A review by gquintana
Brighton Belle by Sara Sheridan
3.0
I received this book through the Goodreads giveaway program. This does not in any way affect my review.
This was a nice light read. Of course, the characters almost completely ignored proper police procedure, but that is basically expected in this kind of novel. I liked Mirabelle and Vesta, they are both interesting woman. Mirabelle worked in intelligence during the war, and Vesta is a black woman doing the best she can in these racist times. They aren't puddles, is what I'm getting at here. It's very easy to keep your characters shallow, but these women do have some depth to them.
The plot was appropriately twisty, and kept me engaged. There were some questionable leaps of logic, but what mystery doesn't have those? Still, there were some connections that felt tenuous at best. Still very enjoyable though! I did like the double-trouble female team. I felt the two of them balanced eat other out, and they each picked up on parts of the mystery the other couldn't to help paint the bigger picture.
A solid three stars!
Review also available on my blog.
This was a nice light read. Of course, the characters almost completely ignored proper police procedure, but that is basically expected in this kind of novel. I liked Mirabelle and Vesta, they are both interesting woman. Mirabelle worked in intelligence during the war, and Vesta is a black woman doing the best she can in these racist times. They aren't puddles, is what I'm getting at here. It's very easy to keep your characters shallow, but these women do have some depth to them.
The plot was appropriately twisty, and kept me engaged. There were some questionable leaps of logic, but what mystery doesn't have those? Still, there were some connections that felt tenuous at best. Still very enjoyable though! I did like the double-trouble female team. I felt the two of them balanced eat other out, and they each picked up on parts of the mystery the other couldn't to help paint the bigger picture.
A solid three stars!
Review also available on my blog.