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deltron's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- 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
3.5
notquiterockstar's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- 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
whatthemel92's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
4.0
jessielinden1's review against another edition
3.0
Really fun historical mystery. Cheesy. Coherent writing about music and jazz, which was nice. Good twist, but darkened by WWII politics that always distracts me. Also the narrative tone has enough wink to be a bit cringey, but overall a fun read
jessicas_library_card's review against another edition
3.0
Let me start by saying that I am a professional musician, and I did really appreciate all the music details included here. I think they might be lost on many readers, but I for one was excited to see a carillon being played. I also enjoyed the great period detail. The mystery, unfortunately, wasn't so great, but I can usually forgive that in a book with so many great details. So why was I left bored by this book? I simply was not touched by the characters, even though they were fairly well drawn. I would recommend this book (the cd is an especially nice touch.) It wasn't for me, but I would be interested in reading other books by the author.
travelinkiki's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a little slow to get started, but once it did, it was pretty good! I thought that the plot was very clever, albeit predictable. It was a decent mystery, and I'd pick up another one by Holmes.
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