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jillyfae's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
A solid entry in the series, and an important one in terms of the developing relationships (and the over-arching historical mess they're all living through) but the solving of the current mystery is not as satisfying as the others.
stacey42's review
4.0
Magdalene & Bell both head to Oxford for their own reasons. William of Ypres wants her there so he'll have a safe place to meet people & Bell is on church business. They get drawn into the problems of a young woman, Loveday of Ottmore, who is being forced into marriage with an unpleasant suitor. The suitor ends up dead. One of Ypres men is the prime suspect. Plus something odd is going on with the housing of certain lords' men.
lsneal's review
3.0
I am really enjoying this series, and the characters keep getting more and more interesting. I appreciate the interweaving of historical events, although I thought some of the exposition was a little clumsier in this installment than in some of the others.
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