[Steeplechase | BWF] Things in Jars by Jess Kidd ★★★

[Tien]

🎧 Audiobook Review 🎧

This book turns out stranger than I expected. From the book description, "the finest female detective of her age", I expected some kind of female Sherlock Holmes or something but it wasn't like that at all. In fact, with that twist near the end, she kind of disappoints. However, this is all to do with mine own expectations. There is a lot more to the book that I did quite like, for example the protective giantess of a maid, the unexpected evil master mind, and the ghostly pugilist love interest. The ending was both heartbreaking and heartwarming so I couldn't decide if I like it at all! I think, however, it might be a book I'd enjoy better in print than audio. I think I missed a lot on the audio (there was Irish accent to contend with too) so might've been better to read than listen.

Steeplechase - 47x historical mystery
BWF - Team Sassy Sisters - Letter T - 6x 5-stars