way I enjoyed the historical aspect as I do like plague/ Great Fire era London!
abrook's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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? No
3.75