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A review by novelesque_life
City of Lies by Victoria Thompson
4.0
2022 - RATING: 4 STARS
I am rereading this novel so I can catch up on the series. My thoughts are similar to my feelings in 2018. I enjoy the characters (good and bad) and enjoyed the story. I am excited to read the rest.
2018 - RATING: 4 STARS
I have been wanting to read Victoria Thompson's Gaslight series for awhile, so of course I would pick up City of Lies - the first book in a new series. I just happened to see it on my library's catalogue and it had no holds yet. Having a shiny new book in my hand, I delved into this one pretty quick and read the bulk of it in one day. This is the type of book that a reader falls into a time and place and goes on a little adventure along with the characters. It reminded me a bit of C.S. Harris' Sebastian St. Cyr series - not as steeped in historical detailed or as gritty. Instead of Sebastian we have Elizabeth Miles, a grifter in the family business. When Elizabeth and her brother con the wrong man they both go on the run. She finds herself in prison after being arrested with a group of Suffragettes. Booked under a fake name, she is able to hide in the last place he would look. And this is just the first part of the book. The characters and the various relationships (ie: more than romantic) are well written. I cannot wait till book two and more from Elizabeth and her love interest, Gideon. I would recommend this to historical mystery lovers.
I am rereading this novel so I can catch up on the series. My thoughts are similar to my feelings in 2018. I enjoy the characters (good and bad) and enjoyed the story. I am excited to read the rest.
2018 - RATING: 4 STARS
I have been wanting to read Victoria Thompson's Gaslight series for awhile, so of course I would pick up City of Lies - the first book in a new series. I just happened to see it on my library's catalogue and it had no holds yet. Having a shiny new book in my hand, I delved into this one pretty quick and read the bulk of it in one day. This is the type of book that a reader falls into a time and place and goes on a little adventure along with the characters. It reminded me a bit of C.S. Harris' Sebastian St. Cyr series - not as steeped in historical detailed or as gritty. Instead of Sebastian we have Elizabeth Miles, a grifter in the family business. When Elizabeth and her brother con the wrong man they both go on the run. She finds herself in prison after being arrested with a group of Suffragettes. Booked under a fake name, she is able to hide in the last place he would look. And this is just the first part of the book. The characters and the various relationships (ie: more than romantic) are well written. I cannot wait till book two and more from Elizabeth and her love interest, Gideon. I would recommend this to historical mystery lovers.