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A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales

20 reviews

pattyblom's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

A murder at a ball and a case to solve it with many twists. Also funny bits and an interesting main character. And a very long epilogue, which is nice. Also the recipes at the end were a nice touch.
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vireogirl's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Camping book #3. Weirdly odd, with strange characters, jarring footnotes. If you can consider it a farce, it does move along and pull you in. 
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shinypurplepants's review

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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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moodreadingwithmaddy's review

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funny mysterious fast-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

HEART😭BREAKING😭

That is not how I wanted this story to end but man this was a read-in-one-day for me! Fast paced, plot driven, everyone-in-this-room-has-a-secret, cozy murder mystery with also some chilling moments. 

This was good!🕵🏻‍♀️🔪🩸
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katieo156's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was the most entertaining book I've picked up in a while- I absolutely flew through it. I genuinely laughed out loud every time Mary appeated or Captain Peña mentioned the sea. The Austen references were a treat because they were in your face without really being in your face. This is firmly a cozy mystery, as there isn't much tension because the tone is so tongue in cheek, but this means it's perfect to read in a sitting. I immediately googled news on a sequel and will be impatiently waiting for the next! 
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things100's review

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adventurous inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

A good murder mystery book that I really enjoyed 
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tabookish's review against another edition

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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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miniingrid's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Aunque al principio se me estaba haciendo un poco pesado con tanto cliché, y lento. Ha llegado un punto en el que no podía dejar de leer y de buscar hipótesis para lo que estaba pasando. 
Hay puntos un poco previsibles, pero otros han conseguido despistarme y se agradece en una novela de este tipo.
Me alegro de no haber abandonado, ha sido divertido.
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beepbeep101's review against another edition

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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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callidoralblack's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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