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evila_elf's review against another edition
2.0
This book started out good, then started going downhill.
The interesting characters and mysterious plot made me forgive the horrible lack of commas (I cringed A LOT). But about midway into the book, I stopped caring about the characters. For someone who is a Thief Taker, he didn't seem to get to practice his job all that much, and the Plague started to feel like a stand-in for Zombies.
It took me over a month to read this because most nights I didn't care enough to pick it up and read before bed.
The interesting characters and mysterious plot made me forgive the horrible lack of commas (I cringed A LOT). But about midway into the book, I stopped caring about the characters. For someone who is a Thief Taker, he didn't seem to get to practice his job all that much, and the Plague started to feel like a stand-in for Zombies.
It took me over a month to read this because most nights I didn't care enough to pick it up and read before bed.
stephend81d5's review against another edition
3.0
I was given this by netgalley for a honest review
enjoyed this book but felt the overall plot could been stronger but seems have been researched in detail in the period just after the restoration and the mishaps of the latter part of the 1660's. will look forward in interest how the second in the series goes as feel there is promise in historical fiction in an area which has recently been ignored.
enjoyed this book but felt the overall plot could been stronger but seems have been researched in detail in the period just after the restoration and the mishaps of the latter part of the 1660's. will look forward in interest how the second in the series goes as feel there is promise in historical fiction in an area which has recently been ignored.
wordsofapaige's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book, I loved the fact that it was set during the Black Plague.
The characters were well developed, those characters I started off hating I actually liked by the end of the book. The Black Plague was actually used to develop the plot, rather than just being a convenient setting. The story felt fresh, and it kept me guessing right until the end of the book. There's a couple of historical jokes in the book, which I particularly enjoyed. I do not know how historically accurate this book is, however it is very believable.
I only had one minor issue with it. There were a lot of chapters, to the point where almost any time there was movement in the plot, a new chapter was started. It broke up the book just a little bit too much for me.
The characters were well developed, those characters I started off hating I actually liked by the end of the book. The Black Plague was actually used to develop the plot, rather than just being a convenient setting. The story felt fresh, and it kept me guessing right until the end of the book. There's a couple of historical jokes in the book, which I particularly enjoyed. I do not know how historically accurate this book is, however it is very believable.
I only had one minor issue with it. There were a lot of chapters, to the point where almost any time there was movement in the plot, a new chapter was started. It broke up the book just a little bit too much for me.
wart's review against another edition
5.0
[I received a free ARC of this book via NetGalley. This fact has no bearing on my review]
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Charlie Tuesday is a thief taker - he finds stolen items for people. When he is enlisted to help find a murderer, he's a little wary - not his usual sort of job - but the money is good, even if he just looks at the crime scene, so why not? Except there's a symbol on the body that matches one on an item he's had since arriving at the foundling hospital, so the girl who hired him - Anna Maria - thinks he's the murderer.
Now he's on a mission to prove his innocence and untangle a the web of mystery surrounding not only this first murder, but all the ones that follow.
Hard enough to begin with, but London is also being decimated by the Plague. His suspects and witnesses could be long gone by the time he even discovers their connections to the case. But he and Anna Maria (once he's convinced her he did not, in fact, murder her sister) are determined to bring the killer to justice.
This book is such a page turner! I was hooked from the start and the twists and turns in the plot are intriguing and just when I thought I had the mystery figured out, I had a new theory, and then a new one. AND THEN THE REVEAL OMG!
And the characters are fantastic. From Charlie and Anna Maria themselves to Bitey (who has wooden teeth and likes to raise pigs), they're all so well developed.
You can read this and other reviews at Things I Find While Shelving
Charlie Tuesday is a thief taker - he finds stolen items for people. When he is enlisted to help find a murderer, he's a little wary - not his usual sort of job - but the money is good, even if he just looks at the crime scene, so why not? Except there's a symbol on the body that matches one on an item he's had since arriving at the foundling hospital, so the girl who hired him - Anna Maria - thinks he's the murderer.
Now he's on a mission to prove his innocence and untangle a the web of mystery surrounding not only this first murder, but all the ones that follow.
Hard enough to begin with, but London is also being decimated by the Plague. His suspects and witnesses could be long gone by the time he even discovers their connections to the case. But he and Anna Maria (once he's convinced her he did not, in fact, murder her sister) are determined to bring the killer to justice.
This book is such a page turner! I was hooked from the start and the twists and turns in the plot are intriguing and just when I thought I had the mystery figured out, I had a new theory, and then a new one. AND THEN THE REVEAL OMG!
And the characters are fantastic. From Charlie and Anna Maria themselves to Bitey (who has wooden teeth and likes to raise pigs), they're all so well developed.