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Loved this book!
If you are looking for a combination of murder mystery, detective work, and creatures of myth & legend that is set in London/Paris featuring women leads in a man’s world, this is the book for you.
I really enjoyed the story crafted here that draws on history while also critiquing the systems of oppression that would see woman as less than.
Interestingly, the author makes a choice to have both protagonists be Catholic although nothing about them IS Catholic. None of their actions or beliefs from what I can remember stick out to me as characters that are part of this faith. This is coming from someone who spent their childhood forcibly indoctrinated in this religion. It didn’t fit the story, it didn’t fit the characters. Or the author didn’t make the connection and it’s purpose clear.
Aside from this, I enjoyed the book and it began to border on horror a bit in some places. It wasn’t too much so this might be a good beginner horror book for those looking to test out the waters so to speak?
5 stars.
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