I loved this book! Most importantly, the diligent research that was involved inspires awe, moreover unlike many novels set in the Victorian period, it felt pretty faithful to the period and the little informative details the readers were offered were really great.
I also liked the characters. Sometimes, none other than De Quincey stood out a lot, but it's like that in real life too, isn't it? What mattered more was that they all had genuine, consistent reasons behind their actions.
My only complaint (thought it is small) would be about the instances where characters themselves were educating some other character, mostly Emily because then the dialogues had a scripted air to them, but other than that, I had nothing to dislike and I definitely recommend that book to anyone who is interested in murder mysteries or Victorian London.
I loved this book! Most importantly, the diligent research that was involved inspires awe, moreover unlike many novels set in the Victorian period, it felt pretty faithful to the period and the little informative details the readers were offered were really great.
I also liked the characters. Sometimes, none other than De Quincey stood out a lot, but it's like that in real life too, isn't it? What mattered more was that they all had genuine, consistent reasons behind their actions.
My only complaint (thought it is small) would be about the instances where characters themselves were educating some other character, mostly Emily because then the dialogues had a scripted air to them, but other than that, I had nothing to dislike and I definitely recommend that book to anyone who is interested in murder mysteries or Victorian London.