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vireogirl's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
shinypurplepants's review
5.0
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???
Moderate: Misogyny and Murder
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
aria_reads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Murder and Classism
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Abandonment
Minor: Pregnancy
bessadams's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Classism
angorarabbit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Classism
Minor: Confinement, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
beepbeep101's review against another edition
- 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
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.
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
callidoralblack's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
kayschwe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Pregnancy