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A review by prittypeaches
Death and the Harlot by Georgina Clarke
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Historical romance from a unique perspective. Lizzie Hardwicke was a lot of fun, with her prostitute life being slightly rougher than the usual historical perspective.
If you've ever gotten sick of historical romances because it was slightly too convenient that 9/10 characters was a son of a Duke or down on their luck daughter of a Viscount... but you don't really want to dive into too much gritty realism. Lizzie Hardwicke is a glimpse into a different perspective I don't think I've read before. A true, unashamed prostitute after a fall from grace and disowned by her genteel family. Lizzie shows you a world of average workers, and describes her own plans to keep herself out of the gutters.
Lizzie works is a pretty highclass brothel, for the obvious reason that no Bow Street runner would bother to investigate a crime committed by lowly street walkers or their clientele. However, her perspective is shown consistently in how she relates to characters across the class spectrum.
Lizzie and the magistrate's man, Davenport, are a delightfully unlikely couple that I hope have a long will they or won't they relationship across many books, as they exchange a meeting of the minds but a not a meeting of the bodies.
Would read again, and I hope the series continues strong.
If you've ever gotten sick of historical romances because it was slightly too convenient that 9/10 characters was a son of a Duke or down on their luck daughter of a Viscount... but you don't really want to dive into too much gritty realism. Lizzie Hardwicke is a glimpse into a different perspective I don't think I've read before. A true, unashamed prostitute after a fall from grace and disowned by her genteel family. Lizzie shows you a world of average workers, and describes her own plans to keep herself out of the gutters.
Lizzie works is a pretty highclass brothel, for the obvious reason that no Bow Street runner would bother to investigate a crime committed by lowly street walkers or their clientele. However, her perspective is shown consistently in how she relates to characters across the class spectrum.
Lizzie and the magistrate's man, Davenport, are a delightfully unlikely couple that I hope have a long will they or won't they relationship across many books, as they exchange a meeting of the minds but a not a meeting of the bodies.
Would read again, and I hope the series continues strong.