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kaebirdie's review against another edition
3.0
A step up from Pirate King...and yet still so slow that the majority of action came too late in the book for me to see why the first half was such a creep. I read the audiobook and I thought I had loads left, being in the middle of the final expositions...imagine my surprise when there was just twenty minutes. This could have been balanced differently I think; we never even get any follow up about the film!
kalliegrace's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
I'm not totally clear on the political scheming that went into this plot, but it was a good time and high stakes. I think Holmes and Russell spend more time together on page in this than in many other books.
b00kluver's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
kiminindy's review against another edition
4.0
Next in the Mary Russell series. This one was better than the last one but still a bit predictable. Mary has amnesia, Holmes has to find her, the pair thwart an assassination attempt, the end. But I will continue to read the series because I love these two characters!
ladyethyme's review against another edition
2.0
Normally a huge Russell fan, this book was a disappointment not to be matched. Instead of taking my time and devouring each delicious page, I found myself falling back in my college skill of speed reading. Nothing but political rambling for chapters on end, I found it dry and withered.
shirleytupperfreeman's review against another edition
Another good Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes mystery. It is a continuation of The Pirate King but I liked this one better. If you're going to read the series, it is good to start at the beginning with The Beekeepers Apprentice. Very clever.
zoereads88's review against another edition
3.0
This one was probably better than Pirate King, but i found it got bogged down in historical details.
belindas_book_nook_shelf's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kayteeem's review against another edition
4.0
Much more like the Mary Russell I expect from these books. I enjoyed this very much more than Pirate Freedom, even if my original suspicion proved incorrect. The twists within the revelation went several layers deeper than I had even begun to puzzle out.
Let's hope that we can go a few books now without needing to resort to a mentally incapacitated Russell. Locked Rooms was quite a few volumes back, but I don't enjoy that sort of restriction on the mystery.
Let's hope that we can go a few books now without needing to resort to a mentally incapacitated Russell. Locked Rooms was quite a few volumes back, but I don't enjoy that sort of restriction on the mystery.