Reviews with content warning for Violence - A Study in Charlotte

this was such an awesome, entertaining and engaging read!! i'm not a big mystery reader since i tend to not like books that are super dark or disturbing and although this book did have its dark and distrubing moments, they weren't too bad and didn't bother me too too much. i think i was just so swept up in the story; i was so excited to keep reading and kept questioning what would happen next. i didn't feel like the ending/how the mystery was be solved was super obvious to me any point earlier on, but then again i'm not super well-versed in this genre so that could just be me.

one of my favorite things about this book were the characters!! there were so so many complex, three-dimensional characters and it was very clear to me they were all well crafted. once i thought i knew a character, they would do something else that would give me a new perspective on them and in this case i liked that!! jamie would probably be my favorite character due to his wittiness, relatability and special relationship ith charlotte! i read this book before reading six of crows but now that i have read both books and i'm writing this review, i'm realizing how much charlotte reminds me of kaz brekker. so if you're a kaz fan, it's just yet another reason why you should read this book :)

what did bother me about this book though (however minorly) was the length of the chapters. for a mystery that aims to keep its readers engaged, shorter chapters (like in the inheritance games) instead of very long ones like in this book, would've enhanced my experience just that much more. at the time of this review i've already read the second book the last of august but i'm excited for the last two books in the series! overall, i'd defintely recommend and had so much fun with this book & series <3

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adventurous mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Eu devorei esse livro, é simplesmente maravilhoso. Não sou de ficar colocando post it nos livros, mas esse aqui tá cheio deles pq eu ficava colocando um em cada cena que eu achava legal, interessante ou engraçada. É facilmente um dos meus livros favoritos.

P. S. : se vc tem algum TW, é bom pesquisar um pouco sobre esse livro, pq ele tem alguns, mas eles não são explicitos

21/08/23: reli esse livro e continuo amando ele. Coloquei ainda mais post it

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The great great great granddaughter of Sherlock Holmes and the great great great grandson of Dr Watson are kept from each other their entire lives. Til they meet finally at a boarding school in Connecticut. Of course you cannot have a Holmes and Watson story without murder mystery intrigue. The pace is fast and it has just the right amount of mystery with a few dark points I did not expect. Twists and turns in this whodunnit.

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lyla_wicks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

so intense and the dynamic between jamie and charlotte got me hooked from the very beginning. extremely slow burn but i adore the angst between them. the mystery (and book itself) was quite a lot darker than expected, and i found it super interesting

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sapphicreaderlucy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

This is one of the first mystery books I have ever read. I think this genre just is not for me. I cared more about the characters themselves rather than the plot. I think for someone who enjoys mystery this would be a good read. There were some parts that were really funny and I enjoyed the banter between Calder and Charlotte. However, I did find Calder to be a very bland character. I wanted to know more about him in the way we knew so much about Charolette. My favorite part was the ending, but in the beginning I had a hard time staying interested. I think this book just wasn't for me!

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