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A review by codysmovingcastle
Death in the Spires by KJ Charles
5.0
Oh my god I loved this. I'd describe it like If We Were Villains combined with a bit of Maurice and The Talented Mr. Ripley. But with Agatha Christie vibes.
The pacing and character work was phenomenal (especially for a book under 300 pages). The angst and relationships were so well done. And KJ Charles absolutely nailed the late nineteenth century aesthetic. (I've mentioned this before in reviews but my era of research for my MA and PhD was 1880-1913 so I'm incredibly picky about historical fiction set in this time, but this 100% gets my seal of approval.)
I don't think it was necessary for the story it was telling, but I was so invested, I could have read a whole book about the group's time at Oxford because I could not get enough of these characters.
Actually so sad for this to be over :')
The pacing and character work was phenomenal (especially for a book under 300 pages). The angst and relationships were so well done. And KJ Charles absolutely nailed the late nineteenth century aesthetic. (I've mentioned this before in reviews but my era of research for my MA and PhD was 1880-1913 so I'm incredibly picky about historical fiction set in this time, but this 100% gets my seal of approval.)
I don't think it was necessary for the story it was telling, but I was so invested, I could have read a whole book about the group's time at Oxford because I could not get enough of these characters.
Actually so sad for this to be over :')