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Things in Jars

Jess Kidd

Start date: May 1, 2023

Finish date: May 29, 2023

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May 29, 2023 ♥Xeni♥ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: magical-realism, ebook, 2023-books-read, mystery, historical, fantasy, ghost, mermaid, gothic

The writing in this book was phenomenal. Beautiful turns of phrases. Such interesting and archaic terms used at times that I almost feel I am living in this London. Absolutely marvelous descriptions of birds, creatures, places, the gross snails and wetness everywhere. Oh it is just amazing how well crafted this novel is. So often I did not know what something was and a google does not help (a woman referred to as a "Judy" and it inspires horror?).

[From a ravens perspective:] "Hers is a world of ...more

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Dec 31, 2019 Kahlia rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-mystery

Things in Jars has a unique and highly entertaining style - highly atmospheric, hilarious but also a little bit creepy. This book has a lot of fun with the gothic genre and also enjoys turning some of the social conventions of 19th century London on their head.

Unfortunately the writing didn’t quite make up for the weak plot at times. The mystery was revealed early in the story, which meant we spent a lot of time watching Bridie slowly piece together clues to solve a puzzle we already knew the a ...more

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