samswork

Starts Out Well Enough...Just Never Materializes Into Anything Very Compelling I love Kate Ross's 'Julian Kestrel' series and Ashley Gardner's 'Captain Lacey' series and I have been trying very hard to find another series that I will enjoy as much as I've enjoyed those two. So far, I'm still looking. I thought this story started out well enough, with an interesting mystery and some good and gritty details on filth and rats and death, and even a mention of Bazalgette's sewer, which I enjoyed very much. The narration was smooth and easy, though I would have appreciated one narrator rather than two. I thought we were building up to an interesting story with engaging characters and the potential to complete my quest for another series I could enjoy, when suddenly the story turned rather dull and predictable and left me wondering, how had I ever thought it could be in the running for the next favorite series. I'm not quite sure what happened, I liked Lizzie Martin, the strong female protagonist, and her unsatisfying situation as a lady's companion to Julia Parry whose nephew Frank Carteron, lives with her. But at some point the story just fell flat and retreated to dull predictability. I'm glad that others have enjoyed this and I'm sorry that I did not. I'm still searching for another favorite series.

2022-10-29 03:37