Reviews

A Suitable Vengeance by Elizabeth George

writer595's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

juliabodson's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this. I found the personal lives of Lynley, Helen, Deb, and Simon to be somewhat a of a stretch, but the mystery itself was really good. Many twists and turns. I couldn’t figure it out til the end!

shirlee2024's review against another edition

3.0

Good to get the back story. I'd been wondering. However, a bit too much romance for my taste.

e_clair301's review

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

retiredlibrarylady's review against another edition

4.0

This reminded me of trying to read the Narnia series in order; you actually have to read a later one first to make chronological sense of the series. This should come first, because the action in the book comes before the first three; the subsequent ones follow what is the third book.
This fills in the story of Lynley, St.James, Deborah, and Lady Helen, but it actually goes back in time. We have no Havers, and no Nkata (he only appears briefly in books 1 and 2). The story is set in Cornwall, mostly in Lynley's family estate. Lots of murder but no Scotland Yard. We learn a lot of Lynley's backstory and how Deborah ends up with Simon.

annnniiiika's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

novelesque_life's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

jefftstevens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

At first I did t get why this book had been written out of sequence, being set three years before the first novel. However, it fills in the background of Lynsey, Lady Helen, St. James and Deborah perfectly. It’s strange with only a brief interaction with Havers though. Great story. 

johnlway's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kmpuzzled's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0