Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales

4 reviews

shinypurplepants's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious

5.0

Genuinely fun and silly mystery that lies somewhere between The Princess Bride and Clue (1985). Beatrice has fully won me over and I love Swampshire in all its chaotic decorum. This is fully a farce but it's searing in its critique of women's roles in conservative societies like the Regency.

I called many but not all twists in the mystery and loved the eventual reveal. Absolutely favorite read of the year so far! Cannot wait for book two???

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

tabookish's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: War

beepbeep101's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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

What a delightful way to start the year! I thoroughly enjoyed this Austen-esque romp turned murder mystery with an absurd bent. 

Our fearless heroine, Beatrice Steele, navigates her love of solving true crime while trying to also adhere to the comically strict social expectations of a proper lady in her native Swampshire in this Regency-era tale complete with inclement weather of eyeball-sized hail, dangerous squelch holes, luminescent frogs leaping across the moors, more secrets than rooms in a country mansion, a rakish Wickham character with a good heart, a wonderfully batty spinster, a leering and malodorous rich cousin, a possible (probable) werewolf, and the blandes- I mean, most agreeable, eligible young bachelor of ten thousand a year. Ten thousand what? Mary may never know. 

Fans of both Jane Austen and Agatha Christie will catch numerous references throughout this “loving pastiche,” as the author puts it, that made me laugh out loud multiple times. 

Excellent, excellent, want to read more by this author. No dragons, yes werewolf. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

growintogardens's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Was this completely silly? Yes. Did I enjoy it? Also yes. It's good fun and had me wishing there was a pile of them to read next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail