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A review by mairead_parade
A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
These are comfort reads/listens for me - this installment was enjoyable but not a standout of the series for me. It steps back a bit from the overarching Moriarty conflict to focus on a single mystery, which I didn’t mind, but it felt like time with characters other than Charlotte and Lord Ingram was limited, and honestly, there wasn’t even a ton of Charlotte.
On the positive side, this was a particularly good example of one of my favorite qualities of this series. Thomas uses a close third person and is extremely good at holding information back organically, based on what her chosen narrator at any given moment would know - for example, the denouement is from Livia’s perspective, who has even less knowledge than the reader does. Randomly eliding conversations/details that could give the answer away too soon is a mystery pet peeve of mine!
On the positive side, this was a particularly good example of one of my favorite qualities of this series. Thomas uses a close third person and is extremely good at holding information back organically, based on what her chosen narrator at any given moment would know - for example, the denouement is from Livia’s perspective, who has even less knowledge than the reader does. Randomly eliding conversations/details that could give the answer away too soon is a mystery pet peeve of mine!