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madtattler's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
elizafiedler's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, and War
terese_utan_h's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
pam_ritchie's review
4.0
My review:⭐⭐⭐⭐
Dear Little Corpses by Nicola Upson is set in World War II, and is book 10 in the Josephine Tey series. I didn't find that I was missing a lot even though I haven't read the previous books in the series.
This is a cosy crime book, and I found this to be very evocative of the time. It also has main characters who are LGBTQ+ and living together in a village and hiding their relationship.
I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Faber and Faber.
Dear Little Corpses by Nicola Upson is set in World War II, and is book 10 in the Josephine Tey series. I didn't find that I was missing a lot even though I haven't read the previous books in the series.
This is a cosy crime book, and I found this to be very evocative of the time. It also has main characters who are LGBTQ+ and living together in a village and hiding their relationship.
I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Faber and Faber.
koalakarakookie's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This book is a cosy mystery book. If you want a mystery but feel good vibes but also not too intense. Easy to get through.
louise_jb0's review
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ewc's review
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
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
4.0
hitch's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
annarella's review
5.0
Nicola Upson's Josephine Tey mysteries are always a riveting and gripping read, books that mixes historical characters with fiction.
This one is darker than usual and some parts were heart wrenching.
The author did an excellent job in describing the atmosphere of the days before the start of WWII, the emotions, the darkness at the center of the story. It's a historical mystery with strong gothic elements and the first pages could work well for the start of a horror.
Josephine and the cast of characters are fleshed out and well developed as usual, the plot is well created and the twists surprised me.
It was an excellent reading experience that kept me hooked.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
This one is darker than usual and some parts were heart wrenching.
The author did an excellent job in describing the atmosphere of the days before the start of WWII, the emotions, the darkness at the center of the story. It's a historical mystery with strong gothic elements and the first pages could work well for the start of a horror.
Josephine and the cast of characters are fleshed out and well developed as usual, the plot is well created and the twists surprised me.
It was an excellent reading experience that kept me hooked.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine