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Apr 28, 2019
Nilufer Ozmekik
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Five stars and a statue goes to best portrayed Victorian London book !
This is incredible combination of humor, kitsch, folklore with the writer’s talented and never ending imagination.
We meet one of the most interesting heroines, Bride Devine , a woman detective, wearing a dagger strapped to her thigh, smoking pipe, solving murders by reading corpses and talking with ghosts.
It seems like one of the heroes , also the part of love triangle is Ruby Doyle, champion boxer who is also dead.
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This is incredible combination of humor, kitsch, folklore with the writer’s talented and never ending imagination.
We meet one of the most interesting heroines, Bride Devine , a woman detective, wearing a dagger strapped to her thigh, smoking pipe, solving murders by reading corpses and talking with ghosts.
It seems like one of the heroes , also the part of love triangle is Ruby Doyle, champion boxer who is also dead.
Mostly ...more
Set in 1860's London, Bridie is a former Irish street rat who bounced around as an orphan and has an eclectic set of skills and tough constitution for a woman of her time. She makes her way as a private investigator who takes on unusual cases especially those that remind her of her own journey, namely lost (and in this case peculiar) children. When she is asked to help find a stolen child who has been hidden due to her otherworldly nature, the journey she finds herself on is spellbinding. The st
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3.5 stars rounded down.
Initially I picked this up at the library 1) to fulfill a challenge requirement and 2) because I had seen it on Goodreads. This covers a wide range of genres including/ but not limited to: sci-fi, mystery, steam punk and historical fiction. Overall it was interesting, putting a different spin on folklore surround mermaids. It was unique and enjoyable, but a bit murky in places.
Initially I picked this up at the library 1) to fulfill a challenge requirement and 2) because I had seen it on Goodreads. This covers a wide range of genres including/ but not limited to: sci-fi, mystery, steam punk and historical fiction. Overall it was interesting, putting a different spin on folklore surround mermaids. It was unique and enjoyable, but a bit murky in places.
4.5/5
Wow... what a delicious book! Excellent prose, amazing characterisation and brilliant plot - everything you could possibly ask for. The narration was so heady and atmospheric that I felt like I needed my own time to enjoy it bit by bit, not wanting to finish it on one go (like a bar of very special and rare chocolate.)
Wow... what a delicious book! Excellent prose, amazing characterisation and brilliant plot - everything you could possibly ask for. The narration was so heady and atmospheric that I felt like I needed my own time to enjoy it bit by bit, not wanting to finish it on one go (like a bar of very special and rare chocolate.)
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