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blue_squishie's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
8797999's review against another edition
3.0
Not bad, fiction to be taken with a piece of salt. A lot of suspension of belief and inaccuracies with fact of the City at that time. For historical fiction set in known places, I would expect the places to be accurate to the period even if the events have lots of creative freedom. A review below gives a better example of all the humourous inaccuracies (example: a journey that takes hours on foot taking days by horse)
I cant suspend my belief when someone is getting boiled then moments later running down a tunnel and running after a cart...
I might read the next book to see if they have improved. I expected more.
2.5/5, rounded to 3.
I cant suspend my belief when someone is getting boiled then moments later running down a tunnel and running after a cart...
I might read the next book to see if they have improved. I expected more.
2.5/5, rounded to 3.
jayjayjers's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Incest, Infidelity, and Kidnapping
calenmarwen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
carlyreads1994's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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? No
5.0
melizzie's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
elizabethberger's review against another edition
3.0
It's....ok. This and its sequel were on offer for £1 so I thought why not. Easy enough to read, and an interesting enough subject matter to enable you to overlook glaring inconsistencies and historical inaccuracy. The main character is engaging enough to encourage me to read the second book.