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samantha1020's review against another edition
4.0
Six books in and I'm still really loving this series! Each book pulls me in with the historical details and the mysteries that keep me guessing. At this point, I'm really attached to the characters but especially Ruth. I'm invested and always looking forward to picking the next book up as soon as I finish. My one complaint continues to be the negative focus on Ruth's weight. If that is triggering to you in any way, I sadly wouldn't recommend this series. But if you can look past that, there is really a lot to love about this series. Great characters, historical details often about events or people I've never heard about, and page turning mysteries are all features of this series. I'm also six books in so talking specifically about this book is a bit difficult as I don't want to share any spoilers. I will say that this book was especially hard to put down as I needed to know how it was all going to end. But that's all I can say about that. This is one of those series where I definitely think you need to read them in order - events that happened in previous books continue to play out as the series goes on. Especially in this book. And it's a series I continue to recommend with the caveat about the constant negativity towards Ruth's weight which I try to ignore.
Readers who enjoy mysteries with well thought out characters and storylines that keep you invested need to gives this series a try. The first book is called The Crossing Places if you are interested. Four stars.
CW - Fat phobic comments, suicide, death of a child
Readers who enjoy mysteries with well thought out characters and storylines that keep you invested need to gives this series a try. The first book is called The Crossing Places if you are interested. Four stars.
CW - Fat phobic comments, suicide, death of a child
karlavuorenoja's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
katiegilley's review against another edition
4.0
Another excellent Ruth Galloway mystery! This one features the remains of a Victorian legend, Mother Hook, who was rumored to murder little children in her care. Meanwhile, there are children disappearing left and right in Ruth's current world!
I love these characters more with each additional novel. I'm going to be sad when I finish the series!
I love these characters more with each additional novel. I'm going to be sad when I finish the series!
afender's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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? No
4.0
stephmcd's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
pawluh's review
4.0
I really liked this one, but I felt like one part was tied up too conveniently at the end and it bugged me, but overall the intertwining stories were great and I was happy that Ruth and Kate weren't in any danger in this one!