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roscoehuxley's review against another edition
3.0
Chloe Ellefson has landed a plume curatorial job at Old World Wisconsin. She has a rough start with a missing object, an accident, an upstart intern, a cranky boss and romance in the air.
The mystery of the bowl did not resolve as I would have anticipated, so that was a pleasant surprise. As a museum employee myself, I enjoyed the setting of a historic site in the 1980s, the research and the strong push for the interpretation of story above object!
Chloe's emotional journey and relationship with Roelke was an added bonus, and kept me reading. The cliffhanger at the end is sending me to the library for the next book!
The mystery of the bowl did not resolve as I would have anticipated, so that was a pleasant surprise. As a museum employee myself, I enjoyed the setting of a historic site in the 1980s, the research and the strong push for the interpretation of story above object!
Chloe's emotional journey and relationship with Roelke was an added bonus, and kept me reading. The cliffhanger at the end is sending me to the library for the next book!
ms_elchert's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
lakecake's review against another edition
2.0
I was really not feeling this book until basically the last 50 pages. Honestly, the characters were kind of crappy and there wasn't anyone that was really redeeming it for me, and the mystery didn't really develop until about 200 pages in. The ending gave me some hope for the next one, but not a ton.
eamily's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
Moderate: Eating disorder and Grief
Minor: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
rynflynn12's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
bookwrm526's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
rlse's review against another edition
3.0
By a regional author. Themes deeper than first expected. Will continue the series, and now I very much want to visit Old World Wisconsin. Anyone else down for a history road trip?
jillos1's review against another edition
4.0
Being from Wisconsin, I loved all of the local references. I've been to most of the places in the book. I also liked how she worked in the historical artifacts. Enjoyable.
jennilien's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0