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ehmannky's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Well this was an entertaining read, and much more action packed and violent than I thought it would be going off of my experience of the Proper English prequel. I will say I really liked Daniel and Archie as a couple, and I'm always down for a swoon-worthy rescue. It's a quick read, and it's all about rich people getting their comeuppance and that's, like, a real comfort read right now.
I also think it's very funny that Pat and Fen show up in what is their second house party where murder occurs and they must save the day for the gay men they find in their lives.
I would have liked there to be a more critical lens of Empire (Archie was a soldier during the Boer War), but it wasn't like a rah-rah British Imperialism book, so I don't consider it to be a damning feature of the book. I also have mixed feelings about how Archie's disability is handled in text. But again, I didn't find it egregiously terrible.
I would have liked there to be a more critical lens of Empire (Archie was a soldier during the Boer War), but it wasn't like a rah-rah British Imperialism book, so I don't consider it to be a damning feature of the book. I also have mixed feelings about how Archie's disability is handled in text. But again, I didn't find it egregiously terrible.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Fatphobia, Gore, and Vomit