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A review by caphine
The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
3.5
This was a delightful way to see all of Jane Austen's characters again in a setting that seems plausible.
Although I haven't read all of Austen's books I thoroughly enjoyed getting to experience the interactions between characters from different books and the potential futures their lives could have taken after the original story.
I think most of us can agree that Mr Wickham is a dastardly character and it's easy to believe he began scheming and blackmailing friends and family in order to keep enough money in his own pocket. This story imagines just such a scenario and the brutal end that George Wickham finds at a house party hosted by The Knightlys - George and Emma.
An unlikely pair of detectives on the case is Jonathan Darcy (The Darcy's eldest son) and Juliet Tilney (daughter of Northanger Abbey's Catherine and Mr Tilney) who take it upon themselves to solve the case even though society would see it as a scandal.
I look forward to seeing this amateur pair of detectives again in book two.
Although I haven't read all of Austen's books I thoroughly enjoyed getting to experience the interactions between characters from different books and the potential futures their lives could have taken after the original story.
I think most of us can agree that Mr Wickham is a dastardly character and it's easy to believe he began scheming and blackmailing friends and family in order to keep enough money in his own pocket. This story imagines just such a scenario and the brutal end that George Wickham finds at a house party hosted by The Knightlys - George and Emma.
An unlikely pair of detectives on the case is Jonathan Darcy (The Darcy's eldest son) and Juliet Tilney (daughter of Northanger Abbey's Catherine and Mr Tilney) who take it upon themselves to solve the case even though society would see it as a scandal.
I look forward to seeing this amateur pair of detectives again in book two.