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A review by renatasnacks
Murder, Magic, and What We Wore by Kelly Jones
3.0
This is definitely something where, I can tell it's very good for the kind of thing that it is, but I don't love the kind of thing it is? I did really enjoy the detailed fashion analysis and the way it leveraged "feminine" skills and observations into good spy work...I just generally am not a big fan of like historical fiction/Regency romance/comedy of manners/whatever? Which I know a lot of people are fans of those things! So if you love those things I think you'll definitely love this book, and I appreciated its craft and characters and liked it just fine.
Also I'm a little confused by its YA designation--I feel like it would make more sense as a new adult book? It's not very sexy or anything but the characters and their concerns seemed more adult? I guess that's kind of often the case with YA historical fiction though, since, you know, changing definitions of "teenager" etc
Also I'm a little confused by its YA designation--I feel like it would make more sense as a new adult book? It's not very sexy or anything but the characters and their concerns seemed more adult? I guess that's kind of often the case with YA historical fiction though, since, you know, changing definitions of "teenager" etc