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fuzzkins's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.75
melissasbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
This has to be one of my favorite Thomas & Charlotte Pitt mysteries so far. It is an excellent character study especially where religion is concerned. It also brings back Dominick from the first novel as a changed man who is now a clergyman. Although I picked up on who I thought the murderer was, I didn't quite know how it all played out until the end.
cath5252's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
bronrogers's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
vireogirl's review against another edition
4.0
Some very good perspectives on love, sacrifice, and going into ministry. All in the course of solving a murder mystery. One of the best of this series so far.
Good quotes:
“Happiness [in marriage] was not in taking what you pleased…but in knowing the infinite value of what you had, of being able to look at it with gratitude and joy.”
“I sometimes think hell is not actually something awful happening, it’s waiting for something and never absolutely sure if it will happen, so you soar on hope, and then plunge into despair, and then up again, and down again. You get too exhausted to care for a while, then it starts all over again. Permanent despair would almost be a relief. You could get on with it. It takes so much energy to hope.”
Good quotes:
“Happiness [in marriage] was not in taking what you pleased…but in knowing the infinite value of what you had, of being able to look at it with gratitude and joy.”
“I sometimes think hell is not actually something awful happening, it’s waiting for something and never absolutely sure if it will happen, so you soar on hope, and then plunge into despair, and then up again, and down again. You get too exhausted to care for a while, then it starts all over again. Permanent despair would almost be a relief. You could get on with it. It takes so much energy to hope.”
shoelessmama's review against another edition
4.0
I figured out who the villain was just before something huge happened that basically confirmed my suspicion. Figuring out a mystery before the end sometimes ruins it but in this case it made the last 100 pages (ish) even more enjoyable. I do think that this series is starting to get on the longer side and she could trim most of the books down to 250-300 pages compared to the 400 that this was. I like how Perry mixes in elements that are political, societal, or historically driven. While her mysteries are more of a character study than anything I really like how much we learn about the culture of Victorian England. It was nice to have a more domestic crime this time around, with a little religion vs. science mixed in.
melissasbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
This has to be one of my favorite Thomas & Charlotte Pitt mysteries so far. It is an excellent character study especially where religion is concerned. It also brings back Dominick from the first novel as a changed man who is now a clergyman. Although I picked up on who I thought the murderer was, I didn't quite know how it all played out until the end.
karynhansen's review
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
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? No
4.0
yesterdaysprint's review against another edition
3.0
Another good Pitt story but there's a couple rather glaring omissions from past novels.
I don't understand why there's no mention of Dominic's role in book #4 (Resurrection Row), when he is suspected of murdering Lord Augustus because of his involvement with the man's wife. They also trace pretty thoroughly through Dominic's past, since the death of his wife Sarah in this novel, and where he's been living but they never mention this part at all.
Another thing that doesn't quite make sense is that Perry writes Caroline, Charlotte's mother, (now remarried) is visited by Pitt in Cater street, where she lived when Pitt was first introduced to the family, but in book #5, Caroline and Edward had downsized their home and moved to the eponymous Rutland Place.
I don't understand why there's no mention of Dominic's role in book #4 (Resurrection Row), when he is suspected of murdering Lord Augustus because of his involvement with the man's wife. They also trace pretty thoroughly through Dominic's past, since the death of his wife Sarah in this novel, and where he's been living but they never mention this part at all.
Another thing that doesn't quite make sense is that Perry writes Caroline, Charlotte's mother, (now remarried) is visited by Pitt in Cater street, where she lived when Pitt was first introduced to the family, but in book #5, Caroline and Edward had downsized their home and moved to the eponymous Rutland Place.
lauustark's review
3.0
Al final es un libro predecible. En ciertos momentos mantiene la tensión sin embargo los giros que da ya los he leído / visto en otro lado. Pasable.