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Midnight At Marble Arch. Anne Perry (2013)

by Anne Perry(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0755397126 (ISBN13: 9780755397129)

languge

English

genre

Romance

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Headline

series

Charlotte & Thomas Pitt

review 1: Despite my qualms about Anne Perry, I borrowed this from the library after reading a review in the New York Times. I must admit, I was very entertained but it is completely unrealistic when each and every one of the "good" main characters have enlightened, modern 21st century values while everyone else is a racist, sexist buffoon. Nuanced or complex characters there are not. And the ending! It was absolutely absurd. I thought my kindle had a glitch because the ending was so abrupt. It was as if she had no idea how to tie up the story so she just stopped writing.
review 2: I gave the book an extra star only because Perry chooses to address an important topic, rape, treating it as the crime of violence it is and not as an act of passion. As usual, the story is w... moreell-written (if redundant), however, two particular points ruined the book for me.SPOILER ALERT1. Victor Narraway. I've read that Pitt was put into Special Branch because Perry had run out of ideas of crimes for him to solve as a regular detective. But in the last couple of books she has Narraway taking his place in such cases. On every book cover the words "A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novel" are written. Unfortunately, the last couple of books have felt like "Victor Narraway Novels" and I don't wish to read a book about his character. With glazed eyes, I struggle through the sections concerning his character. I dare not skip over any parts, lest I miss a crucial piece of evidence. I wish Perry would write separate Narraway novels and let the reader choose if they wish to follow his journey or not.2. The reverse aging of Vespasia. Don't get me wrong, I love her character. In fact, Perry fudges the ages of Charlotte and Emily by a couple of years at times. But the discrepancy is forgivable. Reducing Vespasia's age by twenty to twenty-five years, however, is a move which insults the intelligence of the reader. A great deal was made in previous books about Vespasia being eighty. Now, in the last couple of books, she appears to be in her sixties. She should bottle the magic potion she drank and sell it! She'd be even richer than she is now. Plenty of people of advanced years lead active and productive lives and I am disappointed in so blatant a change to a character I love. I certainly have not forgotten her previous plotlines (she was supposed to be alive during Waterloo) and am disappointed to be asked to dismiss the past.I guess I have more than two issues with the book. The ending is absolutely ridiculous. And what happened to the man they were trying to save from hanging? They killed the witnesses needed, so did an innocent man hang? I also miss Gracie and Emily, who have now become peripheral characters. Bring back the Pitts! Please! less

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