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A review by jessiclees
The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson
2.0
This book only got two stars because I enjoyed the story (sort of) and I like reading about London's history.
The writing though, was terrible, contrived and clichéd (a storm during n argument - really?). There were far too many coincidences throughout the whole book.
I also didn't care for Tom Hawkins or what happened to him. He wasn't a likeable character and when his friend 'betrayed' him, I just didn't care. Also because there was so much of 'when I look back on this moment' or 'later I reflected that I should have taken more notice' we as the reader always knew that whatever happened he would be OK, thus taking away any suspense there may have been.
If it is possible, the characters were over described, it felt like she had been on a writing course somewhere and the teacher told her she must 'bring the characters to life through descriptions'. But the descriptions were dull, lifeless and completely unoriginal.
Shame, it could have been a much better book in a better authors hands.
The writing though, was terrible, contrived and clichéd (a storm during n argument - really?). There were far too many coincidences throughout the whole book.
I also didn't care for Tom Hawkins or what happened to him. He wasn't a likeable character and when his friend 'betrayed' him, I just didn't care. Also because there was so much of 'when I look back on this moment' or 'later I reflected that I should have taken more notice' we as the reader always knew that whatever happened he would be OK, thus taking away any suspense there may have been.
If it is possible, the characters were over described, it felt like she had been on a writing course somewhere and the teacher told her she must 'bring the characters to life through descriptions'. But the descriptions were dull, lifeless and completely unoriginal.
Shame, it could have been a much better book in a better authors hands.