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The Black Country by Alex Grecian

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fluffyturtle's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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3.0

I haven't read the first book in this series, but I want to now. Day and Hammersmith are a good team of detectives, complementary and also human, not just mystery solving machines. I am assuming that Dr. Kingsley and his "modern" medicine are also a key part of the scene. This mystery is weirdly bleak and shifts in time and space in ways that aren't altogether convincing, but I especially like Day's thoughtfulness about the people around him.

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3.0

The setting for this story made me curious about coal mining in England but the story itself was so wildly outrageous that I didn't really enjoy it. I'll give this series one more try.

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2.0

I enjoyed Book 1 in this series, but things fall apart in this sequel. Way too many things are going on, many of them unnecessary (why the baby bird???), and the author's attempts to wrap them all up in the end fail miserably. I like the main characters; give me more of them and less ludicrous plot!