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A review by emilyusuallyreading
Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
4.0
What I Liked
I've never met someone who doesn't like a good mystery, and this is exactly what Mary Elizabeth Braddon provides with Lady Audley's Secret. I'm surprised this is such a forgotten work of art; I'd never heard of the novel before or knew what to expect when I opened to the first page.
Lady Audley is a fascinating character. She uses her outer beauty as a tool to avoid almost any conflict or confrontation in her life. She is a psychopath and a narcissist, a childlike and lovely creature who is in actuality capable of murder and more.
This novel is dark and spooky. The setting certainly alludes to Lady Audley's darker nature. It's clear why this sensation novel shocked and appalled those who lived in the Victorian era.
What I Didn't Like
Perhaps the ending would not have been as predictable 200 years ago, but it is today. I guessed the ending within the first few chapters and was only vaguely surprised by one discovery.
I've never met someone who doesn't like a good mystery, and this is exactly what Mary Elizabeth Braddon provides with Lady Audley's Secret. I'm surprised this is such a forgotten work of art; I'd never heard of the novel before or knew what to expect when I opened to the first page.
Lady Audley is a fascinating character. She uses her outer beauty as a tool to avoid almost any conflict or confrontation in her life. She is a psychopath and a narcissist, a childlike and lovely creature who is in actuality capable of murder and more.
This novel is dark and spooky. The setting certainly alludes to Lady Audley's darker nature. It's clear why this sensation novel shocked and appalled those who lived in the Victorian era.
What I Didn't Like
Perhaps the ending would not have been as predictable 200 years ago, but it is today. I guessed the ending within the first few chapters and was only vaguely surprised by one discovery