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Grace Hammer : A Novel Of The Victorian Underworld (2009)

by Sara Stockbridge(Favorite Author)

3.19 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0393067181 (ISBN13: 9780393067187)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

review 1: What can I say about a book that is seriously lacking? There was no character development, and the suspense that one expects to find is dull. Our heroine in this story, Grace Hammer, NEVER meets with ill fortune during the course of the actual story, save for a page or two that details ONE event that occurred. There is no true climax as Grace never faces the one person threatening her life the most. The climax that one expects to find after all the build-up never happens and we are just let down gently. The only reason I even finished this book is because it was so short and I wanted to give it a chance.
review 2: I adored the heroine, Grace Hammer, for her intelligence and courage. Ms. Hammer, however, was the only thing I really enjoyed about this novel. Th... moree writing was clunky, inelegant, and overly complex. The writing was so poor I had to force myself through the first 50 pages to give myself time to commit to the plot. Speaking of the plot, it develops much too quickly. No sooner do you think “aha – an interesting plot development” and the drama has already played itself out within a paragraph or two. Also, while reading, I literally sigh aloud about the novel’s use of so many generic Victorian plot devices, which were unfortunately done in an unoriginal way. I love a good Victorian mystery, but this read was disappointing. less

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